The Complete RCA Album Collection

~ Release by Jussi Björling (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Great Tenor Arias by Jussi Björling
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1Pagliacci: “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-03-09)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-03-09)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-09)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio) (on 1951-03-09)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo3:57
2Faust : « Salut, demeure chaste et pure »
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-03-09)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra (on 1951-03-09)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-03-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-09)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust) (on 1951-03-09)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod4:57
3La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:06
4L’Africaine: “Mi batte il cor”… “O paradiso” (Sung in italian)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
L’africana: Atto IV. “Mi batte il cor” … “O Paradiso”
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
translated version of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:33
5Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “Mamma, quel vino è generoso, è certo” (Turiddu, Lucia, Donne) (Addio alla madre)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni3:53
6Carmen : « La fleur que tu m’avais jetée »
recorded in:
Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1950-09-19)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1950-09-19)
orchestra:
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) (on 1950-09-19)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (on 1950-09-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song) (on 1950-09-19)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) (in 1875) and Henri Meilhac (in 1875)
part of:
Carmen : Acte II
Georges Bizet4:02
2▶CD: Operatic Duets
3▶CD: Jussi Björling in Song
4▶CD: Björling Sings at Carnegie Hall
5▶CD: Björling in Opera
6▶CD: Jussi Björling – Swedish Songs
7▶CD: Cavalleria rusticana
8▶CD: Il trovatore (Highlights)
9▶CD: Aida (Highlights)
10▶CD: Manon Lescaut (Highlights)
11▶CD: Rigoletto (Highlights)
12▶CD: Tosca (Highlights)
13▶CD: Turandot (Highlights)
14▶CD: Roméo et Juliette (Highlights)

Credits

Release

booklet editor:Eva Reisinger
distributed by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6014848 [info]

Release group

includes:Manon Lescaut (1954 studio cast, conductor: Perlea) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Licia Albanese (soprano), Jussi Björling (tenor), Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone), Rome Opera Orchestra, Rome Opera Chorus, Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
Operatic Duets by Jussi Bjoerling (tenor), Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra