The Very Best of Jussi Björling

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1L'Africaine : O paradiso
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
L'Africaine: Acte IV. "Pays merveilleux" ... "Ô Paradis"
composer:
Giacomo Meyerbeer (composer)
librettist:
Eugène Scribe
part of:
L’Africaine : Acte IV
Giacomo Meyerbeer3:19
2Faust : Salut ! Demeure chaste et pure
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles‐François Gounod4:44
3Romeo et Juliette : Ange adorable
soprano vocals [Juliette]:
Anna-Lisa Björling (née "Berg", later "Björling-Barkman")
tenor vocals [Romeo]:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I. No. 4 Madrigal « Ange adorable » (Roméo, Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte I
Charles‐François Gounod4:25
4Romeo et Juliette : Ah ! lève-toi soleil
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte II. No. 7 Cavatine « L’amour ! l’amour ! » … « Ah ! lève‐toi, soleil ! » (Roméo)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1867)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette: Acte II
Charles‐François Gounod3:28
5Manon : En fermant les yeux
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Manon : Acte II. « Instant charmant » … « En fermant les yeux » (des Grieux) (le rêve de Des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon : Acte II
Jules Massenet3:50
6Manon : Ah, fuyez, douce image
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “Je suis seul !… Ah, fuyez, douce image” (des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet4:40
7Carmen : La fleur que tu m'avais jetée
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Carmen : Acte II. No. 17 Duo : « La Fleur que tu m’avais jetée » (Carmen, Don José) (Flower Song)
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 Bizet4:00
8Les Pêcheurs de perles : Je crois entendre encore
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 4 Romance « Je crois entendre encore » (Nadir)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer) (from 1863-04 until 1863-08)
librettist:
Michel Carré (librettist) and Eugène Cormon
part of:
Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I
Georges Bizet3:37
9Adelaide
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
10Morgen!
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 Strauss3:22
11Cäcille
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
12In the silence of the night
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
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
Sergei Rachmaninov2:58
13Lilacs
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
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
Sergei Rachmaninov2:13
14Ideale
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1937)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1937)
recording of:
Ideale
lyricist:
Carmelo Errico
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer) (in 1882)
Francesco Paolo Tosti3:23
15O sole mio
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
’O sole mio
lyricist:
Giovanni Capurro (in 1898)
composer:
Eduardo Di Capua (in 1898) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (Italian composer, known for “’O sole mio”) (in 1898)
publisher:
Bideri CEVEL, Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain) and Gennarelli Casa Editrice
Eduardo di Capua3:15
16Mattinata
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:17
17Because
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Guy d’Hardelot2:07
18The Vagabond King: Only a Rose
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
The Vagabond King: Act I. Only a Rose
composer:
Rudolf Friml
librettist:
Brian Hooker and William H. Post
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
part of:
The Vagabond King: Act I
Rudolf Friml2:52
19For you alone
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
For You Alone
lyricist:
P. J. O'Reilly
composer:
Henry Ernest Geehl (pianist, conductor and composer)
Henry Ernest Geehl2:03
20La Belle Hélène : Au mont Ida trois déesses
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 7. Jugement de Pâris « Au mont Ida, trois déesses » (Pâris)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
La Belle Hélène: Acte I
Jacques Offenbach3:27
21Der Bettelstudent: Ich hab' kein Geld
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Der Bettelstudent: Akt III. Couplet Symon: „Ich hab’ kein Geld, bin vogelfrei“
composer:
Carl Millöcker (composer)
part of:
Der Bettelstudent
Carl Millöcker1:46
22Cantique de Noël
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Cantique de Noël “Minuit chrétiens” (French original of “O Holy Night”)
lyricist:
Placide Cappeau
composer:
Adolphe Adam (French composer) (in 1847)
is based on:
Minuit, chrétiens (Poem)
Adolphe Adam5:04