- Original Release Date: 28 April 2009
- Label: Past Classics
- Copyright: 2009 Saland Publishing
- Total Length: 1:11:53
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- ASIN: B0029AP4ZA
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,423 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Play | 1. Cavalleria Rusticana | 1:11:53 | £0.89 |
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By drh
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This is very good indeed, and a true bargain at this price. I think it's better than the Tebaldi version (despite the presence of Bjorling on that version), which is also available from Amazon mp3 at the same price. The conducting is superb - each bar is perfectly phrased, and the orchestra is in fine voice. As also is Callas, combining dynamic singing with passionate voice-acting. However, not everyone warms to Callas's voice (a bit harsh - expressive, but not beautiful) - perhaps it's an acquired taste (but at this price, you can afford to acquire it). Sound-quality is good or above, but obviously not up to present-day standards.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Cavalleria Rusticana
What a bargain! A bit of the opening music is missing, but the rest is superb. The only drawback is, that it's continuous, with no separate tracks, but this is also an advantage. With other recordings, there is always a break in continuity when it goes from one track to the next, and this is one opera where continuity is so important. I love it, and would recommend it highly to any "verismo" opera lover. Tebaldi's sobs are heartbreaking.
What a bargain! A bit of the opening music is missing, but the rest is superb. The only drawback is, that it's continuous, with no separate tracks, but this is also an advantage. With other recordings, there is always a break in continuity when it goes from one track to the next, and this is one opera where continuity is so important. I love it, and would recommend it highly to any "verismo" opera lover. Tebaldi's sobs are heartbreaking.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is a cheapo one-track transcript froma 50s LP, and has little to commend it. Tebaldi as Santuzza is dull, sobbing or no sobbing, and I don't greatly care for her voice. I do care for Bjorling's, but feel that he is miscast as Turiddu - his elegant singing doesn't suggest the cad that di Stefano does. Rina Corsi (who?) plays the small part of Lola OK, but Bastianini (as Alfio) isn't mentioned on the cover or elsewhere. He's a fine singer, at his best in the live Ballo in Maschera with Callas, dependable but dull here.
The sound is OK, not as good as some 50s recordings, but what really puts this issue out of court is a bass hum, from the end of the prelude until after the Intermezzo, i.e. more than half of the opera. Yuk!
The sound is OK, not as good as some 50s recordings, but what really puts this issue out of court is a bass hum, from the end of the prelude until after the Intermezzo, i.e. more than half of the opera. Yuk!
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