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Maria Callas - Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (1960/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

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Maria Callas - Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (1960/2014) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/96kHz]

Maria Callas - Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor (1960) [Remastered 2014]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 111:18 minutes | 2,28 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklets

In the six years that had passed since 1953, and her first recording of Lucia di Lammermoor, Callas's voice had maybe become less robust, but her singing had become still more perceptive. As Gramophone said: 'Mme Callas has refined her interpretation of the role, and made it more exquisite, more fascinating, musically and dramatically more subtle - in a word, more beautiful'.

In the later 1950s EMI remade many items of their LP catalogue for stereo including Maria Callas's Gioconda, Normo and Lucia. John Ardoin's personal discography The Collos Legacy (Amadeus: 1995, fourth edition) opines that 'in each instance, she was competing only against herself; the one bout she loses is Lucia'. This echoes the view of several Callas critics of this set, over-aware of both a few moments of vocal unsteadiness and the supposed after-effects of the singer's eventful private life.
A more precise assessment is that Callas's voice was changing again, becoming darker and lower-centred. As producer Walter Legge wrote (in On and Off The Record, Faber: 1982), 'The centre of the voice was basically dark-hued, her most expressive range, where she could pour out her smoothest legato.' This is certainly audible on the second Lucia. The Mad Scene takes greater risks than her early 1950s recordings, feels more sinister and shows - in her colouring of its text - the influence of many more live performances.
Callas appears also to have been in confident personal form at the time. The month before the new recording she attended the dress rehearsal of Joan Sutherland's much-touted Covent Garden debut as Lucia and commented (to Legge): 'She will have a great success tomorrow and make a big career if she can keep it up. But only we know how much greater I am.'
For the Lucia 'remake' in March 1959 Legge retained Callas and conductor Tullio Serafin but changed everything else from 1953. It was recorded in London (Kingsway Hall) not Florence, with a British orchestra and chorus (Legge's own Philharmonia forces). Serafin had been working with the orchestra in the studio on a Verdi overtures disc and there is no lack of Italian feeling. Legge also departed from his long-term casting of Italian operas with a new mix of singers. They included the relative newcomer Piero Cappuccilli as Enrico and Ferruccio Tagliavini as Edgardo.

Tracklist:

01 - Lucia di Lammermoor: Prelude
02 - Act 1: "Precorrete…Percorriamo le spiagge vicine" (Normanno, Chorus)
03 - Act 1: "Tu sei turbato!…E n'ho ben d'onde" (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
04 - Act 1: "Cruda, funesta smania" (Enrico, Normanno, Raimondo)
05 - Act 1: "Il tuo dubbio è omai certezza … Come vinti da stanchezza" ( Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo, Chorus)
06 - Act 1: "La pietade in suo favore" (Enrico, Raimondo, Chorus)
07 - Act 1: "Ancor non giunse!" (Lucia, Alisa)
08 - Act 1: "Regnava nel silenzio alta la notte e bruna" (Lucia, Alisa)
09 - Act 1: "Quando rapito in estasi" (Lucia, Alisa)
10 - Act 1: "Egli s'avanza…Lucia, perdona se ad ora inusitata" (Alisa, Edgardo, Lucia)
11 - Act 1: "Sulla tomba che rinserra il tradito genitore" (Edgardo, Lucia)
12 - Act 1: "Qui di sposa eterna fede" (Edgardo, Lucia)
13 - Act 1: "Ah talor del tuo pensiero" (Edgardo, Lucia)
14 - Act 1: "Verrano a te sull'aura i miei sospiri ardenti" (Lucia, Edgardo)
15 - Act 2: "Lucia fra poco a te verrà" (Normanno, Enrico)
16 - Act 2: "Appressati, Lucia … Il pallor funesto, orrendo" (Enrico, Lucia)
17 - Act 2: "Soffriva nel pianto … Un folle t' accese" (Lucia, Enrico)
18 - Act 2: "Che fia?… Suonar di giubilo" (Lucia, Enrico)
19 - Act 2: "Se tradirmi tu potrai … Tu che vedi il pianto mio" (Enrico, Lucia)
20 - Act 2: "Per te d'immenso giubilo … Per poco fra la tenebre" (Arturo, Chorus)
21 - Act 2: "Dov'è Lucia? … Qui giungere or la vedrem" (Arturo, Enrico, Coro)
22 - Act 2: "Piange la madre estinta" (Enrico, Lucia, Arturo, Raimondo)
23 - Act 2: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Arturo, Alisa, Chorus)
24 - Act 2: "T'allontana, sciagurato … Rispettate in me di Dio" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo)
25 - Act 2: "Sconsigliato! In questa portachi ti guida?" (Enrico, Edgardo, Raimondo, Lucia, Chorus)
26 - Act 2: "Esci, fuggi, il furor che mi accende" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo, Lucia, Edgardo, Alisa)
27 - Act 3: "D'immenso giubilo" (Raimondo, Chorus)
28 - Act 3: "Dalle stanze ove Lucia" (Raimondo)
29 - Act 3: "Oh! Qual funesto avvenimento!" (Chorus, Raimondo)
30 - Act 3: "Il dolce suono … Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Chorus)
31 - Act 3: "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Lucia, Raimondo, Chorus, Enrico)
32 - Act 3: "Tombe degli avi miei" (Edgardo)
33 - Act 3: "Fra poco a me ricovero darà negletto avello" (Edgardo)
34 - Act 3: "Oh, meschinal Oh, fato orrendo!" (Chorus, Edgardo)
35 - Act 3: "Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali" (Edgardo, Raimondo, Chorus)

