Toscanini's temper last week gave the Swiss city of Lucerne an unexpected treat.
Like some 200 other European cities, Lucerne had hopefully asked for a Toscanini concert and had been refused in favor of Paris and London. Then Toscanini, mad at the way Italy was faring at the hands of the Big Four, huffily canceled his dates in Paris and London in protest ("I personally am not in a state of mind to conduct [because of my] sadness for unjust political decisions."). Suddenly the city of Lucerne got word that the Maestro was willing...
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