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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0724355630421 Label: EMI Classics Manufacturer: EMI Classics MPN: 56304 Number Of Discs: 2 Publisher: EMI Classics Release Date: August 19, 1997 Studio: EMI Classics Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: Little can be added to what's been written about this landmark recording, except that Walter Legge's 1953 mono production yields nothing to modern Tosca recordings for vivacity and theatrical impact--especially Maria Callas's. The miraculous Victor de Sabata conjures up a vibrant, inspiring orchestral canvas that enables Callas and her stellar cohorts to work their magic. Tito Gobbi and Callas spur each other on to heights in which the characters take over from the singers in the listener's mind. Giuseppe Di Stefano is on his best behavior, and in fresher voice than on his fine Leontyne Price-Herbert von Karajan remake. On this set, EMI includes texts, translations, and notes that discuss this recording in the context of Callas's mercurial career. --Jed Distler Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A gift to mankindThis is much more than the best opera recording ever: it is the true expression of perfection. Rating:  - Good alone Tito Gobbi and Victor De sabataMaria screamed at all times, no pianissimis. The best Tosca is with Renata Tebaldi and Mario Del Monaco. Rating: - Opera as DramaOriginally posted in my music review blog. Check my profile if you are interested. --- Music critics have long been fond of drolly referring to Tosca as a "shabby little shocker" and then misattributing the comment to George Bernard Shaw. No small wonder, then, that this Tosca has long been hailed as the "greatest" opera recording of the last century, even before such milestones as the Solti Ring and the Giulini Don Giovanni. But are such superlatives justified? There ... Read More Rating:  - Pretty GoodThis CD set is fairly nice for the price it was. Everything sounded beautiful, my only problem was that some parts are way louder than others, so I had to control the volume alot. Rating: - Simply excelent!I bought this live recording with Maria Callas and G. di Stefano (no more, and no less!) to have the opportunity to listen a golden-pattern performance, and certainly it is. But moreover, despite of being a live recording in mono, the quality of the sound is really good, differently form other recordings of the time. This box has not the habitual label of "this is a live record in which the sound quality is below the standards". Does anyone knows if this has something to do with the color of the box (black, ... Read More |