Libretto: Salvatore Cammarano after Walter Scott.
Recorded March 16-21, 1959 at Kingsway Hall in London, England.

Performers:
Maria Callas, soprano (Lucia)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, tenor (Edgardo)
Piero Cappuccilli, baritone (Enrico)
Bernard Ladysz, bass (Raimondo)
Leonard Del Ferro, tenor (Arturo)
Margreta Elkins, mezzo-soprano (Alisa)
Renzo Casellato, tenor (Normanno)

Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus. Conducted by Tullio Serafin. Chorus master: Roberto Benaglio.

Analyzed: Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (1-2)
Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (3)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (4)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (5-8)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (9)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (10-11)
Ferruccio Tagliavini, Piero Cappuccilli, Maria Callas, Bernard Ladysz, Leonardo del Ferro, Margreta Elkins, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (12)
Leonardo del Ferro, Piero Cappuccilli, Bernard Ladysz, Maria Callas, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (13)
Leonardo del Ferro, Piero Cappuccilli, Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (14)
Leonardo del Ferro, Piero Cappuccilli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (15)
Leonardo del Ferro, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (16)
Margreta Elkins, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (17)
Maria Callas, Bernard Ladysz, Renzo Casellato, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (18)
Maria Callas, Margreta Elkins, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (19-21)
Maria Callas, Piero Cappuccilli, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (22)
Maria Callas, Piero Cappuccilli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (23-24)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (25)
Piero Cappuccilli, Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (26)
Piero Cappuccilli, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Bernard Ladysz, Maria Callas, Philharmonia Chorus, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (27)
Piero Cappuccilli, Maria Callas, Leonardo del Ferro, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (28)
Piero Cappuccilli, Maria Callas, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (29-30)
Piero Cappuccilli, Renzo Casellato, Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (31)
Renzo Casellato, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (32)
Renzo Casellato, Piero Cappuccilli, Bernard Ladysz, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (33)
Renzo Casellato, Piero Cappuccilli, Bernard Ladysz, Roberto Benaglio, Philharmonia Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (34)
Renzo Casellato, Piero Cappuccilli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Tullio Serafin / Lucia di Lammermoor (1959) (35)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.25 dB -17.55 dB 2:24 27-Act 3: "D'immenso giubilo" (Raimondo, Chorus)
DR10 -1.14 dB -16.81 dB 3:14 29-Act 3: "Oh! Qual funesto avvenimento!" (Chorus, Raimondo)
DR13 -4.62 dB -22.69 dB 2:25 28-Act 3: "Dalle stanze ove Lucia" (Raimondo)
DR12 -1.19 dB -20.06 dB 5:05 35-Act 3: "Tu che a Dio spiegasti l'ali" (Edgardo, Raimondo, Chorus)
