Jussi Björling Live - Broadcast Concerts 1937-1960

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1▼CD: American Broadcast Concerts, 1945-1951
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1If I Could Tell You
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
If I Could Tell You
lyricist:
Madeleine Marshall
composer:
Idabelle Smith Firestone (in 1940)
Idabelle Smith Firestone1:25
2Announcement
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:18
3Gesang, Op. 106, No. 4, D. 891, "An Sylvia" (Who is Sylvia) (Sung in English)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
An Sylvia, D. 891 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
William Shakespeare (English poet and playwright)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1826)
translator:
Eduard von Bauernfeld (Austrian dramatist)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 891)
Franz Schubert2:49
4Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:32
5Manon: Act I. " Instant charmant … En fermant les yeux"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Manon : Acte II. « Instant charmant » … « En fermant les yeux » (des Grieux) (le rêve de Des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon : Acte II
Jules Massenet3:46
6Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair
lyricist:
Stephen Foster (composer)
composer:
Stephen Foster (composer) (in 1854)
Stephen Foster3:26
7Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:35
8Martha (Sung in Italian): Act III. Aria "Ach, so fromm"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Martha: Atto III. “M’apparì tutt’amor” (Lionel)
composer:
Friedrich von Flotow (composer) (in 1849)
librettist:
Friedrich Wilhelm Riese
translated version of:
Martha: Akt III. „Ach! so fromm, ach! so traut“ (Lyonel)
Friedrich von Flotow3:43
9In My Garden
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
In My Garden
composer:
Idabelle Smith Firestone
Idabelle Smith Firestone1:23
10If I Could Tell You
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
If I Could Tell You
lyricist:
Madeleine Marshall
composer:
Idabelle Smith Firestone (in 1940)
Idabelle Smith Firestone1:19
11Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:11
12Maytime: Act I. "Will you remember?"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Will You Remember (Sweetheart) (from the Operetta “Maytime”)
lyricist:
Rida Johnson Young
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
part of:
Maytime (Sigmund Romberg operetta)
Sigmund Romberg3:27
13For You Alone
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
For You Alone
lyricist:
P. J. O'Reilly
composer:
Henry Ernest Geehl (pianist, conductor and composer)
Henry Ernest Geehl1:56
14Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:23
15Il trovatore: Act IV. "Quel suon, quelle preci … Ah! che la morte"
soprano vocals:
Eleanor Steber (soprano)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV, scena 1. “Miserere d’un’alma già vicina” ... “Quel suon, quelle preci” (Leonora, Manrico, coro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Salvadore Cammarano (Italian librettist)
part of:
Il trovatore: Atto IV. Il supplicio
Giuseppe Verdi5:12
16If I Could Tell You
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
If I Could Tell You
lyricist:
Madeleine Marshall
composer:
Idabelle Smith Firestone (in 1940)
Idabelle Smith Firestone1:20
17Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:18
18Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart), Op. 5: No. 3. " Jeg elsker dig" (I Love but Thee)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5, no. 3: Jeg elsker dig (for voice and piano)
composed in:
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark (in 1864)
lyricist:
Hans Christian Andersen
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1864)
part of:
Hjertets melodier, op. 5 (for voice and piano)
Edvard Grieg2:49
19Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:16
20Jocelyn, Op. 100: Act I. Berceuse "Caches dans cet asile" (Sung in English)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II. Berceuse “Cachés dans cet asile” (Jocelyn, Op. 100: Act II. Lullaby “Angels Guard Thee”)
composer:
Benjamin Godard (French violinist and composer, 1849-1895) (on 1888-02-25)
librettist:
Victor Capoul and Paul-Armand Silvestre
part of:
Jocelyn, op. 100: Acte II
Benjamin Godard4:17
21Because
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
Because
lyricist:
Edward F. Lockton and Frank Teschemacher
composer:
Guy d’Hardelot
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
Guy d’Hardelot2:32
22Announcements
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
[announcer]0:17
23The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
The Princess Pat: Neapolitan Love Song (T’amo!) (Prince Antonio di Montaldo)
lyricist:
Henry Blossom
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
part of:
The Princess Pat
Victor Herbert4:12
24In My Garden
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
The Firestone Orchestra
conductor:
Howard Barlow (conductor)
recording of:
In My Garden
composer:
Idabelle Smith Firestone
Idabelle Smith Firestone1:36
25Opening Announcements
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
[announcer]1:22
26Announcements
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
[announcer]0:09
27Faust: Act III. "Salut! demeure chaste et pure"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte III. « Quel trouble inconnu me pénètre ! » … No. 12 Cavatine « Salut ! demeure chaste et pure » (Faust)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1859)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte III
Charles Gounod6:01
28Announcements
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
[announcer]0:24
29Jungfrun under lind
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Jungfrun under lind
lyricist:
Ernst Frederik Wilhelm von der Recke
composer:
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger (Swedish composer and music critic)
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger2:43
30Announcements
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
[announcer]0:21
31Land du valsignade
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Land, du välsignade
lyricist:
Ingeborg Björklund
composer:
Ragnar Althén (Swedish composer)
Ragnar Althén2:45
32Announcements
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
[announcer]0:14
33Mother O'Mine
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
Ford Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
conductor:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
recording of:
Mother O'Mine (early 20th century song)
lyricist:
Rudyard Kipling
composer:
Frank Tours (composer & conductor)
Frank Tours2:35
34Introduction for the Salvation Army
[announcer]0:37
35La boheme: Act I. "O soave fanciulla"
soprano vocals:
Licia Albanese (soprano)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini3:39
36Interview with Dorothy Caruso
[announcer]2:36
37Interview with Jussi Bjorling
spoken vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
Jussi Björling1:04
38Pagliacci: Act I. "Recitar! … Vesti la giubba"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
composer and librettist:
Ruggero Leoncavallo (composer) (in 1892)
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
part of:
Pagliacci: Atto I (Pagliacci: Act I)
Ruggero Leoncavallo2:57
2▼CD: American Broadcast Concerts, 1949-1951
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1Opening announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]2:04
2La boheme: Act I. "Che gelida manina"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 6. “Che gelida manina!” (Rodolfo)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini5:35
3Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:15
4La boheme: Act I. "O soave fanciulla"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
La bohème: Atto I, no. 9. “O soave fanciulla” (Rodolfo, Marcello, Mimì)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (in 1896)
librettist:
Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa (in 1896)
part of:
La bohème: Atto I. In soffitta (La bohème: Act I, Puccini)
Giacomo Puccini4:11
5Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:10
6Manon: Act III. "Je suis seul! … Ah! fuyez, douce image"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Manon: Acte III, Scène II. “Je suis seul !… Ah, fuyez, douce image” (des Grieux)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1884)
librettist:
Philippe Gille and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Manon: Acte III
Jules Massenet4:53
7Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:14
8Romeo et Juliette: Act IV. Orchestra
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
partial recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet)
Charles Gounod1:46
9Romeo et Juliette: Act IV. "Duet: Va! Je t'ai pardonne … Nuit hymenee"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
performer:
Anna-Lisa Björling (née "Berg", later "Björling-Barkman")
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV. No. 14 Duo « Va! je t'ai pardonné » … « Nuit d'hyménée » (Roméo, Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV
Charles Gounod8:51
10Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:10
11Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:36
12La Gioconda: Act II. "Cielo! E mar!"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. “Cielo e mar!” (Enzo)
composer:
Amilcare Ponchielli (composer)
librettist:
Arrigo Boito (librettist, composer)
part of:
La Gioconda: Atto II. Il rosario
Amilcare Ponchielli5:20
13Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:14
14L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and orchestra)
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta: No. 2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
part of:
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:44
15Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:24
16Tosca: Act III. "E lucevan le stelle"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Tosca: Atto III. “E lucevan le stelle” (Cavaradossi)
composer:
Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer) (from 1896 until 1899)
librettist:
Giuseppe Giacosa (from 1896 until 1899) and Luigi Illica (from 1896 until 1899)
part of:
Tosca: Atto III (Tosca: Act III)
Giacomo Puccini3:20
17Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:20
18Romeo et Juliette: Act IV. Orchestra
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
partial recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Roméo et Juliette (Romeo and Juliet)
Charles Gounod1:47
19Romeo et Juliette: Act IV. Duet "Va! Je t'ai pardonne … Nuit hymenee"
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Bidu Sayão (soprano)
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
recording of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV. No. 14 Duo « Va! je t'ai pardonné » … « Nuit d'hyménée » (Roméo, Juliette)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer) (from 1865 until 1866)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
publisher:
Choudens
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV
part of:
Roméo et Juliette : Acte IV
Charles Gounod9:03
20Announcements
orchestra:
San Francisco Opera Orchestra
conductor:
Gaetano Merola
[announcer]0:26
21Announcements
piano:
James W Quillian
[announcer]0:26
22Trollsjon
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Trollsjön
composer:
August Söderman
August Söderman5:23
237 Dikter, Op. 28: No. 6. "Skogen sofver"
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Skogen sover, op. 28 no. 6 (for voice and piano)
lyricist:
Ernest Thiel
composer:
Hugo Alfvén (Swedish composer and conductor)
part of:
Sju dikter av Ernest Thiel, op. 28 (for voice and piano)
Hugo Alfvén3:09
24"I drömmen du är mig nära"
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
I drömmen du är mig nära
lyricist:
Tor Hedberg
composer:
Emil Sjögren (in 1890)
dedicated to:
Sigrid Wolff
Emil Sjögren3:15
25Tristans dod
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Tristans död
lyricist:
Bo Bergman
composer:
Ture Rangström (Swedish composer, 1884–1947) (in 1935)
Ture Rangström3:59
26Announcements
piano:
James W Quillian
[announcer]0:36
27Jussi Bjorling announces his first encore
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
Jussi Björling0:31
28L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra (version for voice and piano)
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Quattro canzoni d’Amaranta: No. 2. L'alba separa dalla luce l'ombra
lyricist:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
composer:
Francesco Paolo Tosti (Paolo Tosti, composer)
part of:
Quattro canzoni d'Amaranta
Francesco Paolo Tosti2:34
29Announcements
piano:
James W Quillian
[announcer]0:26
30Jussi Bjorling announces his second encore
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
Jussi Björling0:07
31Jungfrun under lind
piano:
James W Quillian
vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor)
recording of:
Jungfrun under lind
lyricist:
Ernst Frederik Wilhelm von der Recke
composer:
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger (Swedish composer and music critic)
Wilhelm Peterson‐Berger2:59
3▶CD: American Broadcast Concerts: 1948-1956
4▶CD: American and Swedish Radio Concerts and Rarities: 1937-1960

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