FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Lars Bjorling: The Art of Singing (A Tribute to David Bjorling Vol.4) | Sterling CDA1835

Lars Bjorling: The Art of Singing (A Tribute to David Bjorling Vol.4)

£19.06

In stock - available for despatch within 1 working day

Label: Sterling

Cat No: CDA1835

Barcode: 7393338183525

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 6th November 2020

Contents

Artists

Lars Bjorling (tenor)
Lilian Carlsson (piano)
Harry Ebert (piano)
Carl-Otto Erasmie (piano)
Jan Eyron (piano)
Brita Lignell (piano)
Anouchka Mukherjee (piano)
John McCay (piano)
Sergei Reznikov (piano)
Ulf Wesslen (piano)

Artists

Lars Bjorling (tenor)
Lilian Carlsson (piano)
Harry Ebert (piano)
Carl-Otto Erasmie (piano)
Jan Eyron (piano)
Brita Lignell (piano)
Anouchka Mukherjee (piano)
John McCay (piano)
Sergei Reznikov (piano)
Ulf Wesslen (piano)

About

‘When my Father Jussi was chosen as the 20th century’s leading male opera singer by English music critics at the turn of the century, we felt great joy and pride in the family. From my very early age I experienced singing and music at home, but most of all, I remember visiting the Opera house when Father sang. As soon as Father began to sing, I recognized him, it was easy. He sounded ‘different’ than the rest of the ensemble. My Father was in his early 30s and had then been singing for 25 years. Already at the age of four to five, my Father and his brothers began to learn the essentials of the art of singing under my grandfather David’s solid guidance.

‘I have spent a great deal of my life exploring the secrets of the Italian bel canto, conveyed by David and my Father, and I have reached the conclusion that there are no secrets; it is just the natural voice that has to be heard, free from settings and so-called tone formation.’

– Lars Björling

Contents:

CD 1
1. Meyerbeer - L’Africana: Mi batte il cor... O Paradiso
2. Gounod - Faust: Salut! demeure chaste et pure
3. Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles: A cette voix quel trouble
4. Massenet - Manon: En fermant les yeux
5. Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Addio alla Madre
6. Puccini - Tosca: Recondita armonia
7. Verdi - La Forza del destino: La vita e’inferno all’infelice
8. Puccini - La bohème: Che gelida manina
9. Puccini - Turandot: Nessum dorma
10. Bizet - Carmen: La fleur que tu m’avais jetée
11. Massenet - El Cid: Ah! tout est bien fini – O Souverain, ô juge, ô père
12. Giordano - Andrea Chénier: Un dì all’azzuro spazio
13. Verdi - Aida: Celeste Aida
14. Verdi - Il Trovatore: Di quella pira
15. Wagner - Lohengrin: In fernem Land

CD 2
1. Seven Swedish Folk-tunes (arr. Ulf Wesslén)
2. Sjöberg - Tonerna
3. Geijer - Vallgossens visa
4. Finnish Folk-tune (arr: Gunnar Hahn) - En vildros så fager
5. Pfeil - Lugn vilar sjön, op.10 no.1
6. Almqvist - Om bland tusen stjärnor / Du går inte ensam
7. Stenhammar - I Skogen / Kärt är att råka dig nattviol
8. Körling - Vita rosor
9. Peterson-Berger - Jungfrun under lind
10. Peterson-Berger - Ditt namn jag hade skrivit, op.5 no.2
11. Peterson-Berger - Som stjärnorna på himmelen, op.5 no.3
12. Peterson-Berger - Längtan heter min arvedel
13. Widéen - Serenad / Tallarnas barr och björkarnas blad
14. Rangström - Sommarnatten
15. Alfvén - Skogen sover, op.28 no.6
16. Söderman - Kung Heimer och Aslög
17. Stenhammar - Melodi / Bara du går över ängarna
18. Stenhammar - Orfeus med sin lutas klang, 2.44 •
19. Sibelius - Svarta Rosor, op.36 no.1
20. Sibelius - Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, op.37 no.5
21. Sibelius - Demanten på marssnön, op.36 no.6
22. Sibelius - Var det en dröm? op.37 no.4
23. Sibelius - Till kvällen, op.17 no.6

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here