Jussi Björling - In Concert

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Jussi Björling
In Concert

Album US 1965 on RCA label
Classical (Opera, Romantic)

"Treasury of Immortal Performances. Never before released" "From one of his last public concerts, Gothemburg, Sweden, August 5, 1960; Carnegie Hall recital, March 2, 1958, and others" "Printed in USA" First cat# on sleeve, second on label. Comes with insert with liner notes and lyrics in English. Side A recorded August 5, 1960; B1 recorded October 20, 1957; B2 recorded December 25, 1958; B3-8 recorded at Carnegie Hall, March 2, 1958.

Musicians

	Jussi Björling voc, 1911-1960 SE tenor vocals, album by
	Stig Westerberg p, 1918-1999 SE conductor
	Nils Grevillius vn, 1893-1970 SE conductor, liner notes, on back of sleeve
	George Jellinek voc, US liner notes, on insert
	Göteborgs Symfoniker , orchestra
	The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra , SE orchestra
	Frederick Schauwecker p, piano

Composers

Richard Wagner

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Giacomo Puccini

Jean Sibelius

Hugo Alfvén

Ture Rangström

Gustaf Nordqvist

Franz Schubert

Emil Sjögren

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff

Richard Strauss

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Lohengrin: Lohengrin's Narrative (In Swedish)	Jussi Björling	Richard Wagner	5:22
2	Eugene Onegin: Lenski's Aria (In Swedish)	Jussi Björling	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky	6:51
3	Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai	Jussi Björling	Giacomo Puccini	2:44
4	Säv, Säv, Susa, Op. 36, No. 4 (Sigh, Rushes, Sigh)	Jussi Björling	Jean Sibelius	2:36
5	Svarta Rosor, Op. 36, No. 1 (Black Roses)	Jussi Björling	Jean Sibelius	2:23
6	Skogen Sover (The Forest Sleeps)	Jussi Björling	Hugo Alfvén	2:47
7	Jag Längtar Dig (I Long For You)	Jussi Björling	Hugo Alfvén	2:05
8	Tristans Död (Tristan's Death)	Jussi Björling	Ture Rangström	4:10
9	Till Havs (To Sea)	Jussi Björling	Gustaf Nordqvist	2:18
10	An Die Leier, Op. 56, No. 2 (To The Lyre)	Jussi Björling	Franz Schubert	4:11
11	Was Ist Sylvia?, Op. 106, No. 4 (Who Is Sylvia?)	Jussi Björling	Franz Schubert	4:09
12	I Drömmen Du Är Mig Nära (You Are Near In My Dreams)	Jussi Björling	Emil Sjögren	2:56
13	Jungfrun Under Lind (Maiden Under A Linden Tree)	Jussi Björling	Wilhelm Peterson-Berger	2:37
14	In The Silence Of The Night, Op. 4, No. 3	Jussi Björling	Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff	2:30
15	Zueignung, Op. 10, No. 1 (Devotion)	Jussi Björling	Richard Strauss	2:00

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