Artists Of The Century - Jussi Bjorling, The Ultimate Collection

Artists Of The Century - Jussi Bjorling, The Ultimate Collection

Artists Of The Century - Jussi Bjorling, The Ultimate Collection
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Composer: Giuseppe Verdi
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Composer: Pietro Mascagni
Composer: Charles Gounod
Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo
Composer: Alexander Borodin
Composer: Umberto Giordano
Composer: Friedrich von Flotow
Composer: Gaetano Donizetti
Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
Composer: Georges Bizet
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Composer: Richard [1] Strauss
Conductor: Jonel Perlea
Conductor: Renato Cellini
Conductor: Nils Grevillius
Conductor: Erich Leinsdorf
Orchestra: Rome Opera House Orchestra
Orchestra: RCA Italiana Opera Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-05-25
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Aida, opera: Se quel guerriero io fossi...Celeste Aida
  2. Manon Lescaut, opera: Donna non vidi mai
  3. Rigoletto, opera: La donna �¨ mobile
  4. Rigoletto, opera: Ella mi fu rapita...Parmi veder le lagrime
  5. Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act: Siciliana...O Lola
  6. Faust, opera: Salut, demeure chaste et pure
  7. Pagliacci, opera: Vesti la giubba
  8. La boh�¨me, opera: Che gelida manina
  9. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov): Vladimir's Recitative and Cavatina
  10. Andrea Ch�©nier, opera: come un bel d�¬ di maggio
  11. Martha, opera: M'appar�¬ tutt'amor
  12. L'elisir d'amore, opera: Una furtiva lagrima
  13. Eugene Onegin, opera, Op. 24: F�¶rbi, f�¶rbi
  14. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma
  15. Tosca, opera: Recondita armoniaa
  16. Tosca, opera: E lucevan le stelle
  17. Tosca, opera: O dolci mani
  18. Die Forelle ('In einem B�¤chlein helle'), song for voice & piano, D. 550 (Op. 32)
  19. Gesang ('Was ist Sylvia,...'), song for voice & piano, ('An Sylvia'), D. 891 (Op. 106/4)
  20. St�¤ndchen ('Leise flehen meine Lieder'), song for voice & piano (Schwanengesang), D. 957/4
Music CD 2
  1. Les P�ªcheurs de perles, opera in 3 acts: Au fond du temple saint
  2. Tosca, opera: Mario, Mario, Mario!
  3. Don Carlo, opera: Io I'ho perduta!...Dio, che nell'alma infondere
  4. Manon Lescaut, opera: Oh, sarò la più bella!...Tu, tu, amore? Tu?
  5. La bohème, opera: In un coupé? O Mimì, tu più non torni
  6. La forza del destino, opera: Solenne in quest'ora
  7. Aida, opera: La fatal pietra...O terra addio
  8. Turandot, opera: Signore, ascolta!...Non piangere, Liù
  9. Otello, opera: Oh! monstruosa colpa!...S�¬, pel ciel marmoreo giuro!
  10. Ein Traum (A Dream), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/6
  11. Turandot, opera: Nessun dorma
  12. Zueignung ('Ja, du weisst es, teur Seele'), song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 10/1 (TrV 141/1)

Music reviews of Artists Of The Century - Jussi Bjorling, The Ultimate Collection

Music Review: The Ultimate Tenor Anthology
Rating: 4 Stars

For anyone who has for some reason fallen in love with some other tenor voice, the discovery of Jussi Bjoerlings voice may be heartbreaking. This is not a tenor who can only sing superbly in lyric opera or only in dramatic opera, or only in song and lieder. This singer can sing whatever he wants and more; he does it equally brilliant whatever to the vocal demands may be. That, more than anything makes him absolutely unique in the record history.
In the opening selection of this compilation; "Celeste Aida", this essentially lyric voice demonstrates for every heroic and dramatic tenor how to sing dramatic opera. It is a sheer singing lesson. In the strenuous recitative, he does not shout or use other non-musical effects, but shows that true dramatic expression is characterized by tonal intensiy and not by volume, although he had plenty enough of that. The beautiful and incredibly free flow of lyric tones in the Pearlfishers duet, the Faust cavatina and in the gorgeous "Che gelida manina" is absolutely exemplary. Yet, who could replicate the beauty of those effortless high C`s? I cannot think of anyone.
The only thing that could better this and give the set 5 stars in the book, is a compilation of the same selections, transferred from the original tapes and not excessively remastered as on this occasion. The sound is at times overly bright and the voice sounds thin and even sharp. But the singing is so far unmatched.
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Surely Björling was one of the greatest tenors of his or any other time, not only for the clarion ring, the purity, and the melting lyricism of his voice, but for his effortless lightness, impeccable intonation, endless breath control, and natural phrasing and line, enhanced by old-fashioned but wonderfully expressive scoops and slides. On this generous two-disc set, he is heard in a huge selection of arias and some duets with distinguished colleagues; most of them were recorded separately, and a few are excerpted from complete opera recordings--unfortunately not very skillfully, stopping abruptly in mid-phrase if not mid-note. No matter; the miraculous thing is that Björling, whether singing an entire role or a single aria, can instantly create a character and bring him to vibrant life. He sings everything in the original keys--his high B-flats, B's, and C's are thrilling--and almost everything in the original language, including a few songs by Schubert, Strauss, and Grieg. Recorded live in recital, they are delightful--only one is too operatic. Among his partners, soprano Zinka Milanov and baritone Robert Merrill stand out. This recording presents an incomparable artist at his incomparable best. --Edith Eisler

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