I am also a big fan of the 'O Holy Night' recording of
Jussi's, and it is without a doubt the best I have
ever heard anyone sing it!

I also love his Cielo E Mar from (I think) the late
30's/early 40s, and his Nessun Dorma from '38. Another
great performance is Salut! Demeure from Voices of
Firestone, as wel as "Mattinata" from the same show.

Pearl Fishers is also excelent. What can I say? Nobody
is better than Jussi!


--- Ken <kenreg@...> wrote:

> Hi J.S. and Welcome!
>
> Done to death? Hardly. This group has been
> extremely quiet so I was
> delighted to see your message this morning.
>
> My 2 favorite Bjoerling recordings would have to be:
>
> 1) Duet from the Pearl Fishers with Robert Merrill.
> This was the first
> Bjoerling recording I heard and it made my socks
> roll up and down! :-)
>
> 2) Verdi Requiem. Live performance at Carnegie
> Hall in 1942 (or 1941?
> early 40s, anyway) with Toscanini and the NBC. I
> believe that this
> recording was unpublished until some time in the
> 80s.
>
> -- Ken
>
> tenorfan55 wrote:
> >
> > I am new to this group but delighted to be here. I
> think Bjoerling's
> > version of "O Holy Night" is the most beautiful
> and thrilling ever
> > recorded. It invariably makes me tear up,
> especially at the end.
> > Question: I've heard this was the last thing he
> ever recorded - is this
> > true?
> >
> > I'm curious - what are people's favorite Bjoerling
> recordings? (Limit
> > to two, please!!) Again, sorry as I'm sure this
> question has been done
> > to death here. But there are always newbies.
> >
> > J.S.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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>
>




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