Anonymous user: Invaluable. Presents a much more complex, vivid and affecting portrait of the Maestro. The editorial work of Harvey Sachs is highly superior to his biography or essays about the conductor.

Anonymous user: An omnibus edition of Conversations with Toscanini (1959) and Toscanini Musicians Knew (1967). The former consists mostly of Mr Haggin's pedestrian observations and is of slight value, but the latter is priceless because it collects testimonies from many a musician (orchestral players, soloists, singers) who worked with Toscanini, some of them numerous times and in the course of many years.… (more)

Anonymous user: Only for Toscanini buffs and passionate collectors of his recordings. Extensive account of the NBC years only (1937-54), with lots of statistics about repertoire and recordings. It demolishes completely several notorious myths about Toscanini. Contains an excellent, if already a little dated, discography that includes unofficially released broadcasts by minor labels.… (more)

Anonymous user: Very short but extremely well-written and stupendously illustrated biography of Toscanini. Contains numerous rare images, sometimes a little too small but mostly reproduced in fine resolution.

Anonymous user: Fascinating biographical portrait by a violinist who played under Toscanini for all 17 years during which he was musical director of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Less detailed but infinitely more insightful than anything Harvey Sachs is able to produce. Lavishly illustrated with 84 black-and-white photographs by Robert Hupka. Long out-of-print but very well worth seeking out.… (more)