This month is an excellent one for Björling fans. This collection is a treasury of rare performances from the US and Sweden and includes previously unreleased material. There is commentary and interviews, as well as Art and popular songs, Arias and duets and there are many guest artists such as Licia Albanese, Anna Lisa Björling and Renata Tebaldi.
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Gesang, Op. 106, No. 4, D. 891, "An Sylvia" (Who is Sylvia) (Sung in English)
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Announcements
Jules Massenet: Manon
Manon, Act II: Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux
Stephen C. Foster: Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Announcements [WHRA-6036]
Announcements
Friedrich von Flotow: Martha [Italian]
Martha, Act III: Aria: Ach, so fromm (Sung in Italian)
Idabelle Firestone: In My Garden
In My Garden
If I Could Tell You
If I Could Tell You
Announcements [WHRA-6036]
Announcements
Sigmund Romberg: Maytime
Maytime, Act I: Will you remember?
Henry Geehl: For You Alone
For You Alone
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Announcements
Giuseppe Verdi: Il trovatore
Il trovatore, Act IV: Quel suon, quelle preci … Ah! che la morte
If I Could Tell You
If I Could Tell You
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Announcements
Edvard Grieg: Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5
Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5: No. 3. Jeg elsker dig (I Love but Thee)
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Announcements
Benjamin Godard: Jocelyn, Op. 100 (Sung in English)
Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Berceuse: Caches dans cet asile (Sung in English)
Guy d' Hardelot: Because
Because
Announcements [WHRA-6036]
Announcements
Victor Herbert: The Princess Pat
The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song
In My Garden
In My Garden
Opening Announcements [WHRA-6036]
Opening Announcements
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Charles-Francois Gounod: Faust
Faust, Act III: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
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Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Jungfrun under lind (The Maiden under the Linden-Tree)
Jungfrun under lind
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Announcements
Ragnar Althen: Land du valsignade (O Thou Blessed Land)
Land du valsignade
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Announcements
Frank Edward Tours: Mother O'Mine
Mother O'Mine
Introduction for the Salvation Army
Introduction for the Salvation Army
Giacomo Puccini: La boheme
La boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
Interview with Dorothy Caruso
Interview with Dorothy Caruso
Interview with Jussi Bjorling
Interview with Jussi Bjorling
Ruggero Leoncavallo: Pagliacci
Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! … Vesti la giubba
Opening Announcements [WHRA-6036]
Opening Announcement
La boheme
La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina
Announcements [WHRA-6036]
Announcements
La boheme
La boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
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Manon
Manon, Act III: Je suis seul! … Ah! fuyez, douce image
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Announcements
Charles-Francois Gounod: Romeo et Juliette
Act IV: Orchestra
Act IV: Duet: Va! Je t'ai pardonne … Nuit hymenee
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Announcements
Amilcare Ponchielli: La Gioconda
La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo! E mar!
