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