Jussi Björling In Concert
Label: Alto
Format: CD
Categories: Opera, Vocal Music
Composers: Foster, Franz Schubert, Georges Bizet, Giacomo Puccini, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Massenet, Richard Strauss, Tosti, Umberto Giordano, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directors: Jonel Perlea, Nils Grevillius, Renato Cellini
Performers: Franco Calabrese, Frederic Schauwecker, Jussi Björling, Leonard Warren, Licia Albanese, Orchestra of Rome Opera, Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockhom, RCA Victor Orchestra, Robert Merrill, The Robert Shaw Chorale, Zinka Milanov
Available: 5
Price: $8.99
Works of: Beethoven, Schubert, R.Strauss, Brahms, Mozart, Bizet, Giordano, Massenet, Tosti, Puccini, Foster
Jussi Björling In Concert
Live at Carnegie Hall
plus: Opera Duets
Frederic Schauwecker, piano (1-16)
Licia Albanese
Orchestra of Rome Opera
Jonel Perlea, conductor
Franco Calabrese
Leonard Warren
Zinka Milanov
The Robert Shaw Chorale
Robert Merrill
RCA Victor Orchestra
Renato Cellini, conductor
Orchestra of the Royal Opera, Stockhom
Nils Grevillius, conductor
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide (Beethoven: Matthisson) | 6:42 | |
| 2 | Frühlingsglaube (Schubert: Uhland) | 3:42 | |
| 3 | Die Forelle (The Trout) (Schubert: Schubart) | 1:53 | |
| 4 | Ständchen (Schubert: Rellstab) | 4:20 | |
| 5 | Die böse Farbe (Schubert: Miller) | 2:42 |  |
| 6 | Traum durch die Dämmerung (R.Strauss: Bierbaum) | 3:06 | |
| 7 | Cäcilie (R.Strauss: Hart) | 2:04 | |
| 8 | Ständchen (Brahms: Kulger) | 1:49 | |
| 9 | Il mio tesoro (Don Giovanni: Mozart: de Ponte) | 4:00 | |
| 10 | Amor ti vieta (Fedora:Giordano: Colautti) | 2:11 | |
| 11 | Flower Song: La fleur que tu m'avais jetée (Carmen: Bizet: Meilhac & Halévy) | 3:46 | |
| 12 | Dream Song: Le Reve (Manon:Massenet: Meilhac & Gille) | 3:41 | |
| 13 | Ideale (Tosti) | 3:17 | |
| 14 | È lucevan le stelle (Tosca:Puccini: Gisocsa & Illica) | 3:05 | |
| 15 | L'alba separa della luce ombra (Tosti: d'Annunzio) | 2:39 | |
| 16 | I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Foster) | 3:43 | |
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| 17 | Ah! Manon, mi tradisce (Manon Lescaut: Puccini) with Licia Albanese | 2:38 | |
| 18 | Presto in fila…No! Pazzo son! (Manon Lescaut: Puccini: Var) with Franco Calabrese | 3:55 | |
| 19 | Deserto sulla terra (Il Trovatore: Verdi: Cammarano) with Leonard Warren | 1:39 | |
| 20 | Di qual tera luce..Ah! si ben mio (Il Trovatore) with Zinka Milanov | 4:00 | |
| 21 | Di quella pira (Il Trovatore) with the Robert Shaw Chorale | 2:03 | |
| 22 | Au fond du temple saint (Les Pecheurs des Perles) with Robert Merrill | 4:37 | |
| 23 | For You Alone (Geehl); Because (d'Hardelot) | 2:03 | |
| 24 | Becase (D'Hardelot: Teschemacher) | 2:03 |
"Björling was sadly underused as a concert singer; recordings of renowned recitals such as that here offer glimpses of his musicianship even in unfamiliar territory...included(also) are extracts taken from his two most successful complete opera recordings: Manon Lescaut and II Trovatore, as well as his famous Pearl Fisher's Duet: after many decades they are still considered benchmark performances."
©James Murray