Jussi Björling Live: Broadcast Concerts 1937-1960

Björling recorded [Lensky's aria] many times but never, I think, so poignantly as here. As a prologue to this year's centenary celebrations the album is a worthy offering and this track an especially... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2011 More…

Release Date: 18th Oct 2010
Catalogue No: WHRA6036
Label: West Hill Radio Archive
Length: 4 hours 58 minutes

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Firestone: If I Could Tell You

Work length1:23

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:17

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcement

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Schubert: An Sylvia, D891

Work length2:48

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Gesang, Op. 106, No. 4, D. 891, "An Sylvia" (Who is Sylvia) (Sung in English)

Track length2:48

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:30

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:30

Excerpt, Massenet: Manon

Work length3:44

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Manon, Act II: Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux

Track length3:44

Foster, S: Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair

Work length3:26

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:34

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:34

Flotow: Martha [Italian]

Work length3:42

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Martha, Act III: Aria: Ach, so fromm (Sung in Italian)

Track length3:42

Firestone: In my garden

Work length1:20

Recorded: 19 November 1945
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

If I Could Tell You

Work length1:18

Recorded: 21 January 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:09

Recorded: 21 January 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:09

Romberg, S: Maytime

Work length3:25

Recorded: 21 January 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Maytime, Act I: Will you remember?

Track length3:25

Geehl: For You Alone

Work length1:56

Recorded: 21 January 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:21

Recorded: 21 January 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:21

Excerpt, Verdi: Il Trovatore

Work length5:08

Recorded: 21 January 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Il trovatore, Act IV: Quel suon, quelle preci … Ah! che la morte

Track length5:08

If I Could Tell You

Work length1:19

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:16

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:16

Grieg: Hjertets melodier, Op. 5 (Texts: Hans Christian Andersen)

Work length2:48

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5: No. 3. Jeg elsker dig (I Love but Thee)

Track length2:48

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:14

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:14

Godard, B: Jocelyn, Op. 100 (Sung in English)

Work length4:14

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Berceuse: Caches dans cet asile (Sung in English)

Track length4:14

Hardelot: Because

Work length2:31

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:16

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Announcements

Track length0:16

Herbert, V: The Princess Pat

Work length4:12

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song

Track length4:12

In My Garden

Work length1:33

Recorded: 25 March 1946
Recording Venue: Live, Voice of Firestone

Opening Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length1:22

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Opening Announcements

Track length1:22

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:08

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Announcements

Track length0:08

Excerpt, Gounod: Faust

Work length6:00

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Faust, Act III: Salut! demeure chaste et pure

Track length6:00

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:22

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Announcements

Track length0:22

Peterson-Berger: Jungfrun under lind (Ernst von der Recke)

Work length2:43

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Jungfrun under lind

Track length2:43

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:20

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Announcements

Track length0:20

Althen: Land, du välsignade (Thou Blessed Country)

Work length2:45

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Land du valsignade

Track length2:45

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:12

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Announcements

Track length0:12

Tours: Mother o' mine

Work length2:32

Recorded: 12 May 1946
Recording Venue: Ford Sunday Evening Hour

Introduction for the Salvation Army

Work length0:37

Recorded: 25 September 1949
Recording Venue: San Francisco Opera

Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

Work length3:35

Recorded: 25 September 1949
Recording Venue: San Francisco Opera

La boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla

Track length3:35

Interview with Dorothy Caruso

Work length2:36

Recorded: 16 February 1951
Recording Venue: NBC TV Broadcast

Interview with Jussi Bjorling

Work length1:04

Recorded: 16 February 1951
Recording Venue: NBC TV Broadcast

Excerpt, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Work length2:56

Recorded: 16 February 1951
Recording Venue: NBC TV Broadcast

Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! … Vesti la giubba

Track length2:56

Opening Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length2:04

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Opening Announcement

Track length2:04

Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

Work length5:32

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina

Track length5:32

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:14

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:14

Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

Work length4:09

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

La boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla

Track length4:09

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:08

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:08

Manon

Work length4:52

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Manon, Act III: Je suis seul! … Ah! fuyez, douce image

Track length4:52

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:13

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:13

Excerpt, Gounod: Roméo et Juliette

Work length10:37

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Act IV: Orchestra

Track length1:46

Act IV: Duet: Va! Je t'ai pardonne … Nuit hymenee

Track length8:51

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:41

Recorded: 23 October 1949
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:06

Announcements

Track length0:35

Excerpt, Ponchielli: La Gioconda

Work length5:19

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

La Gioconda, Act II: Cielo! E mar!

Track length5:19

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:13

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:13

Tosti: L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and orchestra)

Work length2:44

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:23

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:23

Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

Work length3:18

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle

Track length3:18

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:18

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:18

Romeo et Juliette

Work length10:50

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Act IV: Orchestra

Track length1:47

Act IV: Duet: Va! Je t'ai pardonne … Nuit hymenee

Track length9:03

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:41

Recorded: 30 September 1951
Recording Venue: Standard Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:21

Announcements

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Söderman: Trollsjön

Work length5:16

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcasr

Trollsjon

Track length5:16

Excerpt, Alfvén: Dikter (7), Op. 28

Work length3:02

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

7 Dikter, Op. 28: No. 6. Skogen sofver

Track length3:02

Sjögren: I drommen du ar mig nara (In My Dreams You Are Near Me)

Work length3:08

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

I drommen du ar mig nara

Track length3:08

Rangström: Tristans död

Work length3:58

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:28

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Announcements

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Jussi Bjorling announces his first encore

Work length0:27

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Tosti: L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and piano)

Work length2:33

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Announcements [WHRA-6036]

Work length0:26

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Announcements

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Jussi Bjorling announces his first encore

Work length0:06

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Jussi Bjorling announces his second encore

Track length0:06

Jungfrun under lind (The Maiden under the Linden-Tree)

Work length2:59

Recorded: 11 April 1949
Recording Venue: Sweden in Music Program, Carnegie Hall - WNYC Broadcast

Jungfrun under lind

Track length2:59

Announcement

Work length1:00

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Opening Announcements

Track length1:00

Leoncavallo: Mattinata - 'L'aurora di bianco vestita'

Work length2:06

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcement

Work length0:26

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:26

Excerpt, Rachmaninoff: Songs (12), Op. 21

Work length1:37

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

12 Songs, Op. 21: No. 5. Siren' (Sung in English)

Track length1:37

Announcement

Work length0:17

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:17

Robert Orlando Morgan: Clorinda

Work length1:30

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcement

Work length0:40

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:40

Manon

Work length4:38

Recorded: 15 March 1948
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Manon, Act III: Je suis seul!… Ah! fuyez, douce image

Track length4:38

Announcement

Work length0:32

Recorded: 04 April 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:32

Excerpt, Schubert: Schwanengesang, D957

Work length4:11

Recorded: 04 April 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Standchen

Track length4:11

Announcement

Work length0:33

Recorded: 04 April 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:33

The Princess Pat

Work length3:40

Recorded: 04 April 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song

Track length3:40

Announcement

Work length0:49

Recorded: 04 April 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:49

Excerpt, Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana

Work length3:52

Recorded: 04 April 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma, quel vino e generoso, "Addio alla madre

Track length3:52

Excerpt, Strauss, R: Sechs Lieder, Op. 17

Work length2:12

Recorded: 07 November 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

6 Lieder, Op. 17, TrV 149: No. 2. Standchen

Track length2:12

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Work length3:20

Recorded: 07 November 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair: II. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

Track length3:20

Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

Work length5:06

Recorded: 07 November 1949
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina

Track length5:06

Announcement

Work length0:48

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:48

Excerpt, Meyerbeer: L'Africaine

Work length3:03

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

L' Africaine (The African Maid), Act IV: Pays merveilleux … O paradis (Sung in Italian)

Track length3:03

Announcement

Work length0:32

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:32

Rachmaninoff: 6 Songs, Op. 4 (Sung in English)

Work length2:33

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 3. V molchan'i nochi taynoy (In the Silence of the Secret Night) (Sung in English)

Track length2:33

Announcement

Work length0:17

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:17

Excerpt, Strauss, R: Acht Gedichte aus 'Letzte Blätter', Op. 10

Work length1:50

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

8 Gedichte aus Letzte Blatter, Op. 10, TrV 141: No. 1. Zueignung

Track length1:50

Announcement

Work length0:50

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:50

Excerpt, Giordano, U: Andrea Chénier

Work length2:57

Recorded: 23 October 1950
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Andrea Chenier, Act IV: Come un bel di di maggio

Track length2:57

Announcement

Work length0:42

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:42

Manon

Work length3:34

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Manon, Act II: Instant charmant… En fermant les yeux

Track length3:34

Announcement

Work length0:24

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:24

Jungfrun under lind (The Maiden under the Linden-Tree)

Work length2:35

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Jungfrun under lind

Track length2:35

Announcement

Work length0:13

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:13

For You Alone

Work length2:04

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcement

Work length0:33

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:33

Excerpt, Puccini: Manon Lescaut

Work length2:46

Recorded: 08 January 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai simile a questa!

Track length2:46

Excerpt, Puccini: La Bohème

Work length15:27

Recorded: 30 January 1956
Recording Venue: Producer's Showcase NBC TV Broadcast - Festival of Music

Act I: Oh! sventata, sventata!

Track length1:52

Act I: Che gelida manina

Track length4:25

Act I: Si. Mi chiamano Mimi

Track length5:15

Act I: O soave fanciulla

Track length3:55

Jussi Bjorling's greetings to the American public concerning his upcoming radio premiere and his first American concert tour.

