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Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) Au fond du temple saint (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) Robert Merrill (baritone) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini | Brahms: | Ständchen, Op. 106 No. 1 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Geehl: | For You Alone Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Nils Grevillius | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Hardelot: | Because Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockholm, Nils Grevillius | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Mozart: | Il mio tesoro intanto (from Don Giovanni) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Puccini: | E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) Ah, Manon mi tradisce (from Manon Lescaut) Licia Albanese (soprano) Orchestra of Rome Opera, Jonel Perlea Ah! Non v'avvicinate! No, pazzo son (from Manon Lescaut) Franco Calabrese (bass) Orchestra of Rome Opera, Jonel Perlea | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Frederic Schauwecker (piano) | Verdi: | Deserto sulla terra (from Il trovatore) Leonard Warren (baritone) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) Zinka Milanov (soprano) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) Robert Shaw Chorale RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini |
Tracks with piano recorded live at Carnegie Hall, 24th September 1955; other tracks recorded 1937-55 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Jussi Björling in Concert in Finland and USA 1940-1957
Bartlett, J C: | A Dream | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) | Denza: | Funiculì-Funiculà | Geehl: | For You Alone | Giordano, U: | Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) | Gounod: | De grâce demeurez… Ange adorable (Roméo et Juliette) | Grieg: | En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' | Handel: | Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) | Hardelot: | Because | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Morgan, O: | Clorinda | Nordqvist: | Till havs (Towards the Sea) | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Rossini: | Soirées musicales: La Danza | Schubert: | Frühlingsglaube, D686 Die Forelle, D550 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 | Sibelius: | Flickan kom från sin älsklings möte, Op. 37, No. 5 Säf, säf, susa, Op. 36 No. 4 (Text: Gustav Fröding) Var det en dröm? Op. 37 No. 4 (J.J. Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) | Sjöberg: | Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) | Strauss, R: | Traum durch die Dämmerung, Op. 29 No. 1 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 | Tosti: | L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Ideale | Verdi: | La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Giovanna, ho dei rimorsi (from Rigoletto) È il sol dell'anima (from Rigoletto) | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) |
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| |  | Richard Crooks
Richard Crooks had a bright instrumental tenor voice, similar to that of John McCormack. His singing was characterized by his musicality, line and concentration of tone. His recordings are considered as examples of elegant singing culture. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jussi Björling - In Song
Arthur: | Today | Bizet: | Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) | Brahms: | Die Mainacht, Op. 43 No. 2 | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento | Geehl: | For You Alone | Grieg: | En svane (No. 2 from Seks Digte af Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25) Seks Sange, Op. 48 No. 6 'Ein Traum' | Kalman: | Das Veilchen vom Montmartre | Körling: | Vita rosor | Leoncavallo: | Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' | Liszt: | Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, S. 314 | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 | Schubert: | Die Forelle, D550 Die Allmacht, D852 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Wandrers Nachtlied II 'Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh', D768 Die böse Farbe (No. 17 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) | Sibelius: | Svarta rosor, Op. 36 No. 1 (Ernst Josephson) | Sjögren: | I drömmen du är mig nära | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 | Tosti: | Ideale | trad.: | Ack Värmeland du sköna (Ah Värmland, Thou Fairest) arr. Randel Allt Under Himmelens Fäste | Wolf, H: | Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) |
