The Complete RCA Album Collection

~ Release by Jussi Björling (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Great Tenor Arias by Jussi Björling
2▶CD: Operatic Duets
3▶CD: Jussi Björling in Song
4▶CD: Björling Sings at Carnegie Hall
5▶CD: Björling in Opera
6▶CD: Jussi Björling – Swedish Songs
7▶CD: Cavalleria rusticana
8▶CD: Il trovatore (Highlights)
9▼CD: Aida (Highlights)
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1Aïda: Atto I. “Se quel guerrier” … “Celeste Aida”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Recitativo “Se quel guerriero io fossi!” … Romanza “Celeste Aida” (Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1871)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni (in 1870)
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi4:43
2Aïda: Atto I. “Ritorna vincitor”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto I, scena 1. Scena: “Ritorna vincitor!” – “E l’amor mio …” – “I sacri nomi di padre, d’amante” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto I
Giuseppe Verdi6:37
3Aïda: Atto II, scena 1. “Chi mai fra gl’inni e i plausi”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Introduzione, scena e coro di donne: “Chi mai fra gl’inni e i plausi” (Schiave, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi2:59
4Aïda: Atto II, scena 1. Dance of the Moorish Slaves
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. Danza degli schiavi mori (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:23
5Aïda: Atto II, scena 1. “Vieni: Sul crin ti piovano”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 1. “Vieni, sul crin ti piovano” (Schiave, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi1:45
6Aïda: Atto II, scena 2. “Gloria all’Egitto”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Gran Finale II “Gloria all’Egitto, ad Iside” (Popolo, Sacerdoti)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:58
7Aïda: Atto II, scena 2. Ballet
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto II, scena 2. Ballabile (orchestra)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Akt II
part of:
Aida: Atto II
Giuseppe Verdi4:21
8Aïda: Atto III. “Qui Ramadès verrà!”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:42
9Aïda: Atto III. “O patria mia”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Romanza: “Qui Radamès verrá!” … “O patria mia” (Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi5:28
10Aïda: Atto III. “Ciel! Mio padre!”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III. Duetto “Ciel! mio padre!” … “A te grave cagion m’adduce” (Aida, Amonasro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:13
11Aïda: Atto III. “Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamete”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Duetto: “Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate” – “In armi ora si desta il popol nostro” – “Padre, a costoro schiava non sono” (Aida, Amonasro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:39
12Aïda: Atto III. “In arma ora si desta il popol nostro”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Duetto: “Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate” – “In armi ora si desta il popol nostro” – “Padre, a costoro schiava non sono” (Aida, Amonasro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:50
13Aïda: Atto III. “Padre! A costoro schiava non sono”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Duetto: “Rivedrai le foreste imbalsamate” – “In armi ora si desta il popol nostro” – “Padre, a costoro schiava non sono” (Aida, Amonasro)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi2:31
14Aïda: Atto III. “Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III. Duetto “Pur ti riveggo, mia dolce Aida…” (Radamès, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:30
15Aïda: Atto III. “Nel fiero anelito de nuova guerra”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Duetto: “Nel fiero anelito di nuova guerra” (Radamès, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi1:48
16Aïda: Atto III. “Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto III: Duetto: “Fuggiam gli ardori inospiti” / “Là, tra foreste vergini” (Aida, Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto III
Giuseppe Verdi4:23
17Aïda: Atto IV, scena 1. “Già i sacerdoti adunansi”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Duetto: “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” – “Ah! Tu deî vivere” – “Misero appien mi festi” – ”Chi ti salva, sciagurato” (Amneris, Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi2:13
18Aïda: Atto IV, scena 1. “Ah! Tu dêi vivere! ”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Duetto: “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” – “Ah! Tu deî vivere” – “Misero appien mi festi” – ”Chi ti salva, sciagurato” (Amneris, Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi2:43
19Aïda: Atto IV, scena 1. “Chi ti salva”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 1: Duetto: “Già i sacerdoti adunansi” – “Ah! Tu deî vivere” – “Misero appien mi festi” – ”Chi ti salva, sciagurato” (Amneris, Radamès)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi1:50
20Aïda: Atto IV, scena 2. “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Scena e duetto: “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” – “Presago il core della tua condanna” – “Morir si pura e bella” – “Vedi?... di morte l'angelo” (Radamès, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi2:38
21Aïda: Atto IV, scena 2. “Presago il core della tua condanna”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Scena e duetto: “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” – “Presago il core della tua condanna” – “Morir si pura e bella” – “Vedi?... di morte l'angelo” (Radamès, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi2:12
22Aïda: Atto IV, scena 2. “Vedi? Di morte l’angelo”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
partial recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Scena e duetto: “La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse” – “Presago il core della tua condanna” – “Morir si pura e bella” – “Vedi?... di morte l'angelo” (Radamès, Aida)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi1:47
23Aïda: Atto IV, scena 2. “O terra, addio”
baritone vocals:
Leonard Warren (baritone)
bass vocals:
Борис Христов (Boris Christoff, Bulgarian bass)
choir vocals:
Rome Opera House Choir
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Fedora Barbieri (mezzo-soprano)
soprano vocals:
Bruna Rizzoli (italian soprano)
tenor vocals:
Jussi Björling (tenor) and Mario Carlin (tenor)
orchestra:
Rome Opera House Orchestra
conductor:
Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
recording of:
Aida: Atto IV, scena 2: Finale Ultimo: “O terra addio” (Aida, Radamès, coro, Amneris)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Antonio Ghislanzoni
part of:
Aida: Atto IV
Giuseppe Verdi5:19
10▶CD: Manon Lescaut (Highlights)
11▶CD: Rigoletto (Highlights)
12▶CD: Tosca (Highlights)
13▶CD: Turandot (Highlights)
14▶CD: Roméo et Juliette (Highlights)

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booklet editor:Eva Reisinger
distributed by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/6014848 [info]

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includes:Manon Lescaut (1954 studio cast, conductor: Perlea) by Giacomo Puccini (Italian composer); Licia Albanese (soprano), Jussi Björling (tenor), Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone), Rome Opera Orchestra, Rome Opera Chorus, Jonel Perlea (Romanian conductor)
Operatic Duets by Jussi Bjoerling (tenor), Robert Merrill (American operatic baritone), RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra