Great Singers – Bjorling: Bjorling Collection, Vol. 1-4 (Jussi Björling • rec. 1929-1951) audio restoration by Stefan Lindstrom [4 CDs] (2000-2004) APE lossless

Gounod, Charles-Francois
Barbier, Jules / Carre, Michel, lyricist(s)
Romeo et Juliette, Act II: Ah! Leve-toi, soleil!, “Cavatine”
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
1. Romeo et Juliette: Ah, leve – toi soleil 00:03:11
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria, lyricist(s)
Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
2. Rigoletto – Questa o quella 00:01:47
Laparra, Raoul
L’illustre Fregona: Melancolique tombe le soir
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
3. L’illustre Fregona: Melancolique tombe le soir 00:03:19
Borodin, Alexander Porfir’yevich
Borodin, A. P., lyricist(s)
Prince Igor: Daylight is fading
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
4. Prince Igor: Daylight is fading 00:03:10
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
5. Tosca: Recondita armonia 00:02:41
6. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle 00:02:34
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria, lyricist(s)
Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
7. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile 00:02:04
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, R., lyricist(s)
Pagliacci: Recitar! … Vesti la giubba
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
8. Pagliacci: Recitar! … Vesti la giubba 00:02:45
Verdi, Giuseppe
Cammarano, Salvatore, lyricist(s)
Il trovatore, Act III: Di quella pira
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
9. Il trovatore: Di quella pira 00:01:36
Mascagni, Pietro
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni / Menasci, Guido, lyricist(s)
Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
10. Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola 00:02:24
Atterberg, Kurt
Fanal: I manner over lag och ratt
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
11. Fanal: I manner over lag och ratt 00:02:59
Puccini, Giacomo
Zangarini, Carlo / Civinini, Guelfo, lyricist(s)
La fanciulla del West: Ch’ella mi creda libera
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
12. La fanciulla del West: Ch’ella mi creda libera 00:02:28
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich, lyricist(s)
Sadko: Song of India
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
13. Sadko: Song of India 00:03:08
Herbert, Victor
Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
14. Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life 00:02:38
Kalman, Emmerich
Das Veilchen von Montmartre: Du gar som en liten prinsessa
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Hanns Bingang Orchestra
15. Das Veilchen von Montmartre: Du gar som en liten prinsessa 00:03:16
Romberg, Sigmund
The Desert Song: My Desert is Waiting
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Hanns Bingang Orchestra
16. The Desert Song: My Desert is Waiting 00:03:01
Lehar, Franz
Lohner, Fritz / Herzer, Ludwig, lyricist(s)
Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
17. Das Land des Lachelns: Dein ist mein ganzes Herz 00:03:16
18. Das Land des Lachelns: Von Apfelbluten einen Kranz 00:03:15
Abraham, Paul
Die Blume von Hawaii: Du traumschone Perle
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
19. Die Blume von Hawaii: Du traumschone Perle 00:03:23
Die Blume von Hawaii: Kann nicht kussen ohne Liebe
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
20. Die Blume von Hawaii: Kann nicht kussen ohne Liebe 00:03:03
Kalman, Emmerich
Das Veilchen von Montmartre: Heut Nacht hab ich getraumt von dir
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Hanns Bingang Orchestra
21. Das Veilchen von Montmartre: Heut Nacht hab ich getraumt von dir 00:02:58
Strauss II, Johann
Schnitzer, Ignaz, lyricist(s)
Der Zigeunerbaron: Wer uns getraut
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Schymberg, Hjordis, soprano
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
22. Der Zigeunerbaron: Wer uns getraut 00:03:07
Millocker, Karl
Zell, F. / Genee, Richard, lyricist(s)
Der Bettelstudent: Ich hab’ kein Geld
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
23. Der Bettelstudent: Ich hab’ kein Geld 00:01:38
Offenbach, Jacques
Meilhac, Henri / Halevy, Ludovic, lyricist(s)
La belle Helene: Au mont Ida trois deesses
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
24. La belle Helene: Au mont Ida trois deesses 00:03:19
Millocker, Karl
Zell, F. / Genee, Richard, lyricist(s)
Der Bettelstudent: Soll ich reden … Ich setz’ den Fall
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
25. Der Bettelstudent: Soll ich reden … Ich setz’ den Fall 00:03:16

Curtis, Ernesto de
Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
1. Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento) 00:03:29
Geehl, Henry
For dig allen (For You Alone)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
2. For dig allen (For You Alone) 00:02:10
Schrader, Mogens
Schrader, Dagmar, lyricist(s)
Sommarnatt (Summer Night)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
3. Sommarnatt (Summer Night) 00:03:12
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Mattinata
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
4. Mattinata 00:02:04
Toselli, Enrico
Serenata
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
5. Serenata 00:02:31
Arthur, Gerald
I dag (Today)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
6. I dag (Today) 00:03:13
Elgar, Edward
Violer (Salut d’amour)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
7. Violer (Salut d’amour) 00:03:18
Traditional
Tantis serenad
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
8. Tantis serenad 00:03:04
Carmela
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
9. Carmela 00:02:51
Ball, Ernest R.
Bliv min, sa ar varlden min (Love Me and the World is Mine)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
10. Bliv min, sa ar varlden min (Love Me and the World is Mine) 00:02:46
Astrom, Axel
I lyckans tempelgard (In the Sanctuary of Happiness)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
11. I lyckans tempelgard (In the Sanctuary of Happiness) 00:03:04
Tornquist, Folke
O milda sang (O Sweet Song)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
12. O milda sang (O Sweet Song) 00:03:30
Traditional
Varfor alska jag (Why Do I Love?)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
13. Varfor alska jag (Why Do I Love?) 00:03:21
Bickvor
Min sommarmelodi (My Summer Tune)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
14. Min sommarmelodi (My Summer Tune) 00:03:27
Traditional
Svarta ogon (Dark Eyes)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
15. Svarta ogon (Dark Eyes) 00:03:16
Bode, Johnny
Min langtan ar du (You Are My Yearning)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
16. Min langtan ar du (You Are My Yearning) 00:02:53
Handberg-Jorgensen, Michael
Klowens tango (Klovnens tango)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
17. Klowens tango (Klovnens tango) 00:03:09
Kaper, Bronislaw / Jurmann, Walter
Kaper, Bronislaw, arranger(s)
Ninon
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
18. Ninon 00:02:58
Gyldmark, Hugo
Kaper, Bronislaw, arranger(s)
Gitarren klingar (Guitar Sounds)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
19. Gitarren klingar (Guitar Sounds) 00:03:00
Perez-Freire, Osman
Kaper, Bronislaw, arranger(s)
Ay, ay, ay
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
20. Ay, ay, ay 00:03:05
Caruso, Enrico
Kaper, Bronislaw, arranger(s)
Ungdomsdrommar (Dreams of Long Ago)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Nils Grevillius Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
21. Ungdomsdrommar (Dreams of Long Ago) 00:03:26
Traditional
Sommargladje (Summer Joy)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio pianist, piano
Studio violinist, violin
Bjorling, Gosta, tenor
Bjorling, Olle, tenor
22. Sommargladje (Summer Joy) 00:02:54
Dresser, Paul
Barndomshemmet (On the Banks of the Wabash)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio pianist, piano
Studio violinist, violin
Bjorling, Gosta, tenor
Bjorling, Olle, tenor
23. Barndomshemmet (On the Banks of the Wabash) 00:03:40

Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
1. La boheme: Che gelida manina 00:04:16
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, lyricist(s)
Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi… Celeste Aida
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
2. Aida: Se quel guerrier… Celeste Aida 00:04:23
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria, lyricist(s)
Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
3. Rigoletto: La donna e mobile 00:02:10
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
Tosca, Act I: Recondita armonia
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
4. Tosca: Recondita armonia 00:02:46
Ponchielli, Amilcare
Gorrio, Tobia, lyricist(s)
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
5. La Gioconda: Cielo e mar 00:04:10
Puccini, Giacomo
Zangarini, Carlo / Civinini, Guelfo, lyricist(s)
La fanciulla del West: Ch’ella mi creda libera
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
6. La fanciulla del West: Ch’ella mi creda libera 00:02:24
Meyerbeer, Giacomo
L’africaine: Mi batta il cor…O Paradiso
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
7. L’africaine: Mi batta il cor… O Paradiso 00:03:11
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
8. Tosca: E lucevan le stelle 00:02:51
Massenet, Jules
Meilhac, Henri / Gille, Philippe, lyricist(s)
Manon, Act II: Instant charmant…En fermant les yeux (Le reve)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
9. Manon: Instant charmant… En fermant les yeux 00:03:43
Bizet, Georges
Meilhac, Henri / Halevy, Ludovic, lyricist(s)
Carmen: Act II: La fleur que tu m’avais jetee, “Air de la fleur”
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
10. Carmen: La fleur que tu m’avais jetee 00:03:52
Flotow, Friedrich von
Martha, Act III: M’appari tutt’amor (Ach so fromm)
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
11. Martha, Act III: M’appari tutt’amor (Ach so fromm) 00:03:23
Gounod, Charles-Francois
Barbier, Jules / Carre, Michel, lyricist(s)
Faust: Salut! Demeure chaste et pure
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
12. Faust: Salut! Demeure chaste et pure 00:04:37
Verdi, Giuseppe
Cammarano, Salvatore, lyricist(s)
Il trovatore, Act III: Ah, si, ben mio
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
13. Il trovatore: Ah si, ben mio 00:03:17
14. Il trovatore: Di quella pira 00:01:39
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
La boheme, Act I: O soave fanciulla
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
15. La boheme: O soave fanciulla 00:04:05
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria, lyricist(s)
Rigoletto, Act I: E il sol dell’anima
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
16. Rigoletto: E il sol dell’anima 00:03:20
Giordano, Umberto
Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
Andrea Chenier: Come un bel di di maggio
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
17. Andrea Chenier: Come un bel di di maggio 00:03:13
Giordano, Umberto
Colautti, Arturo, lyricist(s)
Fedora: Amor ti vieta
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
18. Fedora: Amor ti vieta 00:02:01