Historic Masters Ltd. Is delighted to be associated with, and to have contributed to, this CD release of little known material by one of the truly great tenors of the twentieth century. In the course of our researches we have discovered original metal parts for three recordings by Jussi Björling which were not released by EMI at the time they were made. All three have now been issued as part of our Historic Masters series and we are delighted to be able to make copies available for transfer to this CD. The tenor solo from Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de perles was recorded in April 1947. Given that it is Björling’s only studio version of this aria, it seems surprising that it remained unissued until November 1977, late in the LP era. Only then was it included in an EMI boxed set entitled The Art of Jussi Björling. The other two items, the songs Mattinata and For you alone, rank amongst our most sensational discoveries in the EMI archive. These were the very first recordings made by Björling as an adult on 4 September 1929. Piano accompanied, they were almost certainly intended as tests to determine Björling’s suitability for a recording contract. Listening to these first recordings, there can be no surprise that Björling clearly passed this examination with flying colours. Three months later he was in the studio for what was in effect the launching of his hugely successful recording career with HMV and Victor. In the first few months of that career Björling repeated both songs – this time with full orchestral accompaniment. Perhaps this explains why the original tests were forgotten and, indeed, were marked in March 1930 as ‘destroyed’. In 1952, RCA, using the recently developed tape technology, decided to record a selection of the songs that Björling performed at his recitals. It is unlikely that all of these pieces would have been given at one time, but they were certainly included in his programmes over the years and give a very representative selection of the range of his repertoire. Apart from German Lieder, he always liked to sing some Swedish pieces, as well as works by the Finnish composer Sibelius, who complimented him on his interpretations of his songs, particularly those written to Swedish words. This recording from 1952 remained on the catalogue for many years as an LP in the USA, but it was less widely available in Europe and can now be heard here for the first time in a CD transfer from the original master tape. It finds Björling in particularly glorious voice. Extract from the booklet | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Great Swedish Singers: Per GrundenFor You Alone
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| |  | Jussi Björling: Arias & Songsand a complete Verdi Requiem
Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Borodin: | Ach! Gde ty, dge? (from Prince Igor) Sung in Swedish | Curtis, E: | Torna a Surriento Sung in Swedish | Geehl: | For You Alone Sung in Swedish | Gounod: | L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) Sung in Swedish Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) | Lehár: | Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (from Das Land des Lächelns) Sung in Swedish | Leoncavallo: | Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) Sung in Swedish | Puccini: | O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) Sung in Swedish | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Schubert: | Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 An die Leier, D737 (Bruchmann) An Sylvia, D891 | Strauss, J, II: | Wer uns getraut? (from Der Zigeunerbaron) Sung in Swedish | Strauss, R: | Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Verdi: | Requiem Recorded on 23rd November 1940 at Carnegie Hall Zinka Milanov (soprano), Bruna Castagna (mezzo), Nicola Moscona (bass) NBC Symphony Orchestra, Westminster Choir Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) Ingemisco (from Requiem) |
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| |  | Jussi Björling LiveBroadcast Concerts 1937-1960
Adam: | O Holy Night Recorded 20th December 1954 | Alfvén: | Skogen sover, Op. 28 No. 6 Recorded 11th April 1949 Jag längtar dig (Text: Ernest Thiel) Recorded 5th August 1960 | Althen: | Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country) Recorded 12th May 1946 Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country) Recorded 25th May 1952 | Flotow: | M'appari (from Martha) Recorded 19th November 1945 | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Recorded 19th November 1945 I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Recorded 7th November 1949 | Geehl: | For You Alone Recorded 21st January 1946 For You Alone Recorded 8th January 1951 | Giordano, U: | Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) Recorded 23rd October 1950 | Glover: | Rose of Tralee Recorded 12th March 1951 | Godard, B: | Cachès dans cet asile (Jocelyn) Recorded 25th March 1946; sung in English Cachès dans cet asile (Jocelyn) Recorded 11th August 1949; sung in English | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) Recorded 12th May 1946 Nuit d'hyménée from Roméo et Juliette Recorded 23rd October 1949 Anna-Lisa Björling (soprano) Nuit