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Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström
Songs From The Land Of The Midnight Sun
Album UK 1965 on Decca label
Classical (Romantic, Modern)
Recorded 8 - 12 April 1965 in the Sofiensaal, Vienna. First UK stereo issue. Very similar to release 4668562 but with flipback sleeve and slight variations in label design ("Made in England" at bottom, "K/T" and "H" identifiers). LABELS: - black/silver 'grooved wideband' labels, "ORIGINAL RECORDING BY" at 11 o'clock (labelography code: ED1) - "ffss" logo in a circle - "FULL FREQUENCY STEREOPHONIC SOUND" in wide silver band - "Made in England" at bottom - Matrix numbers printed upside-down - "K/T" - "H" to the right of K/T - "B.I.E.M." in a box - "℗1965" SLEEVE: - Front laminated, straight flipback sleeve - Bold "STEREO" text on spine - "Printed in England by MacNeill Press, London, S.E.1" on back of sleeve - "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited" on back - "© 1965, The Decca Record Company Limited, London" on back 1st cat# on sleeve. 2nd cat# on labels. Contains a 4-page insert with lyrics in original language and translated to English. Corresponding mono issue has cat# LXT 6185 Tracklisting taken from labels. "Words By" credits taken from insert. No track duration info on sleeve or labels.
Musicians
 | Birgit Nilsson voc, 1918-2005 SE soprano vocals, album by |
 | Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper , orchestra, album by |
 | Bertil Bokstedt , conductor, album by |
 | Edvard Grieg p, 1843-1907 NO album by, composed by |
 | Jean Sibelius vn, 1865-1957 FI album by, composed by |
 | Ture Rangström , 1884-1947 SE album by, composed by |
 | Josef Julius Wecksell , words by |
 | Johan Ludvig Runeberg , *1804 FI words by |
 | Ernst Josephson , words by |
 | Gustaf Fröding , 1860-1911 SE words by |
 | Viktor Rydberg , 1828-1895 SE words by |
 | Henrik Ibsen , 1828-1906 NO words by |
 | Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , 1832-1910 NO words by |
 | Aasmund Olavsson Vinje , 1818-1870 NO words by |
 | Bo Bergman , 1869-1967 SE words by |
 | Karin Boye , 1900-1941 SE words by |
Producers
| Gordon Parry engineer, uncredited |
| James Brown engineer, uncredited |
| Robert Layton liner notes |
| Christopher Raeburn producer, uncredited |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Var Det En Dröm? | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 2 | Flickan Kom Ifrån Sin Älsklings Möte | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 3 | Svarta Rosor | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 4 | Säv, Säv, Susa | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 5 | Demanten På Marssnön | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 6 | Höstkväll | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 7 | Våren Flyktar Hastigt | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Jean Sibelius | |
| 8 | En Svane | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Edvard Grieg | |
| 9 | Fra Monte Pincio | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Edvard Grieg | |
| 10 | Våren | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Edvard Grieg | |
| 11 | Melodi | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Ture Rangström | |
| 12 | Bön Till Natten | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Ture Rangström | |
| 13 | Sköldmön | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Ture Rangström | |
| 14 | En Gammal Dansrytm | Birgit Nilsson, Orchester Der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertil Bokstedt, Edvard Grieg : Jean Sibelius : Ture Rangström | Ture Rangström |
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