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The Very Best of Jussi Björling

Arias and songs by Verdi, Leoncavallo, Beethoven, Puccini, Rossini, et al

Jussi Björling (tenor)

  • Release Date: 14th Feb 2003
  • Catalogue No: 5759002
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Series: The Very Best of...
  • Length: 2 hours 33 minutes

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Contents

Verdi: Rigoletto (1997 Digital Remaster): Questa o quella

Work length2:11
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-03-30
  • Recording Venue: 27-30 March 1944 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Verdi: La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto)

Work length2:11
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-03-30
  • Recording Venue: 27-30 March 1944 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Verdi: Il Trovatore (1997 Digital Remaster)

Work length4:56
$2.60
$3.40
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-10-12
  • Recording Venue: 12 October 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Ah! sì, ben mio, coll'essere

Track length3:17
$1.30
$1.70

Di quella pira

Track length1:39
$1.30
$1.70

Verdi: Un ballo in maschera (1998 Digital Remaster): Di' tu se fedele (Act I)

Work length3:17
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-03-27
  • Recording Venue: 27 March 1944 / Small Auditorium of The Concert Hall, Stockholm

Verdi: Aida (1997 Digital Remaster): Se quel guerrier....Celeste Aida

Work length4:24
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1936-12-31
  • Recording Venue: 1 or 3 December 1936 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Verdi: Messa da Requiem (1997 Digital Remaster): Ingemisco

Work length4:06
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-10-12
  • Recording Venue: 12 October 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Rossini: Stabat mater (1997 Digital Remaster): Cujus animam gementem

Work length4:12
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-10-12
  • Recording Venue: 12 October 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Donizetti: Una furtiva lagrima (from L'elisir d'amore)

Work length4:09
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1945-09-06
  • Recording Venue: 6 September 1945/Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Ponchielli: Cielo e mar! (from La Gioconda)

Work length4:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1937-11-03
  • Recording Venue: 3 November 1937, / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Giordano, U: Come un bel dì di maggio (from Andrea Chénier)

Work length3:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-03-30
  • Recording Venue: 27-30 March 1944 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Giordano, U: Fedora (1998 Digital Remaster): Amor ti vieta

Work length2:06
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-03-27
  • Recording Venue: 27 March 1944 / Small Auditorium of the Concert Hall, Stockholm

Cilea: L'Arlesiana (1997 Digital Remaster): E la solita storia

Work length4:01
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Stockholm Concert Society Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1947-11-21
  • Recording Venue: 27 November 1947 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Puccini: Manon Lescaut (1997 Digital Remaster): Donna non vidi mai

Work length2:24
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1948-09-15
  • Recording Venue: 15 September 1948 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Puccini: Che gelida manina (from La Bohème)

Work length5:10
$1.30
$1.70
  • RCA Victor Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham
  • Recorded: 1956-04-06
  • Recording Venue: 16-17,30 March & 1-3 & 5,6 April 1956 / Manhattan Center, New York

Puccini: La Bohème (1998 - Remaster), Act IV: In un coupè?

Work length4:28
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Robert Merrill/RCA Victor Orchestra/Sir Thomas Beecham, Jussi Björling (tenor), Robert Merrill (baritone)
  • RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham
  • Recorded: 1956-04-06
  • Recording Venue: 16-17 & 30 March/1-3 & 5,6 April 1956/Manhattan Center, New York

Puccini: Tosca (1997 Digital Remaster)

Work length5:58
$2.60
$3.40
  • Jussi Björling/Swedish Radio Orchestra/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1950-09-12
  • Recording Venue: 12 September 1950 / Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm

Recondita armonia

Track length2:50
$1.30
$1.70

E lucevan le stelle

Track length3:08
$1.30
$1.70

Puccini: Turandot (1998 Digital Remaster), Act I: Nessun dorma!

