Puccini: Tosca
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Free Music Notes for Puccini: Tosca
Free Music Review: Amazing quality - amazing opera!
Hit: 5 Stars
I bought this CD after the attendance of the opera and recommendation by a good friend. While I was initially hesitant because of the age of the recording, the remastering worked wonders, it sounds better than some of the modern recordings I own. The opera: unbelievably beautiful, romantic, scary, sad - if you want all the enjoyment of drama and music, this is the CD to buy!Free Music Review: a must own
Hit: 5 Stars
If you are a Callas fan, you have no excuse for not owning this. If you are new to Callas or if you have only a mild interest in her art, this is one of three Callas cds you should own.
The singing is exquisite, Callas' vocal artistry and dramatic ability shine through on this recording. BUY IT!!
Free Music Review: Fabulous Opera
Hit: 5 Stars
Maria Callas is at her best singing the part of Tosca. Every aria is performed at an expert level epitomizing the passion and drama that Puccini wanted to create. I highly recommend this CD to any opera buff!Free Music Review: One of the great recordings of all time.
Hit: 5 Stars
I was a freshman in college when this record came on the market with Puritani as a pair from EMI. Callas and Gobbi in this version changed my view of what is possible in musical acting.Free Music Review: A New, EVEN MORE HORRIBLE Digital Remastering.
Hit: 4 Stars
The original recording of Tosca, by the legendary producer/engineer Walter Legge, was a masterpiece. So why does this CD so sound so bad? It's because the current corporate owners of EMI simply want to cut costs and put out new "improved" editions of Callas without paying any respect that Legge's work deserves. Since the original 1986 CD release, which was reasonably well done though a bit subdued compared to the LP, each subsequent remastering of Tosca (1997, 2002) has been even worse than the previous one. The original mono tapes have been noise-reduced to death to remove tape hiss, which would be minimal in any event for a mono recording from 1954, with the effect of making the orchestra sound muffled and digitized. They have continued to pinch the eq to give a more modern sound, modern apparently defined at thin, reedy, harsh and loud. Just a shame....