The Very Best of Jussi Bjrling

Jussi Bjrling

[1] Bizet: Les Pecheurs des Perles Au fond du temple saint (1951)**with R Merrill 4:36
[2] Puccini: Tosca Recondita armonia (1957) *** 3:03
[3] Puccini: Tosca E lucevan le stelle (1957) *** 3:42
[4] Puccini: Turandot Non piangere Li (1960)*** 2:54
[5] Puccini: Turandot Nessun dorma (1960)*** 3:27
[6] Bizet: Carmen La fleur que tu mavais jete (1938) * 3:52
[7] Massenet: Manon Je suis seul Ah! Fuyez, douce image (1945)* 4:31
[8] Gounod: Romo et Juliette Ah! lve-toi soleil (1946)-* 3:21
[9] Meyerbeer: LAfricana Mi batte il cor O Paradiso! (1937) * 3:14
[10] Verdi: Aida Se quel guerrier Celeste Aida (1951)** 4:41
[11] Verdi: La Forza del Destino Solenne in questora (1951)**with Robert Merrill 4:10
[12] Verdi: Otello Si, pel ciel [with Robert Merrill] (1951)** 4:26
[13] Ponchielli: La Gioconda Cielo e mar (1951)** 4:25
[14] Puccini: Manon Lescaut Donna non vidi mai (1948)* 2:26
[15] Puccini: La Bohme Che gelida manina (1956) ** 5:09
[16] Puccini: La Bohme O Mimi, tu pi non torni (1956) ** with Robert Merrill 3:04
[17] Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana Mamma, quel vino e generoso (1944) * 3:49
[18] Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci Recitar! Vesti la giubba (1944) * 3:41
[19] Leoncavallo: Mattinata (1944) * 2:17
[20] Tosti: Ideale (1937)* 3:21
[21] Alfvn: Skogen sover [with Harry Ebert, piano] (1939) 2:31

*Orchestras incl Royal Opera Stockholm conducted by Nils Grevilius (6-9,14,17-20)
**RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini (1,10-13) conducted Thomas Beecham (15,16)
***Orchestra of the Rome Opera / Erich Leinsdorf 1957 (2-3) 1960 (4,5)