℗ 2017 Decca Music Group Limited
| Released | September 1, 1963 |
| Duration | 1h 52m 58s |
| Record Label | Decca/London |
| Genre | Classical |
Puccini: Tosca
Leontyne Price, Giuseppe di Stefano, Giuseppe Taddei, Fernando Corena, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Tosca
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1.1
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Act 1: "Ah! Finalmente!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
2:05 | |||
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1.2
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Act 1: "E sempre lava!...Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae...Che fai?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
3:21 | |||
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1.3
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Act 1: "Dammi i colori!...Recondita armonia"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
4:22 | |||
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1.4
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Act 1: "Voi! Cavaradossi!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
1:00 | |||
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1.5
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Act 1: "Mario! Mario! Mario!...Son qui!...Mia gelosa!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
12:30 | |||
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1.6
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Act 1: "E buona la mia Tosca...Siam soli?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
3:10 | |||
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1.7
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Act 1: "Sommo giubilo, Eccelenza!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
1:42 | |||
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1.8
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Act 1: "Un tal baccano in chiesa! Bel rispetto!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
4:01 | |||
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1.9
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Act 1: "Or tutto è chiaro ... Mario? Mario?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
7:38 | |||
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1.10
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Act 1: "Tre sbirri... Una carozza... Presto" - Te Deum
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
5:06 | |||
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1.11
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Act 2: "Tosca è un buon falco!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
2:51 | |||
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1.12
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Act 2: "Ha più forte sapore...Spoletta è giunto"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
1:33 | |||
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1.13
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Act 2: "O galantuomo, come andò la caccia?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
3:48 | |||
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1.14
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Act 2: "Ov'è Angelotti? ... Ed or fra noi parliam"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
3:47 | |||
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1.15
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Act 2: "Sciarrone: che dice il cavalier?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
2:55 | |||
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1.16
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Act 2: "Orsù, Tosca, parlate...Mario, consenti ch'io parli?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
3:36 | |||
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1.17
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Act 2: "Floria...Amore..."
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
1:28 | |||
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1.18
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Act 2: "Vittoria! Vittoria!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
2:38 | |||
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1.19
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Act 2: "Quanto? Quanto? Il prezzo!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
4:44 | |||
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1.20
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Act 2: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
4:45 | |||
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1.21
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Act 2: "Chi è là?"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
1:47 | |||
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1.22
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Act 2: "Io tenni la promessa...E qual via scegliete?...Tosca, finalmente mia!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
6:43 | |||
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1.23
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Act 3: Prelude - "Io de' sospiri"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
5:28 | |||
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1.24
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Act 3: Introduzione all'aria ... E lucevan le stelle
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
4:09 | |||
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1.25
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Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
3:02 | |||
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1.26
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Act 3: "Franchigia a Floria Tosca"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
2:42 | |||
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1.27
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Act 3: "O dolci mani! ... L'ora! Son pronto!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
8:18 | |||
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1.28
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Act 3: "Come è lunga l'attesa!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
2:24 | |||
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1.29
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Act 3: "Presto, su! Mario!"
Giacomo Puccini; Leontyne Price; Giuseppe di Stefano; Giuseppe Taddei; Fernando Corena; Wiener Philharmoniker; Herbert von Karajan |
1:25 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"Four Stars ... remains one of the finest versions, with Leontyne Price at the peak of her form and Di Stefano singing most sensitively. But Karajan deserves equal credit with the principal singers and the sound is first class ..."
- The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music
"It is a joy to hear Puccini's orchestration ... brought out with such precision ... Karajan's impressiveness consists of more than drawing brilliant playing from the Vienna Philharmonic ... (his) control of tension shows itself at its most impressive ... Price pours forth a flood of rich, glorious tone and her attention to detail is exemplary."
- Gramophone
"The sound effects come across as vividly as ever, including hands down the best cannon shot accompaniment ... the recording has a clarity and presence that fully complement the dramatic reading of the score ... this Decca set very much has its own strengths ... Price understands that the music can speak for itself. Her performance has no rivals for sheer gorgeousness ... the Vienna Philharmonic roars and purrs under Karajan's leadership like a barely domesticated lion ... for lovers of this opera who do not know this recording, get it. It makes its own case for greatness ..."