d'hyménée from Roméo et Juliette Recorded 30th September 1951 Bidú Sayão (soprano) Prison Scene (from Faust) Recorded 5th December 1937; Björling sings in Swedish | Grieg: | Jeg Elsker Deg, Op. 41 No. 3 Recorded 25th March 1946 | Hardelot: | Because Recorded 25th March 1946 | Herbert, V: | Neapolitan Love Song Recorded 25th March 1946 Neapolitan Love Song Recorded 4th April 1949 | Leoncavallo: | Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Recorded 16th February 1951 Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' Recorded 15th March 1948 Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Recorded 12th March 1951 | Mascagni: | Addio alla madre (from Cavalleria Rusticana) Recorded 4th April 1949 | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Recorded 19th November 1945 Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Recorded 23rd October 1949 Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) Recorded 15th March 1948 Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Recorded 8th January 1951 | Meyerbeer: | Pays merveilleux... Ô paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded 23rd October 1950 Pays merveilleux... Ô paradis (from L'Africaine) Recorded 5th December 1937 | Millöcker: | Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (from Der Bettelstudent) Recorded 25th May 1952; sung in Swedish | Morgan, O: | Clorinda Recorded 15th March 1948 | Nordqvist: | Till havs (Towards the Sea) Recorded 20th December 1954 | Peterson-Berger: | Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) Recorded 12th May 1946 Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) Recorded 11th April 1949 Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) Recorded 8th January 1951 När jag för mig själv (When I Walk by Myself) Recorded 20th December 1954 | Ponchielli: | Cielo e mar! (from La Gioconda) Recorded 30th September 1951 | Puccini: | O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recorded 25th September 1949 Licia Albanese (soprano) Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded 23rd October 1949 O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recorded 23rd October 1949 Anna-Lisa Björling (soprano) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Recorded 30th September 1951 Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded 7th November 1949 Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) Recorded 8th January 1951 O sventata, sventata (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Recorded 30th January 1956 Renata Tebaldi (soprano) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) Recorded 5th December 1937 | Rachmaninov: | Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 Recorded 15th March 1948 V molchanii nochi taynoy, Op. 4 No. 3 Recorded 23rd October 1950 | Rangström: | Tristans död Recorded 11th April 1949 | Romberg, S: | Will You Remember (from Maytime) Recorded 21st January 1946 | Schubert: | An Sylvia, D891 sung in English; recorded 19th November 1945 Ständchen 'Leise flehen meine Lieder', D957 No. 4 Recorded 4th April 1949 | Sjögren: | I drömmen du är mig nära Recorded 11th April 1949 | Söderman: | Trollsjön Recorded 11th April 1949 Trollsjön Recorded 25th May 1952 | Strauss, R: | Ständchen, Op. 17 No. 2 Recorded 7th November 1949 Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1 Recorded 23rd October 1950 | Tchaikovsky: | Kuda, Kuda 'Lensky's Aria' (from Eugene Onegin) Recorded 5th August 1960; sung in Swedish | Tosti: | L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Recorded 30th September 1951 L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra Recorded 11th April 1949 | Verdi: | Quel suon…Ah! Che la morte ognora (from Il Trovatore) Recorded 21st January 1946 Eleanor Steber (soprano) Solenne in quest'ora (from La Forza del Destino) Recorded 5th December 1937 Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) Recorded 12th March 1951 Celeste Aida (from Aida) Recorded 12th March 1951 | Wagner: | In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) Recorded 20th December 1954 In fernem Land (from Lohengrin) Recorded 5th August 1960; sung in Swedish |
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. “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.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Jussi Björling: The Swedish Caruso
Adam: | O, helga natt | Alfvén: | Saa tag mit Hjerte (Text: Tove Ditlevsen) | Althen: | Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country) | Atterberg: | Fanal: Final Scene | Beach: | Ah, Love, but a day! Op. 44, No. 2 | Beethoven: | Adelaide, Op. 46 | Bizet: | La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (from Carmen) Je crois entendre encore (from Les Pêcheurs de Perles) | Campbell-Tipton: | A Spirit Flower | Capua: | O sole mio | Cilea: | È la solita storia 'Lamento di Federico' (from L'Arlesiana) | Donizetti: | Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore) | Flotow: | M'appari (from Martha) | Foster, S: | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair | Friml: | Only A Rose (from The Vagabond King) | Geehl: | For You Alone | Giordano, U: | Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier) Amor ti vieta (from Fedora) | Godard, B: | Berceuse from Jocelyn | Gounod: | Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre… Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) L'amour, l'amour... Ah, lève-toi soleil (from Roméo et Juliette) De grâce demeurez… Ange adorable (Roméo et Juliette) | Hardelot: | Because | Leoncavallo: | Recitar!...Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita' I Pagliacci: excerpts Victoria de los Angeles (Nedda), Leonard Warren (Tonio), Paul Franke (Beppe), Robert Merrill (Silvio) | Mascagni: | Mamma, quel vino (from Cavalleria Rusticana) O Lola, ch'ai di latti la cammisa (from Cavalleria Rusticana) | Massenet: | Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon) Je suis seul, seul enfin... Ah fuyez douce image (from Manon) | Meyerbeer: | Mi batte il cor … O paradiso (from L'Africana) | Millöcker: | Soll ich redden…Ich setz’ den Fall (from Der Bettelstudent) Sung in Swedish Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (from Der Bettelstudent) Sung in Swedish | Nordqvist: | Bön I ofredstid (Prayer in Time of War) Bisp Thomas frihetssång (Bishop Thomas' Song of Freedom) Till havs (Towards the Sea) | Offenbach: | Le jugement de Pâris - Au Mont Ida (from La Belle Hélène) | Peterson-Berger: | När jag för mig själv (When I Walk by Myself) Bland skogens höga furustammar (Among the High Fir-Trees in the Forest) Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke) | Ponchielli: | Cielo e mar! (from La Gioconda) | Puccini: | Che gelida manina (from La Bohème) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) Ch'ella mi creda libero e lontano (from La Fanciulla del West) O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Hjödis Schymberg (Mimi) Nessun dorma (from Turandot) Donna non vidi mai (from Manon Lescaut) Recondita armonia (from Tosca) E lucevan le stelle (from Tosca) La Bohème (highlights) Victoria de los Angeles (Mimi), Lucine Amara (Musetta), Robert Merrill (Marcello), John Reardon (Schaunard), Giorgio Tozzi (Colline) Madama Butterfly (highlights) Victoria de los Angeles (Butterfly), Miriam Pirazzini (Suzuki), Mario Sereni (Sharpless), Piero de Palma (Goro) | Rachmaninov: | In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5 | Rimsky Korsakov: | Song of the Hindu Guest (from Sadko) | Rossini: | Stabat Mater: Cujus animam gementem | Salén: | Sången till havet (Song to the Sea) Visa kring slånblom och månskära (Song of Blackthorn and Crescent Moon) | Schrader, M: | Sommarnatt (Summer Night) | Sibelius: | Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36 No. 6 (Wecksell) | Sjöberg: | Tonerna (text: Erik Gustaf Geijer) | Söderman: | Kung Heimer och Aslög (Text: Frans Hedberg) Trollsjön | Speaks: | Sylvia | Stenhammar: | Sverige (Sweden) | Strauss, J, II: | Wer uns getraut? (from Der Zigeunerbaron) Sung in Swedish | Strauss, R: | Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4 Cäcilie, Op. 27 No. 2 | Tosti: | Ideale L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra | Verdi: | Se quel guerrier io fossi!…Celeste Aida (from Aida) La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) Ingemisco (from Requiem) Ah sì ben mio (from Il trovatore) (two recordings) Di quella pira (from Il trovatore) (two recordings) Questa o quella (from Rigoletto) (two recordings) Di' tu se fedele (from Un ballo in maschera) | Widestedt: | Nämner du Sverige (If You Mention Sweden) |
This 5 CD set covers the best of Björling’s EMI solo recordings and includes highlights from the three complete operas: CD 1 contains Opera and Oratorio Arias and Songs in their original language recorded between 1936 and 1941. CD 2 covers similar repertoire from 1941 to 1950. CD 3 goes back to the period from 1929 when Björling was still a local Swedish artist and recorded all his material in Swedish. The CD opens with the two recently discovered test recordings that Björling made for EMI Sweden on 4 September 1929: ‘For You Alone’ and ‘Mattinata’, both sung in Swedish. CD 4 contains a selection of Lieder and Songs, all sung in their original language, recorded between 1939 and 1959. CD 5 contains a generous selection of highlights from Björling’s three complete EMI operas: La bohème, Pagliacci and Madama Butterfly. He is partnered in all three recordings by the soprano Victoria de los Angeles. All tracks, except those from Pagliacci and Madama Butterfly on CD 5, have been transferred and digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios from the best available source material in the EMI Archives by the award-winning audio restoration engineer Andrew Walter. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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