Jussi Bjoerling In Memoriam
09/04/10 1:00PM By Peter Fox Smith
Our annual Jussi Bjoerling In Memoriam program explores the
career of the great tenor and his family.
Playlist
1:00pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |
1:01pm
Till Havs
| Composer | Gustaf Nordqvist |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra |
| Conductor | Stig Westerberg |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
1:05pm
Summer Joy
| Composer | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, alto ; Olle Björling, alto ; Gösta Björling, alto |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:08pm
My Childhood Home
| Composer | Paul Dresser |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, alto ; Olle Björling, alto ; Gösta Björling, alto |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:12pm
The Fourth Psalm
| Composer | Gunar Wennerberg |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, alto ; Olle Björling, alto ; Gösta Björling, alto |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:17pm
Torna a Surriento
| Composer | Ernesto De Curtis |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:20pm
Romeo et Juliette: "Ah! Lève-toi soleil"
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:23pm
Rigoletto: "Questo o quella"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:26pm
Aeneas in Carthage: Aneas's Act V aria
| Composer | Joseph Martin Kraus |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Stockholm Radio Orchestra |
| Conductor | Lars-Erik Larsson |
| Soloists | Gösta Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:34pm
Love, Wine, and Song
| Composer | August Westling |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Sune Valdimirs Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sune Valdimir |
| Soloists | Olle Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:37pm
Tanti's Serenade
| Composer | Traditional Italian |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Sune Valdimirs Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sune Valdimir |
| Soloists | Olle Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:40pm
Summer Joy
| Composer | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor ; Olle Björling, tenor ; Gösta Björling, tenor ; Stig Rybrant, piano |
| CD/Album | Jussi Olle Gösta Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | SR 1354/5 [vinyl] |
| Release Year | 1980 |
1:43pm
Das Land des Lächelns: "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz"
| Composer | Franz Lehár |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:46pm
Das Land des Lächelns: "Von Apfelblüthen einen Kranz"
| Composer | Franz Lehár |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:50pm
Tosca: "Recondita armonia"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:52pm
Tosca: "E lucevan le stella"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:55pm
Rigoletto: "La donna è mobile"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
1:59pm
Sadko: Hindu Song
| Composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
2:02pm
La bohème: "Che gelida manina"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling - The Early Swedish Recordings |
| Record co./Cat # | Gala 100.514 |
| Release Year | 1993 |
2:09pm
La bohème: "Che gelida manina"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Rolf Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
2:13pm
L'elisir d'amore: "Una furtiva lagrima"
| Composer | Gaetano Donizetti |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Rolf Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
2:18pm
Madama Butterfly: Love Duet
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Rolf Björling, tenor ; Rut Jacabsen, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
2:33pm
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | San Francisco Opera Association Orchestra |
| Conductor | Gaetano Merola |
| Soloists | Anna-Liese Björling, soprano |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling San Francisco Concert |
| Record co./Cat # | Urania 22.120 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
2:37pm
The Count of Luxembourg (excerpt)
| Composer | Franz Lehár |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Ann-Charlotte Björling, soprano |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
2:42pm
La bohème: "O Mimì, tu più non torni"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Raymond Björling, tenor ; Jeffrey Charles, baritone |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
2:45pm
The Count of Luxembourg (excerpt)
| Composer | Franz Lehár |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Ann-Charlotte Björling, soprano ; Raymond Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
2:49pm
Solemn Mass: Panis Angelicus
| Composer | César Franck |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Raymond Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Raymond Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | Tenoria Music 001 |
| Release Year | 2001 |
2:56pm
Rigoletto: "Questo o quella"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Very Best of Jussi Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 75900 |
| Release Year | 2003 |
2:59pm
Il trovatore: "Ah sì, ben mio"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Very Best of Jussi Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 75900 |
| Release Year | 2003 |
3:02pm
Il trovatore: "Dì quella pira"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Very Best of Jussi Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 75900 |
| Release Year | 2003 |
3:04pm
Un ballo in maschera: "Dì tu se fedele"
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Very Best of Jussi Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 75900 |
| Release Year | 2003 |
3:07pm
L'elisir d'amore: "Una furtiva lagrima"
| Composer | Gaetano Donizetti |
|---|---|
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | The Very Best of Jussi Björling |
| Record co./Cat # | EMI 75900 |
| Release Year | 2003 |
3:11pm
Tosca: "Mario, Mario, Mario"
| Composer | Giacomo Puccini |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Rome Opera Orchestra |
| Conductor | Erich Leinsdorf |
| Soloists | Zinka Milanov, soprano ; Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling: The Pearl Fishers Duet |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7799 |
| Release Year | 1988 |
3:25pm
Don Carlo: Friendship Duet
| Composer | Giuseppe Verdi |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Renato Cellini |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor ; Robert Merrill, baritone |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling: The Pearl Fishers Duet |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7799 |
| Release Year | 1988 |
3:36pm
Les pêcheurs de perles: "Au fond du temple saint"
| Composer | Georges Bizet |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Renato Cellini |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor ; Robert Merrill, baritone |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling: The Pearl Fishers Duet |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 7799 |
| Release Year | 1988 |
3:41pm
Roméo et Juliette: Hymn to the Night
| Composer | Charles Gounod |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | San Francisco Opera Association Orchestra |
| Conductor | Gaetano Merola |
| Soloists | Anna-Liese Björling, soprano ; Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling San Francisco Concert |
| Record co./Cat # | Urania 22.120 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
3:52pm
If I could tell you of my devotion
| Composer | Idabelle Firestone |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
3:54pm
Who Is Sylvia?
| Composer | Franz Schubert |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
3:57pm
Manon: Le rêve
| Composer | Jules Massenet |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
4:00pm
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
| Composer | Stephen Foster |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
4:05pm
Martha: "M'appari"
| Composer | Friedrich von Flotow |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
4:08pm
In My Garden
| Composer | Idabelle Firestone |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
4:10pm
Kärlekens Song
| Composer | Lisa Henrikson & Ejnar Westling |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | HMV's Special Orchestra |
| Conductor | Sune Waldimir |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Jussi Björling alias Erik Odde |
| Record co./Cat # | Bluebell 132 |
| Release Year | 1981 |
4:14pm
Pagliacci: Prologue
| Composer | Ruggero Leoncavallo |
|---|---|
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| Record co./Cat # | Private recording |
4:18pm
King Heimer and Aslaug
| Composer | August Söderman |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:26pm
I long for you
| Composer | Hugo Alfvén |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:28pm
Now take my heart
| Composer | Hugo Alfvén |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:32pm
Among the high fir trees in the forest
| Composer | Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:34pm
When I walk alone in the dark forest
| Composer | Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:37pm
Evening Mood
| Composer | August Köling |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:39pm
Sweden
| Composer | Wilhelm Stenhammar |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:43pm
Sigh Russia's Sigh
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:46pm
The Diamond on the March Snow
| Composer | Jean Sibelius |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:50pm
The Young Maid Under the Linden Tree
| Composer | Olof Wilhelm Peterson-Berger |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:53pm
Tonerne
| Composer | Carl Sjöberg |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Kungl. Horkapellet |
| Conductor | Nils Grevillius |
| Soloists | Jussi Björling, tenor |
| CD/Album | Till Havs |
| Record co./Cat # | Swedish Society 1100 |
| Release Year | 1999 |
4:56pm
Die Meistersinger: Prelude (excerpt)
| Composer | Richard Wagner |
|---|---|
| Ensemble | Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| Conductor | Fritz Reiner |
| CD/Album | Reiner Conducts Wagner |
| Record co./Cat # | RCA 4738 |
| Release Year | 1983 |