- Opera Today
Remastered and re-released in early 2017 to celebrate the 90th birthday of star soprano Leontyne Price, this legendary performance of Puccini's Tosca from Herbert von Karajan and the Wiener Philharmoniker was recorded in 1962.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Decca/London Studio Masters
This album is a high-resolution digital transfer of material originating from an analogue master source. It may contain noise, distortion or other artifacts, and may also contain audio which is limited in bandwidth or dynamic range, due to the technology used at the time of its original creation. As such, it is offered as a high-resolution documentation of a historical release.
This album is a high-resolution digital transfer of material originating from an analogue master source. It may contain noise, distortion or other artifacts, and may also contain audio which is limited in bandwidth or dynamic range, due to the technology used at the time of its original creation. As such, it is offered as a high-resolution documentation of a historical release.
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.61 -4.91 to 0.00 | -20.94 -26.35 to -15.08 | -16.50 -22.60 to -11.10 | 11 9 to 14 | |
| 1 | Act 1: "Ah! Finalmente!" | -0.04 | -20.21 | -13.7 | 11 |
| 2 | Act 1: "E sempre lava!...Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae...Che fai?" | -2.59 | -24.89 | -21.2 | 14 |
| 3 | Act 1: "Dammi i colori!...Recondita armonia" | -0.63 | -21.87 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 4 | Act 1: "Voi! Cavaradossi!" | -0.08 | -20.04 | -16.2 | 11 |
| 5 | Act 1: "Mario! Mario! Mario!...Son qui!...Mia gelosa!" | -0.72 | -21.01 | -16.3 | 11 |
| 6 | Act 1: "E buona la mia Tosca...Siam soli?" | -0.09 | -21.06 | -17.2 | 12 |
| 7 | Act 1: "Sommo giubilo, Eccelenza!" | -0.03 | -17.04 | -13.2 | 9 |
| 8 | Act 1: "Un tal baccano in chiesa! Bel rispetto!" | 0.00 | -20.59 | -16.0 | 11 |
| 9 | Act 1: "Or tutto è chiaro ... Mario? Mario?" | 0.00 | -19.95 | -15.8 | 11 |
| 10 | Act 1: "Tre sbirri... Una carozza... Presto" - Te Deum | 0.00 | -18.57 | -14.0 | 11 |
| 11 | Act 2: "Tosca è un buon falco!" | -0.73 | -25.89 | -21.8 | 13 |
| 12 | Act 2: "Ha più forte sapore...Spoletta è giunto" | 0.00 | -18.20 | -14.5 | 10 |
| 13 | Act 2: "O galantuomo, come andò la caccia?" | -0.85 | -24.60 | -19.6 | 14 |
| 14 | Act 2: "Ov'è Angelotti? ... Ed or fra noi parliam" | -0.04 | -20.32 | -15.1 | 11 |
| 15 | Act 2: "Sciarrone: che dice il cavalier?" | -0.04 | -19.53 | -14.7 | 10 |
| 16 | Act 2: "Orsù, Tosca, parlate...Mario, consenti ch'io parli?" | 0.00 | -17.89 | -13.6 | 10 |
| 17 | Act 2: "Floria...Amore..." | -0.10 | -20.92 | -17.4 | 11 |
| 18 | Act 2: "Vittoria! Vittoria!" | -0.08 | -17.44 | -12.6 | 10 |
| 19 | Act 2: "Quanto? Quanto? Il prezzo!" | -0.43 | -19.55 | -15.6 | 11 |
| 20 | Act 2: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore" | -1.09 | -22.11 | -18.2 | 12 |
| 21 | Act 2: "Chi è là?" | -0.10 | -24.43 | -19.7 | 14 |
| 22 | Act 2: "Io tenni la promessa...E qual via scegliete?...Tosca, finalmente mia!" | 0.00 | -21.48 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 23 | Act 3: Prelude - "Io de' sospiri" | -2.67 | -26.35 | -22.6 | 13 |
| 24 | Act 3: Introduzione all'aria ... E lucevan le stelle | -0.79 | -21.44 | -16.4 | 11 |
| 25 | Act 3: "E lucevan le stelle" | -4.91 | -24.92 | -19.9 | 11 |
| 26 | Act 3: "Franchigia a Floria Tosca" | -1.35 | -19.66 | -16.2 | 11 |
| 27 | Act 3: "O dolci mani! ... L'ora! Son pronto!" | -0.30 | -23.18 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 28 | Act 3: "Come è lunga l'attesa!" | -0.09 | -19.02 | -13.7 | 10 |
| 29 | Act 3: "Presto, su! Mario!" | -0.01 | -15.08 | -11.1 | 9 |