popular music: Jussi Bjorling

popular music: Jussi Bjorling

popular music:

Jussi Bjorling

Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, ...

RCA, 2003

Magnificent
Some years ago I met an elderly gentleman who'd served as a co-pilot on a B-24 bomber during WWII. During a raid on a North German site their aircraft was badly damaged and they were forced to crash-land it in Sweden. The shaken but uninjured crew was picked up by the ...

Verdi: Il Trovatore

George Cehanovsky, Leonard Warren, ...

RCA, 1990

A REMINDER OF THE WAY OPERA USED TO SOUND!
I'm going to make this very short and to-the-point. They simply don't sing like this anymore ----- sopranos and tenors like Milanov and Bjoerling are an extinct breed, and we are the poorer for it. Ditto for Fedora Barbieri and Leonard Warren ------- two more ...

The #1 Opera Album

Giacomo Puccini, Giuseppe Verdi, ...

Decca, 2001

great collection
If one was wanting to introduce a friend to the wonderful world of opera, this would be a great cd to buy them. Also at this time when many of us are worrying about Luciano and his health , it is great to hear him featured on many of the selections. A great buy and ...

La Boheme

Puccini, De Los Angeles, ...

EMI Classics, 2002

The Alternative to Karajan's Bohème
This is in my opinion one of the best recordings of Puccini's opera 'La bohème', along with Karajan Freni-Pavarotti recording on DECCA. The orchestra is rich and Beecham's direction is masterful. The wonderful instrumental work goes its own way despite of what is going ...

Puccini: Turandot [Hybrid SACD]

Giacomo Puccini, Erich Leinsdorf, ...

RCA, 2006

Classic Turandot
Though this recording is generally highly rated, the ease and arrogance with which a few reviewers have dismissed this historic performance leave one perplexed and saddened, wondering if perhaps Amazon's customer rating system is such a great thing after all. ...

Strauss: Die Fledermaus

Johann II Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Decca, 2005

Superlative recording with lost gala tradition intact
This is one of the grand old recordings from the glory days of the mid-sixties. It has opulent casting and even more opulent sound values. I doubt that anyone will quibble about the overall quality of this venture. Therefore I just wanted to address a couple of ...

The Ultimate Puccini Collection

Giacomo Puccini, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Decca, 1998

Fantastic!
This is one of the first opera CDs I ever got. It's wonderful for just about any body;from the newbies like me or the opera fanatics. I especially like 'In Questa Reggia'. Buy it now!!

Puccini: Turandot

Adelio Zagonara, Mario Sereni, ...

RCA, 1996

Classic Turandot
Though this recording is generally highly rated, the ease and arrogance with which a few reviewers have dismissed this historic performance leave one perplexed and saddened, wondering if perhaps Amazon's customer rating system is such a great thing after all. ...

Very Best of

Jussi Bjorling

EMI Classics, 2003

This is the very best
Unless, you are as crazy as I am about Bjorling and willing to buy everything available anyway, this is the collection to purchase. It includes the best of all the other compilations. The sound is very clean: much better than some of the records that I have with the ...

The "Pearl Fishers" Duet

Robert Merrill, Giorgio Tozzi, ...

RCA, 1990

The Kiss of Jussi
Bjoerling never misses his pitch, never struggles with any note in his repertoire, never runs out of breath, and most importantly, never fails to makes any note perfectly beautiful. Bjoerling's supporting cast are immortalized by their association with this ...

Leoncavallo: I Pagliacci

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Renato Cellini, ...

EMI Classics, 1998

You must own this recording!!!!
This recording is a must have. Bjoerling is at his vocal and dramatic peak on this recording. All his arias ("Un Grande Spetacolo", "Un tal giocco" "Vesti la Giubba", and "No! Pagliaccio non son!") are all flawlessly sung. Leonard Warren's performance of the sinister ...

Verdi: Requiem

Giorgio Tozzi, Giuseppe Verdi, ...

Decca, 1995

Bjoerling at his best
I don't know what people are talking about when they say Jussi Bjoerling was past his best in this recording. It seems that because it was his last completed commercial recording people think that he must have been old and past his prime. Nothing could be further from ...

Aria: Original Soundtrack Recording

Shirley Verrett, Reri Grist, ...

RCA, 1990

Ms Price at her best
This album is simply one of the best collections ever and a must in every music lovers discotheque. Ms Price's rendition of La Vergine degli Angeli is heartmoving and unsurpassed, except perhaps for Ponselle and each track is stupendously moving. Buy this album. It is ...

Madama Butterfly

Giacomo Puccini, Gabriele Santini, ...

EMI Classics, 1990

de los Angeles a beautiful Butterfly
I owned the highlights LP of this recording many years ago. I had never heard the complete recording before I bought this copy, and I am very happy with it. Certain recorded Butterflys are considered to be definitive, with Toti dal Monte, Maria Callas and Renata ...

Puccini: La Bohème

Puccini, Sir Thomas Beecham, ...

EMI Classics, 1990

An undiscovered gem?
I bought this recording before I became familiar with opera performers. I probably would never have considered it now that I am "educated". Let's face it - the principle performers are not the big names that one typically looks for when considering an opera ...