Jussi Björling Live - Broadcast Concerts 1937-1960

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1▶CD: American Broadcast Concerts, 1945-1951
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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