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Jussi Björling Live

Broadcast Concerts 1937-1960

Jussi Björling (tenor), Eleanor Steber (soprano), Licia Albanese (soprano), Anna-Lisa Björling (soprano), Bidú Sayão (soprano), Renata Tebaldi (soprano)

Jussi Björling Live
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

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Jussi Björling Live

Broadcast Concerts 1937-1960

Jussi Björling (tenor), Eleanor Steber (soprano), Licia Albanese (soprano), Anna-Lisa Björling (soprano), Bidú Sayão (soprano), Renata Tebaldi (soprano)

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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

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This month is an excellent one for Björling fans. This collection is a treasury of rare performances from the US and Sweden and includes previously unreleased material. There is commentary and interviews, as well as Art and popular songs, Arias and duets and there are many guest artists such as Licia Albanese, Anna Lisa Björling and Renata Tebaldi.

Contents and tracklist

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
Track length0:17
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
Track length0:20
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
Track length0:28
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
Track length0:26
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

Awards and reviews

March 2011

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 moving example of the great tenor's art at its best.
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