Enrico Caruso - Verdi: La Forza del destino (digital remastering)

I did it AGAIN - another digitally remastered Caruso aria. I'm brazing myself against the rotten eggs and tomatoes :-)

This is the aria 'O tu che in seno agli angli' from the opera 'La forza del destino' by Giuseppe Verdi.
Originally recorded with Caruso 6th of November 1909 and "ruined" with new orchestration in Vienna around 1995.

To listen to another, more original version go here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWz8UwpuGt8

Although I personally prefer the most "original" recordings available, the old shellacs (78's), I can see from the statistics that YT users below a certain age (45 or so - i.e. the majority) would rather listen to recordings without the inevitable scratches of the old recordings...

It is my hope that I can introduce Caruso to these people with the digital remasterings - and that they thus will be willing to listen to this marvellous voice in all it glory in the original recordings.

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[MariaCallasLegend]

Why somebody dont do the same thing with Callas's Live recordings?It would be amazing!

[tomfroekjaer]

@MariaCallasLegend Good question. Would be great !

[lewashcliffe]

Tom, like you I also prefer the original version with all the pops and scratches. Sounds much more authentic. There is a recently downloaded version now available on YouTube that is played on a Victor III. It is quite good. Thank you so much for all you do to keep the master from being forgotten.

[tomfroekjaer]

@lewashcliffe: thanks, Lewis. Found it via your channel. This is the real stuff !

Wish I had a Victor III and all of his 78's...

[klokheten]

Very satisfying. Enrico at his very best.

And you too.

The seldom seen photo is a delight.

Thank you very much indeed.

[tomfroekjaer]

I thank you, Bengt !

Tom

[RyersonRobert]

I am sure the master would have preferred the crisp sound rather than the old 78 scratches although no doubt it is the scratches that bring back some fond memories to you and others. As music has a place at different times throughout our life. Another fine job Tom

[IRA77GEOTENORE]

BRAVO CRUSO!!!!

[SatchmoSings]

@kjpportland I don't agree; the difference between this and the "O Sole Mio" done on a subsequent CD is that the reverb of the hall that the orchestra is in should be matched by the voice; that other recording gets that more right, hence the effect of "balance" is better.

This has the more of the flatness of the original acoustic recording, done very close up with no room acoustics; they could have done a better job of matching the voice to the orchestra.

[Lovelytenor1]

Tom,

I started singing along & noted how easy it seemed. I then checked & he recorded it a half step down. It hardly matters, it is absolutely magnificent.

Doug

[minnie888444]

Thanks for posting and for your hard work remastering.

[joopmar6]

He is good I who '"nt spend tometos onyou