Jussi Björling Edition: Studio Recordings 1930-1959

~ Release by Jussi Björling (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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
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1La bohème: O soave fanciulla
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
soprano vocals:
Hjördis Schymberg (soprano) (in 1941)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1941)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1941)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:07
2Rigoletto: È il sol dell'anima
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
soprano vocals:
Hjördis Schymberg (soprano) (in 1941)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1941)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1941)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 2. “È il sol dell’anima” (Duca, Gilda, Ceprano, Borsa, Giovanna)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1850)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (in 1850)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:19
3Rigoletto: Questa o quella
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave (from 1850 until 1851-03-11)
part of:
Rigoletto: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi2:10
4Un ballo in maschera: Di'tu se fedele
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I, scena 2. Nº 9b Canzone “Di’ tu se fedele il flutto m’aspetta” (Riccardo, Coro) (in 1944-11)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Antonio Somma
part of:
Un ballo in maschera: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi3:12
5Turandot: Nessun dorma!
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
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) (in 1944)
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 Puccini3:22
6Andrea Chénier: Come un bel dì di maggio
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV. “Come un bel dì di maggio” (Chénier)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica (in 1896)
part of:
Andrea Chénier: Atto IV
Umberto Giordano3:14
7Fedora: Amor ti vieta
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Fedora: Atto II. “Amor ti vieta” (Loris, Borov, Fedora, Olga)
composer:
Umberto Giordano (Italian opera composer) (in 1898)
librettist:
Arturo Colautti
part of:
Fedora: Atto II
Umberto Giordano2:01
8Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma! ... Quel vino
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
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 Mascagni3:49
9Pagliacci: Recitar! ... Vesti la giubba
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
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 Leoncavallo3:39
10Mattinata
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1944)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1944)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:16
11L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Kungliga Hovkapellet (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (in 1945)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1945)
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 Donizetti4:09
12Les pêcheurs de perles: Je crois entendre encore
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Kungliga Hovkapellet (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (in 1945)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1945)
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 Bizet3:36
13Roméo et Juliette: Ah ! lève-toi, soleil !
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Kungliga Hovkapellet (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (in 1945)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1945)
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 Gounod3:21
14Manon: Je suis seul !
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1945)
orchestra:
Kungliga Hovkapellet (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (in 1945)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1945)
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 Massenet4:31
15L'arlesiana: È la solita storia del pastore
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1947)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1947)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1947)
recording of:
L’Arlesiana: Atto II. “È la solita storia del pastore” (Lamento di Federico)
composer:
Francesco Cilea (composer) (in 1897)
librettist:
Leopoldo Marenco (librettist)
publisher:
Casa Musicale Sonzogno di Piero Ostali, Milano
part of:
L’Arlesiana: Atto II
Francesco Cilea3:52
16Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1948)
orchestra:
Kungliga Hovkapellet (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (in 1948)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1948)
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 Mascagni2:33
17Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1948)
orchestra:
Kungliga Hovkapellet (Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra, The Royal Court Orchestra) (in 1948)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1948)
recording of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I. “Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!” (Des Grieux)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1893)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa, Luigi Illica, Domenico Oliva, Marco Praga and Giulio Ricordi
part of:
Manon Lescaut: Atto I
Giacomo Puccini2:24
18Tosca: Recondita armonia
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1950)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1950)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”) (in 1950)
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 Puccini2:52
19Tosca: E lucevan le stelle
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1950)
orchestra:
Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra) (in 1950)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1950)
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi) (in 1950)
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 Puccini3:09
20La bohème: O soave fanciulla
producer:
Lars Tocklin
soprano vocals:
Anna-Lisa Björling (née "Berg", later "Björling-Barkman") (in 1949)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1949)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1949)
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:38
21Roméo et Juliette: Ange adorable
producer:
Lars Tocklin
soprano vocals:
Anna-Lisa Björling (née "Berg", later "Björling-Barkman") (in 1949)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1949)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1949)
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 Gounod4:24
22Jocelyn: Concealed in This Retreat (lullaby)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1949)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1949)
recording of:
Jocelyn: Angels Guard Thee (Berceuse) (English lyrics, transl. Rybrant)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895)
arranger and translator:
Gösta Rybrant
version of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile” (Jocelyn, Op. 100: Act II. Lullaby “Angels Guard Thee”)
Benjamin Godard2:54
23L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (in 1949)
orchestra:
Kungliga Filharmonikerna (Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra) (in 1949)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (in 1949)
recording of:
Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta: No. 2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
part of:
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:19
3▶CD: Opera Arias, Operetta Arias and Songs in Swedish 1930-1941
4▶CD: Lieder and Songs 1939-1959