Jussis Beste

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1O helga natt - Cantique de Noël
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 Adam5:10
2Les Pécheurs de Perles: Perlefiskerduetten “Au fond du temple saint”
recording engineer:
Lewis Layton (engineer)
producer:
Richard Mohr (producer)
baritone vocals [Zurga]:
Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone) (on 1951-01-03)
tenor vocals [Nadir]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1951-01-03)
orchestra:
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra (on 1951-01-03)
conductor:
Renato Cellini (conductor) (on 1951-01-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1951)
recorded at:
RCA Victor Studios (Midtown New York (A,B,C,D,E,F)) in New York, New York, United States (on 1951-01-03)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir) (on 1951-01-03)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
ABC Classic 100 (2001) (number: 7)
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet4:38
3Aida: “Se quel guerriero io fossi” … “Celeste Aida“
tenor vocals [Radamès]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor) (in 1955)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1955-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:56
4Rigoletto: “La donna è mobile“
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:13
5Cavalleria Rusticana: O Lola (Siciliana)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa” (Turiddu) (“Siciliana”)
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 Mascagni3:25
6Faust: “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 Gounod4:56
7Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor)
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) (from 1958 to present)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:37
8En svane, Op. 25: No. 2
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Sex Digte (Ibsensangene) op. 25: No. 2. En svane (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Henrik Ibsen
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
translated version of:
Ein Schwan
part of:
Sex digte (Ibsensangene), op. 25
Edvard Grieg2:35
9En dröm, Op. 48: No. 6
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
En drøm, op. 48 no. 6
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
translated version of:
Sechs Lieder, op. 48: No. 6. Ein Traum (original, for voice and piano)
part of:
6 songs, op. 48 (Norwegian lyrics)
Edvard Grieg2:06
10La Bohème: “Che gelida manina”
tenor vocals and tenor vocals [Rodolfo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
RCA Orchestra, Royal Opera Orchestra Stockholm (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) and The Stockholm Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) and Renata Cellini (conductor)
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
11Fyrst Igor: Vladimirs resitativ & Cavatina
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Prince Igor: Act II. Cavatina (Konchakovna)
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
part of:
Prince Igor: Act II
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин4:06
12Eugen Onegin: Förbi, förbi - Lenskij's arie
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
partial recording of:
Евгений Онегин, op. 24 (Eugene Onegin, op. 24)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1877-05 until 1978-01, in 1880-10, in 1885-08)
librettist:
Константин Шиловский (Konstantin Shilovsky) and Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 5), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 5) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 24)
is based on:
Евгений Онегин
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:46
13L’elisir d’amore: “Una furtiva lagrima”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II. Romanza “Una furtiva lagrima” (Nemorino)
composer:
Gaetano Donizetti (Italian opera composer) (in 1832)
librettist:
Felice Romani (Librettiste, écrivain, poète, traducteur)
part of:
L’elisir d’amore: Atto II
Gaetano Donizetti4:59
14Tosca: “O dolci mani“
soprano vocals [Tosca]:
Zinka Milanov (soprano) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
tenor vocals [Cavaradossi]:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
conductor:
Erich Leinsdorf (conductor) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
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) (from 1958 to present)
recorded at:
Teatro dell’Opera di Roma in Roma (Rome), Roma, Lazio, Italy (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “O dolci mani” (Cavaradossi, Tosca) (from 1957-07-02 until 1957-07-18)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini1:46
15Tosca: “Recondita armonia”
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto I (Tosca: Act 1)
Giacomo Puccini3:03
16I Pagliacci: “Vesti la giubba“
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
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 Leoncavallo3:58
17Turandot: “Signore, ascolta! ; Non piangere, Liù“
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto I. “Signore, ascolta!” (Liù)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
part of:
Turandot: Atto I (Turandot: Act I)
Giacomo Puccini7:45
18Turandot: “Nessun Dorma“
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1921-03 until 1924-03)
librettist:
Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni
publisher:
Casa Ricordi BMG S.p.A. and Ed. G. Ricordi & Cia. SpA (Italian publisher)
part of:
Turandot: Atto III (Turandot: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:26