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Giuseppe Verdi 24 Bit Vinyl Pack

Period: Romantic
Genre: Classical
Styles: Opera, Orchestral
Source: vinyl
Codec: FLAC
Bitrate: ~ 1,500 - 2,900 kbps
Bit Depth: 24
Sample Rate: 96 KHz

1953 La Traviata (highlights)
Symphony Orchestra of Radiotelevisione Italiana, Turin
Cond: Gabriele Santini
Label: World Record Club OH 118 (1960 Mono) (UK)

1957 Rigoletto
Orchestra e Coro dell Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Cond: Gianandrea Gavazzeni
Label: Melody 33 M10-3661-6 (RU)

1960 La Traviata
USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Cond: A. Orlov
Label: Melody 33D 06271-76 (RU)

Giuseppe Verdi was to opera in the Italian tradition what Beethoven was to the symphony. When he arrived on the scene some had suggested that effective opera after Rossini was not possible. Verdi, however, took the form to new heights of drama and musical expression. Partisans see him as at least the equal of Wagner, even though his style and musical persona were of an entirely different cast. In the end, both Verdi's popular vein -- as heard in the operas Rigoletto, Il trovatore, and La traviata -- and his deeper side -- found in Aida, Otello, and Falstaff -- demonstrate his mastery and far-reaching development of Italian opera.