Puccini, Giacomo
Adami, Giuseppe / Simoni, Renato, lyricist(s)
Turandot: Nessun dorma
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
19. Turandot: Nessun dorma 00:03:21
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, R., lyricist(s)
Pagliacci: Recitar!…Vesti la giubba
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
20. Pagliacci: Recitar!… Vesti la giubba 00:03:39
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria, lyricist(s)
Rigoletto, Act I: Questa o quella
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
21. Rigoletto: Questa, o quella 00:02:10
Mascagni, Pietro
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni / Menasci, Guido, lyricist(s)
Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma, quel vino
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
22. Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma, quel vino 00:03:48
Verdi, Giuseppe
Somma, Antonio, lyricist(s)
Un ballo in maschera: Di’ tu se fedele
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Studio orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
23. Un ballo in maschera: Di’ tu se fedele 00:03:15

Gounod, Charles-Francois
Barbier, Jules / Carre, Michel, lyricist(s)
Romeo et Juliette, Act II: Ah! Leve-toi, soleil!, “Cavatine”
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
1. Romeo et Juliette: Ah! leve – toi, soleil 00:03:18
Massenet, Jules
Meilhac, Henri / Gille, Philippe, lyricist(s)
Manon, Act III: Je suis seul!… Ah! fuyez, douce image
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
2. Manon: Je suis seul!… Ah! fuyez, douce image 00:04:28
Donizetti, Gaetano
Romani, Felice, lyricist(s)
L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrima
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
3. L’elisir d’amore: Una furtiva lagrima 00:04:06
Cilea, Francesco
Marenco, Leopoldo, lyricist(s)
L’arlesiana: E la solita storia
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Stockholm Concert Association Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
4. L’arlesiana: E la solita storia 00:03:49
Puccini, Giacomo
Oliva, Domenico / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
Manon Lescaut, Act I: Donna non vidi mai
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
5. Manon Lescaut: Donna non vidi mai 00:02:21
Mascagni, Pietro
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni / Menasci, Guido, lyricist(s)
Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
6. Cavalleria rusticana: O Lola 00:02:30
Godard, Benjamin
Silvestre, Armand / Capoul, Victor, lyricist(s)
Jocelyn: Berceuse
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Stockholm Concert Association Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
7. Jocelyn: Berceuse 00:02:51
Bizet, Georges
Meilhac, Henri / Halevy, Ludovic, lyricist(s)
Carmen: Act II: La fleur que tu m’avais jetee, “Air de la fleur”
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Swedish Radio Orchestra
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
8. Carmen: La fleur que tu m’avais jetee 00:04:02
Mascagni, Pietro
Targioni-Tozzetti, Giovanni / Menasci, Guido, lyricist(s)
Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma!… Quel vino e generoso
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden
Grevillius, Nils, Conductor
9. Cavalleria rusticana: Mamma!… Quel vino e generoso 00:03:49
Verdi, Giuseppe
Du Locle, Camille / Mery, Joseph, lyricist(s)
Don Carlo: Io l’ho perduta… Qual pallor… Dio, che nell’alma infondere
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Markow, Emil, bass
Merrill, Robert, baritone
RCA Victor Chorus
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
10. Don Carlo: Io l’ho perduta… Qual pallor… Dio, che nell’alma infondere 00:10:23
Verdi, Giuseppe
Boito, Arrigo, lyricist(s)
Otello, Act II: O mostruosa colpa… Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Merrill, Robert, baritone
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
11. Otello: O mostruosa colpa… Si, pel ciel marmoreo giuro 00:04:24
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
La boheme, Act IV: In un coupe… O Mimi, tu piu non torni
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Merrill, Robert, baritone
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
12. La boheme: In un coupe… O Mimi, tu piu non torni 00:04:09
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria, lyricist(s)
La forza del destino, Act III: Solenne in quest’ora
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Merrill, Robert, baritone
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
13. La forza del destino: Solenne in quest’ora 00:04:08
Bizet, Georges
Cormon, Eugene / Carre, Michel, lyricist(s)
Les pecheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Merrill, Robert, baritone
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
14. Les pecheurs de perles: Au fond du temple saint 00:04:33
Puccini, Giacomo
Giacosa, Giuseppe / Illica, Luigi, lyricist(s)
La boheme, Act I: Che gelida manina
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
Merrill, Robert, baritone
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
15. La boheme: Che gelida manina 00:05:02
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio, lyricist(s)
Aida, Act I: Se quel guerrier io fossi… Celeste Aida
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
16. Aida: Se quel guerrier io fossi… Celeste Aida 00:04:38
Ponchielli, Amilcare
Gorrio, Tobia, lyricist(s)
La Gioconda: Cielo e mar!
Bjorling, Jussi, tenor
RCA Victor Orchestra
Cellini, Renato, Conductor
17. La Gioconda: Cielo e mar! 00:04:22