Jussi Björling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959

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Annotation

Issued in 1997 as EMI Classics 66306 as disc 1 of a four disc box titled Jussi Björling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959.
Reissued in 2008 as EMI Classics 50999 2 17313 2 7 as disc 1 of a five disc box titled Icon: The Swedish Caruso Sings Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Opera Arias, Lieder & Songs, Swedish Folk Songs.

Recorded at the Small Auditorium of the Stockholm Concert Hall.
Digitally remastered in 1996 by Andrew Walter and Björn Norén

The liner note credits for John Steane and Disc ID OkUYvZWsyD6aZEiGdqBqWpDPF9Q- are associated with the 2008 re-issue.

Issued in 1997 as EMI Classics 66306 as disc 2 of a four disc box titled Jussi Björling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959.
Reissued in 2008 as EMI Classics 50999 2 17313 2 7 as disc 2 of a five disc box titled Icon: The Swedish Caruso Sings Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Opera Arias, Lieder & Songs, Swedish Folk Songs.

Recorded at the Small Auditorium of the Stockholm Concert Hall.
Digitally remastered in 1996 by Andrew Walter and Björn Norén

The liner note credits for John Steane and Disc ID 4IS.fGF5QoTRZynzlPuxpdb5f6I- are associated with the 2008 re-issue.

Issued in 1997 as EMI Classics 66306 as disc 3 of a four disc box titled Jussi Björling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959.
The 2008 5 disc reissue as EMI Classics 50999 2 17313 2 7 titled Icon: The Swedish Caruso Sings Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Opera Arias, Lieder & Songs, Swedish Folk Songs uses a different track list as its third disc with two additional tracks at the beginning.

Issued in 1997 as EMI Classics 66306 as disc 4 of a four disc box titled Jussi Björling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959.
Reissued in 2008 as EMI Classics 50999 2 17313 2 7 as disc 4 of a five disc box titled Icon: The Swedish Caruso Sings Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, Opera Arias, Lieder & Songs, Swedish Folk Songs.

Tracks 1-9 recorded at the Small Auditorium of the Stockholm Concert Hall.
Tracks 10-13 recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
Tracks 14-17 recorded at the Royal Academy of Music, Stockholm
Tracks 18-22 recorded at the Large Auditorium of the Stockholm Concert Hall.
Digitally remastered in 1996 by Andrew Walter and Björn Norén

The liner note credits for John Steane and Disc ID 2JGEy04s7W4eB1txqoDa74JFJOs- are associated with the 2008 re-issue.