Work length3:26
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-04-27
  • Recording Venue: 27 March 1944 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (1997 Digital Remaster): Mamma, quel vino è generoso

Work length3:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-10-30
  • Recording Venue: 27-30 March 1944 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (1998 Digital Remaster): Recitar!....Vesti la giubba

Work length3:57
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/RCA Victor Orchestra/Renato Cellini, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
  • Renato Cellini
  • Recorded: 1953-01-29
  • Recording Venue: 10-11, 15, 19 & 29 January 1953 / RCA Victor Studio, Manhattan Center, New York City

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci (1998 Digital Remaster), Act II: No, Pagliaccio non son

Work length5:53
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Victoria de los Angeles/Paul Franke/Robert Merrill/Leonard Warren/Robert Shaw Chorale/RCA Victor Orchestra/Renato Cellini, Jussi Björling (tenor), Leonard Warren (baritone), Paul Franke (tenor), Robert Merrill (baritone), Victoria de los Angeles (soprano)
  • Columbus Boychoir, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, The Robert Shaw Chorale
  • Renato Cellini
  • Recorded: 1953-01-29
  • Recording Venue: 10-11, 15, 19 & 29 January 1953 / RCA Victor Studio, Manhattan Center, New York City

Meyerbeer: L'Africaine: Mi batte, il cor...O paradiso (Act IV)

Work length3:19
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1937-11-04
  • Recording Venue: 4 November 1937 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Gounod: Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure (Act III)

Work length4:44
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1939-07-14
  • Recording Venue: 14 July 1939 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (1997 Digital Remaster): Ange adorable

Work length4:25
$1.30
$1.70
  • Anna-Lisa Björling/Jussi Björling/Stockholm Concert Association Orchestra/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Stockholm Concert Society Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1949-08-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 August 1949 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Gounod: Roméo et Juliette (1998 Digital Remaster): Ah! lève-toi, soleil

Work length3:28
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1949-08-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 August 1949 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Massenet: Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux (from Manon)

Work length3:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unknown Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-08-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 August 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Massenet: Manon (1998 Digital Remaster): Je suis seul!....Ah, Fuyez, douce image

Work length4:40
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-08-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 August 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Bizet: Carmen: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Act II)

Work length4:00
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-10-10
  • Recording Venue: 10 October 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Bizet: Les Pêcheurs de Perles (1997 Digital Remaster): Je crois entendre encore

Work length3:37
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1945-09-07
  • Recording Venue: 7 September 1945 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Beethoven: Adelaide, Op. 46

Work length6:50
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor), Harry Ebert (piano)
  • Recorded: 1939-07-15
  • Recording Venue: 15 July 1939 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Excerpt, Strauss, R: Vier Lieder Op. 27

Work length5:20
$2.60
$3.40
  • Harry Ebert (piano), Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Recorded: 1939-07-15
  • Recording Venue: 15 July 1939 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Morgen

Track length3:22
$1.30
$1.70

Cäcilie (Hart)

Track length1:58
$1.30
$1.70

Rachmaninoff: 6 Songs, Op.4 (1997 - Remaster): In the Silence of the Night

Work length2:58
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Stockholm Concert Association Orchestra/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Stockholm Concert Society Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1947-11-27
  • Recording Venue: 27 November 1947 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Rachmaninoff: 12 Songs, Op.21 (1997 - Remaster): Lilacs (Beketova)

Work length2:13
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Stockholm Concert Society Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1947-11-27
  • Recording Venue: 27 November 1947 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Tosti: Ideale

Work length3:23
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling/Royal Opera Orchestra, Stockholm/Nils Grevillius, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1937-09-05
  • Recording Venue: 5 September 1937 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Capua: O sole mio

Work length3:15
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1937-09-05
  • Recording Venue: 5 December 1937 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Leoncavallo: Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita'

Work length2:17
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1944-03-30
  • Recording Venue: 27-30 March 1944 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Hardelot: Because

Work length2:07
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Royal Swedish Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1948-09-07
  • Recording Venue: 7 September 1948 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Friml: The Vagabond King (1997 Digital Remaster): Only a Rose

Work length2:52
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1937-09-05
  • Recording Venue: 5 December 1937 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Geehl: For You Alone

Work length2:03
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1937-09-03
  • Recording Venue: 3 December 1937 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Offenbach: La belle Hélène: uti en skog på berget Ida (Au mont Ida trois déesses) (Act I)

Work length3:27
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-05-31
  • Recording Venue: 31 May 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent: Nu är jag pank och fågelfri (Ich hab' kein Geld) (Act III)

Work length1:46
$1.30
$1.70
  • Orchestra, Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1938-05-30
  • Recording Venue: 30 May 1938 / Small Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

Adam: O Holy Night

Work length5:04
$1.30
$1.70
  • Jussi Björling (tenor)
  • Unidentified Orchestra
  • Nils Grevillius
  • Recorded: 1959-02-08
  • Recording Venue: 8 February 1959 / Large Auditorium, Concert Hall, Stockholm

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