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Annotation

Recorded at the Small Auditorium of the Stockholm Concert Hall.
Digitally remastered in 1996 by Andrew Walter and Björn Norén

The liner note credits for John Steane and Disc ID OkUYvZWsyD6aZEiGdqBqWpDPF9Q- are associated with the 2008 re-issue.

Annotation last modified on 2011-06-13 00:37 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Opera Arias, Oratoria Arias and Songs 1936-1941
2▶CD: Opera Arias and Songs 1941-1950
3▼CD: Opera Arias, Operetta Arias and Songs in Swedish 1929-1941
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1För dig allén
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
För dig allén
lyricist:
P. J. O'Reilly
composer:
Henry Ernest Geehl (pianist, conductor and composer)
translated version of:
For You Alone
recording of:
For You Alone
lyricist:
P. J. O'Reilly
composer:
Henry Ernest Geehl (pianist, conductor and composer)
Henry Ernest Geehl2:14
2Mattinata
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Mattinata
lyricist and composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:12
3Romeo och Julia: Höj dig, du klara sol!
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Romeo och Julia: Höj dig, du klara sol!
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
Charles‐François Gounod3:12
4Rigoletto: O, I kvinnor
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Rigoletto: O, I kvinnor
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
translated version of:
Rigoletto: Atto I, scena 1. N°2 Ballata “Questa o quella” (Duca)
Giuseppe Verdi1:51
5L'illustre Fregona: Fylld av vemod sänker sig natten
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
L'Illustre Frégona: Fylld av vemod sänker sig natten
composer:
Raoul Laparra (French composer)
translated version of:
L’Illustre Frégona: « Mélancolique tombe le soir »
Raoul Laparra3:20
6Knyaz (Prince) Igor: Dagen gick långsamt till ro
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Knyaz (Prince) Igor: Dagen gick långsamt till ro
composer:
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин (Alexander Borodin, Russian composer)
Александр Порфирьевич Бородин3:13
7Tosca: Det sköna står att finna
producer:
Inger Forsblom and Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Tosca: Det sköna står att finna
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
translated version of:
Tosca: Atto I. “Recondita armonia” (Cavaradossi, Sagrestano) (“Dammi i colori”)
Giacomo Puccini2:41
8Tosca: Jag minns stjärnorna lyste
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Tosca: Jag minns stjärnorna lyste
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
translated version of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
Giacomo Puccini2:34
9Rigoletto: Ack, som ett fjun så lätt
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Rigoletto: Ack, som ett fjun så lätt
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Francesco Maria Piave
translated version of:
Rigoletto: Atto III. “La donna è mobile” (Duca)
Giuseppe Verdi2:07
10Trovatore: Skyhögt mot himlen
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Skyhögt mot himlen
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
translated version of:
Il trovatore: Atto III, scena 2. “Di quella pira l’orrendo foco” (Manrico, Leonora, Ruiz, armed men)
Giuseppe Verdi1:38
11Pagliacci: Spela komedi! ... Pudra ditt anlet
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Spela komedi! ... Pudra ditt anlet
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer)
translated version of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:47
12Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: “O Lola ch'hai di latti la cammisa” (Turiddu) (“Siciliana”)
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1890)
librettist:
Guido Menasci (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.) and Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (Italian librettist, 19th-20th c.)
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
Pietro Mascagni2:25
13La fanciulla del West: Låt henne tro
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
La fanciulla del West: Låt henne tro
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer)
librettist:
Guelfo Civinini (Italian librettist) and Carlo Zangarini
Giacomo Puccini2:29
14Fanal, Op 35: I männer över lag och rätt
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Fanal, op. 35: Akt I. "I männer över lag och rätt"
composer:
