℗ 2024 Signum Records
| Released | February 9, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 10m 11s |
| Record Label | Signum Records |
| Catalogue No. | SIGCD778 |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Puccini Symphonic Suites: In New Arrangements by Carlo Rizzi
Carlo Rizzi, Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Madama Butterfly Symphonic Suite (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi)
Giacomo Puccini; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi |
17:30 | |||
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Tosca Symphonic Suite (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi)
Giacomo Puccini; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi |
20:07 | |||
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Preludio Sinfonico (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi)
Giacomo Puccini; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi |
9:25 | |||
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1.4
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Preludio Sinfonico (Original Version / Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi)
Giacomo Puccini; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi |
11:00 | |||
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1.5
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Capriccio Sinfonico (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi)
Giacomo Puccini; Welsh National Opera Orchestra; Carlo Rizzi |
12:09 |
"Carlo Rizzi celebrates an opera giant’s genius: The conductor’s orchestral suites explores the subtlety of Puccini’s scoring, and render Madama Butterfly and Tosca afresh."
- The Guardian
“Carlo Rizzi, one of The Metropolitan Opera’s often under-appreciated maestros in the Italian repertoire, conducted both 'Ballo' (with steady drive) and 'Bohème' (with sumptuous clarity).”
- New York Times
In Puccini’s anniversary year, Chief Conductor of Welsh National Opera Carlo Rizzi has created new, purely orchestral versions of some of his most well-known and beloved works. Staying pure and faithful to Puccini’s original orchestration without anything added to ‘cover’ any perceivable lack of vocal line, the brilliance of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, Tosca, and other works shine through in this album of world premiere recordings.
“I hope that those who already love Tosca and Butterfly will enjoy the opportunity to focus wholly on the orchestra as they listen, and that people who are usually more drawn to the concert hall than to the opera house will be rewarded by exploring something new. In the end my only aim is to share and celebrate Puccini with all of them."
- Carlo Rizzi
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Signum Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.90 -2.02 to -0.42 | -24.40 -25.16 to -23.55 | -20.30 -21.40 to -19.10 | 14 14 to 15 | |
| 1 | Madama Butterfly Symphonic Suite (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi) | -0.83 | -23.55 | -19.1 | 14 |
| 2 | Tosca Symphonic Suite (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi) | -0.42 | -23.63 | -19.1 | 14 |
| 3 | Preludio Sinfonico (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi) | -2.02 | -25.09 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 4 | Preludio Sinfonico (Original Version / Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi) | -0.49 | -24.59 | -20.9 | 14 |
| 5 | Capriccio Sinfonico (Arr. for orchestra by Carlo Rizzi) | -0.73 | -25.16 | -21.0 | 15 |