Work length0:28

Recorded: 03 October 1937
Recording Venue: Stockholm, Sweden

Announcement

Work length0:37

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

Announcements

Track length0:37

Excerpt, Puccini: Tosca

Work length2:50

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia

Track length2:50

Announcement

Work length0:17

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

Announcements

Track length0:17

Excerpt, Meyerbeer: L'Africaine

Work length3:28

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

L' Africaine (The African Maid), Act IV: Pays merveilleux … O paradis (Sung in Italian)

Track length3:28

Announcement

Work length0:15

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

Announcements

Track length0:15

Excerpt, Verdi: La forza del destino

Work length4:02

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

La forza del destino, Act III: Solenne in quest'ora

Track length4:02

Announcement

Work length0:12

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

Announcements

Track length0:12

Excerpt, Gounod: Faust

Work length2:35

Recorded: 05 December 1937
Recording Venue: General Motors Concert - Opera Night

Faust, Act IV: Quittons ce lieu sombre … Anges purs (Sung in Swedish)

Track length2:35

Announcement

Work length0:46

Recorded: 12 March 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:46

Excerpt, Leoncavallo: Pagliacci

Work length2:53

Recorded: 12 March 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Pagliacci, Act I: Recitar! … Vesti la giubba

Track length2:53

Announcement

Work length0:33

Recorded: 12 March 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:33

Excerpt, Verdi: Aida

Work length4:33

Recorded: 12 March 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi! … Celeste Aida

Track length4:33

Announcement

Work length0:38

Recorded: 12 March 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Announcements

Track length0:38

Glover, C: The Rose of Tralee

Work length3:24

Recorded: 12 March 1951
Recording Venue: Bell Telephone Hour Broadcast

Jocelyn, Op. 100 (Sung in English)

Work length2:59

Recorded: 11 August 1949
Recording Venue: Stockholm

Jocelyn, Op. 100, Act I: Berceuse: Caches dans cet asile (Sung in English)

Track length2:59

Wagner: Lohengrin (Sung in Swedish)

Work length5:20

Recorded: 20 December 1954
Recording Venue: The Pillbox (Pillerdosan), Programme No. 27 - The Söder Hospital

Lohengrin, Act III: In fernem Land, unnahbar eu'ren Schritten (Sung in Swedish)

Track length5:20

Excerpt, Peterson-Berger: Visa I folkston

Work length2:44

Recorded: 20 December 1954
Recording Venue: The Pillbox (Pillerdosan), Programme No. 27 - The Soder Hospital

4 Visor i folkton (4 Folk Ballads), Op. 5: No. 1. Nar jag for mig sjalv i morka skogen gar

Track length2:44

Nordqvist: Tre Sånger

Work length2:42

Recorded: 20 December 1954
Recording Venue: The Pillbox (Pillerdosan), Programme No. 27 - The Soder Hospital

3 Sanger: No. 3. Till havs

Track length2:42

Adam: O Holy Night

Work length4:54

Recorded: 20 December 1954
Recording Venue: The Pillbox (Pillerdosan), Programme No. 27 - The Soder Hospital

Trollsjon (The Enchanted Lake)

Work length5:39

Recorded: 25 May 1952
Recording Venue: TCO Day, Stockholm, Skansen Open Air Concert

Trollsjon

Track length5:39

Land du valsignade (O Thou Blessed Land)

Work length3:12

Recorded: 25 May 1952
Recording Venue: TCO Day, Stockholm, Skansen Open Air Concert

Land du valsignade

Track length3:12

Millöcker: Der Bettelstudent (Sung in Swedish)

Work length2:03

Recorded: 25 May 1952
Recording Venue: TCO Day, Stockholm, Skansen Open Air Concert

Der Bettelstudent, Act III: Ich hab' kein Geld, bin vogelfrei (Sung in Swedish)

Track length2:03

7 Dikter, Op. 28

Work length2:18

Recorded: 05 August 1960
Recording Venue: Gothenburg Concert Hall Radio Broadcast

7 Dikter, Op. 28: No. 5. Jag langtar dig

Track length2:18

Excerpt, Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin

Work length6:40

Recorded: 05 August 1960
Recording Venue: Gothenburg Concert Hall Radio Broadcast

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act II: Kuda, kuda, kuda vi udalilis (Sung in Swedish)

Track length6:40

Wagner: Lohengrin (Sung in Swedish)

Work length5:40

Recorded: 05 August 1960
Recording Venue: Gothenburg Concert Hall Radio Broadcast

Lohengrin, Act III: In fernem Land, unnahbar eu'ren Schritten (Sung in Swedish)

Track length5:40

Offer,Jussi Björling Live

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