Annotation last modified on 2013-07-31 19:10 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Opera Arias, Oratoria Arias and Songs 1936-1941
2▶CD: Opera Arias and Songs 1941-1950
3▶CD: Opera Arias, Operetta Arias and Songs in Swedish 1930-1941
4▼CD: Lieder and Songs 1939-1959
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1Adelaide, Op. 46: song for voice & piano
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
piano:
Harry Ebert (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Adelaide, op. 46
lyricist:
Friedrich von Matthisson
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1794 until 1796)
dedicated to:
Friedrich von Matthisson
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 46)
Ludwig van Beethoven6:50
2Morgen, Op. 27 No. 4
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
piano:
Harry Ebert (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1939)
recording of:
Morgen!, op. 27 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (on 1939-07-15)
lyricist:
John Henry Mackay (Scottish-German egoist anarchist, thinker and writer)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
recording of:
Morgen!, op. 27 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (in 1939)
lyricist:
John Henry Mackay (Scottish-German egoist anarchist, thinker and writer)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
Richard Strauss3:21
3Cäcilie "Wenn du es wüsstest", Op. 27 No. 2, song for voice & piano (or orchestra)
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
piano:
Harry Ebert (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Cäcilie, op. 27 no. 2 (on 1939-07-15)
lyricist:
Heinrich Hart
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1894)
part of:
4 Lieder, op. 27
Richard Strauss1:58
4Bön i ofredstid
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Sune Waldimir
recording of:
Bön i ofredstid
composer:
Gustaf Nordqvist
Gustaf Nordqvist2:45
5Bisp Thomas frihetssång
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Sune Waldimir
recording of:
Bisp Thomas frihetssång
composer:
Gustaf Nordqvist
Gustaf Nordqvist2:07
6In the Silence of the Secret Night, Op. 4 No. 3, song for voice & piano
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
6 Romances, op. 4: no. 3 “In the Silence of the Secret Night” (In the Silence of the Secret Night)
lyricist:
Афанасий Фет (Afanasy Fet)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1892)
part of:
6 Romances, op. 4
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:58
7Lilacs, Op. 21 No. 5, song for voice & piano
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
12 Romances, op. 21: No. 5 Lilacs (for voice+piano, original version)
lyricist:
Екатерина Бекетова (Russian potess, writer and translator)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1902)
part of:
12 Romances, op. 21
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов2:12
8Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair, for voice & piano
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Stephen Foster3:14
9Parce que (Because), for voice & piano (or orchestra)
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Guy d’Hardelot2:06
10Sylvia, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
producer:
Lars Tocklin
piano:
Ivor Newton (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Sylvia (1914 song)
lyricist:
Clinton Scollard (American poet)
composer:
Oley Speaks
Oley Speaks3:03
11Spirit-Flower, for voice & piano
producer:
Lars Tocklin
piano:
Ivor Newton (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
A Spirit Flower
lyricist:
B. Martin Stanton (Lyricist)
composer:
Louis Campbell-Tipton
Louis Campbell-Tipton3:40
12Ah, Love, but a Day, Op. 44, No. 2, song for voice & piano (Robert Browning Songs No. 2)
producer:
Lars Tocklin
piano:
Ivor Newton (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Ah, Love, but a Day!, op. 44 no. 2
lyricist:
Robert Browning (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Amy Beach (American composer and pianist) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
3 Browning Songs, op. 44
Amy Beach3:17
13I Bless Ev'ry Hour
producer:
Lars Tocklin
piano:
Ivor Newton (pianist)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
I Bless Ev’ry Hour
lyricist:
Fred S. Tysh (Lyricist)
composer:
Carl Sjöberg
Carl Sjöberg3:07
14Till havs
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Bertil Bokstedt
recording of:
Till havs
lyricist:
Jonatan Reuter
composer:
Gustaf Nordqvist
Gustaf Nordqvist2:15
15Sången till havet
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Bertil Bokstedt
recording of:
Sången till havet
composer:
Sven Salén
Sven Salén2:37
16Visa kring slånblom och månskära
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Bertil Bokstedt
recording of:
Visa kring slånblom och månskära
composer:
Sven Salén
Sven Salén2:48
17Jungfrun under lind, for voice & orchestra
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Bertil Bokstedt
recording of:
Jungfrun under lind
lyricist:
Ernst Frederik Wilhelm von der Recke
composer:
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger (Swedish composer and music critic)
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger2:45
18Kung Heimer och Aslög, for voice & orchestra
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Kung Heimer och Aslög
composer:
August Söderman
August Söderman7:16
19Trollsjön
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Trollsjön
composer:
August Söderman
August Söderman4:43
20Så tag mit hjerte, for voice & piano (or orchestra)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Så tag mit hjerte
lyricist:
Tove Ditlevsen
composer:
Hugo Alfvén (Swedish composer and conductor)
Hugo Alfvén3:52
21Demanten på marssnön, Op. 36, No. 6
sound engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Demanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6 (for voice and orchestra, orch. Sibelius)
orchestrator:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1916 until 1917)
lyricist:
Josef Julius Wecksell
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1912)
arrangement of:
Demanten på marssnön, op. 36 no. 6 (for voice and piano)
Jean Sibelius3:32
22Julsång (O helga natt)
recording engineer:
Bengt Runsten (Swedish engineer, worked at Europa Film) (on 1959-02-08)
sound engineer:
Francis Dillnutt (engineer) (on 1959-02-08)
producer:
Sixten Eriksson (on 1959-02-08)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1959-02-08)
orchestra:
Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (on 1959-02-08)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (on 1959-02-08)
recorded at:
Stockholm Concert Hall (Konserthuset Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (on 1959-02-08)
recording of:
O helga natt (Swedish version by Augustin Kock (Adams julsång)) (on 1959-02-08)
writer:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer)
translator:
Augustin Kock
publisher:
Manus ("no publisher")
translated version of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
Adolphe Adam5:04