Kurt Atterberg (Swedish composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Fanal, op. 35: Akt I
Kurt Atterberg3:02
15Sadko: I söderns hav
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Sadko: I söderns hav
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
librettist:
Владимир Бельский (Vladimir Belski, Russian poet), Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) and Владимир Васильевич Стасов (Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:09
16La belle Hélène: Uti en skog på berget Ida
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I. “Uti en skog på berget Ida” (Pâris entresang, swedish lyrics)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach (German-French composer, cellist and impresario)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
translated version of:
La Belle Hélène : Acte I, Scène 7. Jugement de Pâris « Au mont Ida, trois déesses » (Pâris)
Jacques Offenbach3:23
17Der Zigeunerbaron: Vem har oss vigt?
producer:
Lars Tocklin
soprano vocals:
Hjördis Schymberg (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Der Zigeunerbaron: Vem har oss vigt?
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
librettist:
Ignaz Schnitzer
Johann Strauss II3:09
18Der Bettelstudent: Skall jag tala ... Antag det fall
producer:
Lars Tocklin
soprano vocals:
Hjördis Schymberg (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Tiggarstudenten: Skall jag tala ... Antag det fall
composer:
Carl Millöcker (composer)
librettist:
Richard Genée (composer) and Camillo Walzel
translated version of:
Der Bettelstudent: Akt II. Duett Symon, Laura: „Soll ich reden, darf ich schweigen?“ … „Ich setz' den Fall“
Karl Millöcker3:17
19Der Bettelstudent: Nu är jag pank och fågelfri
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Nu är jag pank och fågelfri
composer:
Carl Millöcker (composer)
librettist:
Richard Genée (composer) and Camillo Walzel
translated version of:
Der Bettelstudent: Akt III. Couplet Symon: „Ich hab’ kein Geld, bin vogelfrei“
Karl Millöcker1:41
20När jag för mig själv i mörka skogen går
producer:
Lars Tocklin
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
När jag för mig själv, op. 5 no. 1
lyricist:
H.
composer:
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger (Swedish composer and music critic)
part of:
Fyra visor i svenska folkton, op. 5
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger2:13
21Bland skogens höga furustammar
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Bland skogens höga furustammar, op. 5 no. 4
lyricist:
Wendela Hebbe
composer:
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger (Swedish composer and music critic)
part of:
Fyra visor i svenska folkton, op. 5
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger2:44
22Ack Värmeland, du sköna
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
arranger:
Andreas Randel
recording of:
Ack, Värmeland, du sköna (Fryxell version)
lyricist:
Anders Fryxell
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
is based on:
Risingevisan
[unknown]3:14
23Allt under himmelens fäste
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Allt under himmelens fäste
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[unknown]3:12
24Tonerna
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Tonerna
lyricist:
Erik Gustaf Geijer
composer:
Carl Sjöberg
Carl Sjöberg3:13
25Sommarnatt
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) (on 1936-10-08)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist) (on 1936-10-08)
recording of:
Sommarnatt (on 1936-10-08)
composer:
Mogens Schrader
Mogens Schrader3:11
26Sverige
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Ett folk, op. 22: II. Sverige
lyricist:
Verner von Heidenstam
composer:
Wilhelm Stenhammar (composer, conductor and pianist) (from 1904 until 1905)
part of:
Ett folk, op. 22
Wilhelm Stenhammar2:49
27Land, du välsignade
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
conductor:
Nils Grevillius (Swedish conductor and violinist)
recording of:
Land, du välsignade
lyricist:
Ingeborg Björklund
composer:
Ragnar Althén (Swedish composer)
Ragnar Althén2:35
28Nämner du Sverige
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Nämner du Sverige
composer:
Ragnar Widestedt
Ragnar Widestedt3:09
4▶CD: Lieder and Songs 1939-1959
5▶CD: Three Classic Operas 1953-1959

Credits

Release

liner notes:John Steane
graphic design:Darren Rumney
mastering:Andrew Walter (engineer)
Björn Norén
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7467005 [info]
ASIN:UK: B001B1R1H2 [info]