hace nueve dije "que voz maravillosa". Vuelvo a escuchar esta versión de Jussi Bjorling y es como quien la escucha por primera vez: profunda, maravillosa, hace llorar.
there is something especially pure and authentic about this tenors voice.nothing forced even with the highest notes.his singing rings true and is really achingly captivating for opera lovers
Thank you so much for this. This is the best quality recording I've ever heard of Jussi. He had, not the strongest, not the most powerful, but the most beautiful voices ever heard.
I never before heard Jussi Bjourling sing Cavalleria. He was truly an artist. He brought everything to his performance, including the most effortlessly beautiful tenor voice.
"If youre gonna compare a Hanzo sword, you compare it to every other sword ever made... that wasnt made by Hattori Hanzo." (Kill Bill 2) I own the Bjorling,Milanov,Merrill vinyl with Cavalleria and Pagliacci; actually I grew up with it, my father played it regularly. So, I probably have a bias; however, in keeping with the quote (above), I don't think I've ever heard a less than wonderful Bjorling recording. Thanks for posting this one.
Thank you, very belatedly, Ingrid - I am sometimes so busy, I don't get around to my subscriptions - somehow I missed this. I love Bjoerling in this role - I have a recording of him with Milnov. One can never hear enough of his beautiful voice. In this recording, the quality is very superior to mine - I will try to upload mine after my next concert - at the end of April. Fondly, Rowna (aka cantorandopera)
Jussi captured me with song in 1958 and he has been my favorite tenor ever since. MY vinal recording of this opera and Pagliacci is very fine but I believe this particular recording actually surpasses the one I have. Wow!!!!! I'd sure like to get the whole opera. Is it available anywhere?
@MrLumsdenew Have no idea,dear Eric, also I consider this version as one of the best ever recorded, let´s hope that, maybe one of these day´s, it will appear again on the shelves. All the best to you,Ingrid
@CraigFrancisSoto Sono assolutamente d´accordo con te, caro Craig! ...and my thanks to you for always beeing present with your comments. Have a nice weekend, un caro saluto, Ingrid
That was wonderful singing, but... but... but... did he sound like a peasant? No. His tone is definitely patrician: all those Swedish, silvery overtones. He doesn't sound like a villager who's got out of his depth. The singing is tremendous (and I love the full recording, but I have to suspend belief a bit more than usual with Jussi in the role of peasant). Gigli (amongst many others) managed to sound like the village idiot more convincingly (for some reason, see also Nemorino), and there have been many others who didn't have Jussi's stunning voice but who were more plausible in the role. I'm probably talking out of the wrong end of my alimentary tract, but that's how I see it: wonderful, wonderful singing but not really what the opera needs.