DR12 -1.10 dB -19.33 dB 3:00 11-Act 1: "Sulla tomba che rinserra il tradito genitore" (Edgardo, Lucia)
DR10 -1.15 dB -16.55 dB 1:37 12-Act 1: "Qui di sposa eterna fede" (Edgardo, Lucia)
DR10 -6.36 dB -22.91 dB 0:58 13-Act 1: "Ah talor del tuo pensiero" (Edgardo, Lucia)
DR12 -0.44 dB -17.81 dB 4:45 14-Act 1: "Verrano a te sull'aura i miei sospiri ardenti" (Lucia, Edgardo)
DR13 -0.62 dB -20.40 dB 4:24 34-Act 3: "Oh, meschinal Oh, fato orrendo!" (Chorus, Edgardo)
DR12 -3.77 dB -21.21 dB 4:01 32-Act 3: "Tombe degli avi miei" (Edgardo)
DR12 -1.39 dB -18.32 dB 3:05 33-Act 3: "Fra poco a me ricovero darà negletto avello" (Edgardo)
DR9 -0.61 dB -15.80 dB 3:36 23-Act 2: "Chi mi frena in tal momento" (Edgardo, Enrico, Lucia, Raimondo, Arturo, Alisa, Chorus)
DR9 -1.17 dB -14.37 dB 1:24 26-Act 2: "Esci, fuggi, il furor che mi accende" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo, Lucia, Edgardo, Alisa)
DR12 -2.81 dB -18.18 dB 1:13 24-Act 2: "T'allontana, sciagurato … Rispettate in me di Dio" (Arturo, Enrico, Chorus, Raimondo)
DR12 -1.21 dB -19.46 dB 1:42 21-Act 2: "Dov'è Lucia? … Qui giungere or la vedrem" (Arturo, Enrico, Coro)
DR11 -1.06 dB -16.41 dB 3:25 20-Act 2: "Per te d'immenso giubilo … Per poco fra la tenebre" (Arturo, Chorus)
DR12 -1.63 dB -19.02 dB 2:29 10-Act 1: "Egli s'avanza…Lucia, perdona se ad ora inusitata" (Alisa, Edgardo, Lucia)
DR13 -1.19 dB -20.92 dB 11:51 30-Act 3: "Il dolce suono … Ardon gli incensi" (Lucia, Raimondo, Normanno, Chorus)
DR12 -3.15 dB -22.37 dB 4:01 07-Act 1: "Ancor non giunse!" (Lucia, Alisa)
DR9 -2.56 dB -16.32 dB 4:06 08-Act 1: "Regnava nel silenzio alta la notte e bruna" (Lucia, Alisa)
DR8 -2.26 dB -15.79 dB 4:00 09-Act 1: "Quando rapito in estasi" (Lucia, Alisa)
DR10 -0.97 dB -17.52 dB 4:08 31-Act 3: "Spargi d'amaro pianto" (Lucia, Raimondo, Chorus, Enrico)
DR12 -2.16 dB -19.99 dB 3:39 17-Act 2: "Soffriva nel pianto … Un folle t' accese" (Lucia, Enrico)
DR11 -1.06 dB -19.22 dB 1:34 18-Act 2: "Che fia?… Suonar di giubilo" (Lucia, Enrico)
DR14 -0.40 dB -21.56 dB 2:34 01-Prelude
DR10 -0.87 dB -15.90 dB 1:42 06-Act 1: "La pietade in suo favore" (Enrico, Raimondo, Chorus)
DR10 -1.24 dB -15.33 dB 2:01 25-Act 2: "Sconsigliato! In questa portachi ti guida?" (Enrico, Edgardo, Raimondo, Lucia, Chorus)
DR11 -0.89 dB -19.40 dB 2:20 22-Act 2: "Piange la madre estinta" (Enrico, Lucia, Arturo, Raimondo)
DR12 -1.04 dB -19.95 dB 5:19 16-Act 2: "Appressati, Lucia … Il pallor funesto, orrendo" (Enrico, Lucia)
DR10 -0.98 dB -17.17 dB 2:07 19-Act 2: "Se tradirmi tu potrai … Tu che vedi il pianto mio" (Enrico, Lucia)
DR12 -2.39 dB -19.56 dB 2:10 04-Act 1: "Cruda, funesta smania" (Enrico, Normanno, Raimondo)
DR10 -1.13 dB -15.67 dB 2:26 02-Act 1: "Precorrete…Percorriamo le spiagge vicine" (Normanno, Chorus)
DR14 -3.07 dB -22.72 dB 3:00 03-Act 1: "Tu sei turbato!…E n'ho ben d'onde" (Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo)
DR11 -1.36 dB -17.96 dB 2:20 05-Act 1: "Il tuo dubbio è omai certezza … Come vinti da stanchezza" ( Normanno, Enrico, Raimondo, Chorus)
DR15 -4.89 dB -25.77 dB 3:13 15-Act 2: "Lucia fra poco a te verrà" (Normanno, Enrico)
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Number of tracks: 35
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2788 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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