Jussi Björling (1911-1960)

Tenor sueco, nacido en Stora Tuna en 1911. En 1916 forma un cuarteto vocal junto con su padre y dos hermanos, y actúa por el mundo entero. Debuta en 1930, como el farolero de Manon Lescaut, en la Ópera Real de Estocolmo. Canta en los principales escenarios del mundo, convirtiéndose en favorito del Metropolitan. Es uno de los mejores tenores de la primera mitad del siglo. Fallece en 1960.

 

Discografía

A) Opera y Oratorio

 

Aida ( Verdi )

Milanov / Barbieri / Warren / Perlea / Studio 1955 /RCA Victor

Ballo in maschera, Un ( Verdi )

Milanov / Sved / Panizza / New York 1940 / GOP / Myto

Bohème, La ( Puccini )

Schymberg / Herdenberg / Grevillius / Stoccolma 1940 / Bluebell ( A. 1° )

Sayao / Valentino / Antonicelli / New York 1948 / Myto

De los Angeles / Merrill / Beecham / Studio 1956 / EMI

Cavalleria rusticana ( Mascagni )

Milanov / Merrill / Cellini / Studio 1953 /RCA Victor

Nordmo-Lovberg / Svedenbrant / Bendix / Stoccolma 1953 / Legato / Bluebell

Tebaldi / Bastianini / Erede / Studio 1957/ Decca

Simionato / Cassel / Verchi / New York 1959 /Myto (Selez.)

Don Carlo ( Verdi )

Siepi / Rigal / Barbieri / Merrill / Hines / Stiedry / New York 1950 / Myto

Faust ( Gounod )

Kirsten / Guarrera / Siepi / Cleva / New York 1950 / Myto

Soderstrom / Merrill / Siepi / Morel / New York 1959 / Myto

Madama Butterfly ( Puccini )

De los Angeles / Sereni / Santini / Studio 1959 / EMI

Manon Lescaut ( Puccini )

Kirsten / Valdengo / Antonicelli/ New York 1949 / Myto

Albanese L. / Merrill / Perlea / Studio 1954 / RCA Victor

Albanese L. / Guarrera / Mitropoulos / New York 1956 / Melodram

Schymberg / Hasslo / Grevillius / Stoccolma 1959 / Bluebell ( Selez. )

Pagliacci, I ( Leoncavallo)

De los Angeles / Warren / Merrill / Cellini / Studio 1953 / EMI

Moberg / Sundquist / Hallgren / Gardelli/ Stoccolma 1954 / Legato / Bluebell ( Selez.)

Rigoletto ( Verdi )

Peters / Merrill / Tozzi / Perlea/ Studio 1956 / RCA Victor

Prytz / Sundquist / Jacobsson / Bendix/ Stoccolma 1957 / Bluebell

Romeo e Giulietta ( Gounod )

Schymberg / Grevillius`/ Stoccolma 1940 / Bluebell ( Selez: )

Sayao / Brownlee / Moscona / Cooper / New York 1947 / Myto

Tosca ( Puccini )

Milanov / Warren / Leinsdorf / Studio 1957 / RCA Victor

Curtis-Verna / Mac Neil / Mitropoulos / New York 1959 / Myto ( Selez.)

Traviata ( Verdi )

Schymberg / Molin / Sandberg / Stoccolma 1939 / Grammofono 2000

Trovatore, Il ( Verdi )

Cigna / Palson-Wettergren / Basiola / Gui / Londra 1939 / GOP / Legato

Greco / Castagna / Valentino / Calusio New York 1941/ AS / Radio Years

Milanov, Barbieri, Warren / Cellini / Studio 1952 / RCA Victor

Schymberg / Meyer / Hasslo / Sandberg / Stoccolma 1960 / Bluebell

Turandot ( Puccini )

Nilsson / Tebaldi / Leinsdorf / Studio 1960 / RCA Victor

 

Missa Solemnis ( Beethoven )

Milanov/ Castagna / Kipnis / Toscanini / New York 1940 / Magic Talent

Requiem (Verdi)

Milanov / Castagna / Moscona / Toscanini / New York 1940 / GOP / Music&Arts

Price L. / Elias / Tozzi / Reiner/ Studio 1960 / Decca


B) Antologías y recitales

 

Live ! Holland 1939 - Norway 1954 / Bluebell

Swedish Radio Concerts / Bluebell

Rare and alternative Record.1933-49 / Bluebell

In Song and Ballad / Bluebell

Recital Atlanta 1959 / Bluebell

Grona Lund Recordings Vol. 1 / Bluebell

Grona Lund Recordings Vol. 2 / Bluebell

The Bjorling Family / Bluebell

Songs in Swedish / Swedish Society

Opera Arias / Decca

Opera Arias / Emi

Opera Arias and Songs Vol. 2 / Emi

The Swedish recordings / Emi Swed.

Jussi Bjorling in Concert / Eklipse

Omaggio a Jussi Bjorling - Unpubl.Recordings / GOP

Desert Islands Collection / Legato

The Swedish Caruso - Perform. 1937-60 / Legato

Jussi's Bjorling Last Concert / Myto

Opera Arias / Myto

Collection / Nimbus

Collection Vol. 2 / Nimbus

In Song / Nimbus

Antologia / Pearl

Antologia Vol. 2 / Pearl

Antologia Vol. 3 / Pearl

Arias and Duets / Rca Victor

Operatic Arias / Rca Victor

At Carnegie Hall 1958 / Rca Victor

The Ultimate Collection / Rca Victor

Great Opera Arias / Rca Victor