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Francesco Paolo Tosti: L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and orchestra)
L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and orchestra)
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Announcements
Giacomo Puccini: Tosca
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
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Romeo et Juliette
Act IV: Orchestra
Act IV: Duet: Va! Je t'ai pardonne … Nuit hymenee
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Announcements
August Soderman: Trollsjon (The Enchanted Lake)
Trollsjon
Hugo Alfven: 7 Dikter, Op. 28
7 Dikter, Op. 28: No. 6. Skogen sofver
Emil Sjogren: I drommen du ar mig nara (In My Dreams You Are Near Me)
I drommen du ar mig nara
Ture Rangstrom: Tristans dod
Tristans dod
Announcements [WHRA-6036]
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Jussi Bjorling announces his first encore
Jussi Bjorling announces his first encore
Francesco Paolo Tosti: L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and piano)
L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and piano)
Announcements [WHRA-6036]
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Jussi Bjorling announces his first encore
Jussi Bjorling announces his second encore
Jungfrun under lind (The Maiden under the Linden-Tree)
Jungfrun under lind
Announcement
Opening Announcements
Ruggero Leoncavallo: Mattinata
Mattinata
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Sergei Rachmaninov: 12 Songs, Op. 21 (text by E. Beketova) (Sung in English)
12 Songs, Op. 21: No. 5. Siren' (Sung in English)
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Robert Orlando Morgan: Clorinda
Clorinda
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Manon
Manon, Act III: Je suis seul!… Ah! fuyez, douce image
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Franz Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957 (text by L. Rellstab)
Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Standchen
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The Princess Pat
The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song
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Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana
Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma, quel vino e generoso, "Addio alla madre
Richard Strauss: 6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149
6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair: II. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
La boheme
La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina
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Announcements
Giacomo Meyerbeer: L' Africaine (The African Maid) (Sung in Italian)
L' Africaine (The African Maid), Act IV: Pays merveilleux … O paradis (Sung in Italian)
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Announcements
Sergei Rachmaninov: 6 Songs, Op. 4 (Sung in English)
6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 3. V molchan'i nochi taynoy (In the Silence of the Secret Night) (Sung in English)
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Richard Strauss: 8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141
8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 1. Zueignung
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Umberto Giordano: Andrea Chenier
Andrea Chenier, Act IV: Come un bel di di maggio
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Manon
Manon, Act II: Instant charmant… En fermant les yeux
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Announcements
Jungfrun under lind (The Maiden under the Linden-Tree)
Jungfrun under lind
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Announcements
For You Alone
For You Alone
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Announcements
Giacomo Puccini: Manon Lescaut
Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!
La boheme
Act I: Oh! sventata, sventata!
Act I: Che gelida manina
Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi
Act I: O soave fanciulla
Jussi Bjorling's greetings to the American public concerning his upcoming radio premiere and his first American concert tour.
Jussi Bjorling's greetings to the American public concerning his upcoming radio premiere and his first American concert tour.
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Tosca
Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia
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L' Africaine (The African Maid) (Sung in Italian)
L' Africaine (The African Maid), Act IV: Pays merveilleux … O paradis (Sung in Italian)
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Giuseppe Verdi: La forza del destino
La forza del destino, Act III: Solenne in quest'ora
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Announcements
Charles-Francois Gounod: Faust (Sung in Swedish)
Faust, Act IV: Quittons ce lieu sombre … Anges purs (Sung in Swedish)
Announcement
Announcements
Pagliacci
Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! … Vesti la giubba
Announcement
Announcements
Giuseppe Verdi: Aida
Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! … Celeste Aida
Announcement
Announcements
Charles William Glover: The Rose of Tralee
The Rose of Tralee
Jocelyn, Op. 100 (Sung in English)
Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Berceuse: Caches dans cet asile (Sung in English)
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin (Sung in Swedish)
Lohengrin, Act III: In fernem Land, unnahbar eu'ren Schritten (Sung in Swedish)
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: 4 Visor i folkton (4 Folk Ballads), Op. 5
4 Visor i folkton (4 Folk Ballads), Op. 5: No. 1. Nar jag for mig sjalv i morka skogen gar
Gustaf Nordqvist: 3 Sanger
3 Sanger: No. 3. Till havs
Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (Sung in Swedish)
Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night) (Sung in Swedish)
Trollsjon (The Enchanted Lake)
Trollsjon
Land du valsignade (O Thou Blessed Land)
Land du valsignade
Karl Millocker: Der Bettelstudent (Sung in Swedish)
Der Bettelstudent, Act III: Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (Sung in Swedish)
7 Dikter, Op. 28
7 Dikter, Op. 28: No. 5. Jag langtar dig
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 (Sung in Swedish)
Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis (Sung in Swedish)
Lohengrin (Sung in Swedish)
Lohengrin, Act III: In fernem Land, unnahbar eu'ren Schritten (Sung in Swedish)
March 2011
“Björling recorded [Lensky's aria] many times but never, I think, so poignantly as here. As a prologue to this year's centenary celebrations the album is a worthy offering and this track an especially moving example of the great tenor's art at its best.”
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