Jussi Bjoerling In Memoriam

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Our annual Jussi Bjoerling In Memoriam program explores the
career of the great tenor and his family.

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

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