BJORLING, Jussi: Bjorling Collection, Vol. 2: Songs in Swedish (1929-1937)

Jussi Björling was born in 1911 in Sweden’s province of Dalarna. His father, a tenor, taught his three oldest sons, including Jussi, to sing, and together they formed the ‘Bjoerling Male Quartet’ and toured extensively in Sweden and the United States. In 1928 Jussi Björling left the band and entered the Stockholm Conservatory. At the age of eighteen, he made his first record, a Neapolitan song Gondolsäng, as a tenor. His early tenor recordings display his solid technique, charming youthful timbre, as well as astonishing interpretative maturity. Björling is here supported by Nils Grevillius, who also conducted many of Björling’s opera recordings. The two bonus tracks included were probably made in New York in 1920 during the Bjoerling Male Quartet’s U.S. tour when Jussi was not yet ten years old.

Tracklist

De Curtis, Ernesto
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
1Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento)03:29
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Geehl, Henry
O'Reilly, P.J. - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
2For dig allen (For You Alone)02:10
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Schrader, Mogens
Schrader, Dagmar - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
3Sommarnatt (Summer Night)03:12
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Leoncavallo, Ruggero
Leoncavallo, Ruggero - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
4Mattinata02:04
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Toselli, Enrico
Silvestri, Alfredo - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
5Serenata02:31
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Arthur, Gerald
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
6I dag (Today)03:13
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Elgar, Edward
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
7Salut d'amour (Liebesgrüss), Op. 12 (Sung in Swedish) (arr. for tenor and orchestra)03:18
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
8Tantis serenad03:04
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
De Curtis, Ernesto
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
9Carmela02:51
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Ball, Ernest R.
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
10Bliv min, sa ar varlden min (Love Me and the World is Mine)02:46
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Astrom, Axel
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
11I lyckans tempelgard (In the Sanctuary of Happiness)03:04
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Tornquist, Folke
Stenfelt, Fritz - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
12O milda sang (O Sweet Song)03:30
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Traditional
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
13Varfor alska jag (Why Do I Love?)03:21
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Bickvor
Bickvor - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
14Min sommarmelodi (My Summer Tune)03:27
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
15Svarta ogon (Dark Eyes)03:16
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Bode, Johnny
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
16Min langtan ar du (You Are My Yearning)02:53
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Handberg-Jorgensen, Michael
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
17Klowens tango (Klovnens tango)03:09
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Kaper, Bronisław
Jurmann, Walter
Kaper, Bronisław - Lyricist
Jurmann, Walter - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
18Ninon02:58
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Gyldmark, Hugo
Kaper, Bronisław - Arranger
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
19Gitarren klingar (Guitar Sounds)03:00
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Pérez Freire, Osmán
Kaper, Bronisław - Arranger
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
20Ay, ay, ay03:05
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Caruso, Enrico
Kaper, Bronisław - Arranger
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
21Ungdomsdrommar (Dreams of Long Ago)03:26
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Nils Grevillius Orchestra (Orchestra)
Grevillius, Nils (Conductor)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Björling, Olle (tenor)
Björling, Gösta (tenor)
Studio violinist (violin)
Studio pianist (piano)
22Sommargladje (Summer Joy)02:54
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Björling, Olle (tenor)
Björling, Gösta (tenor)
Studio violinist (violin)
Studio pianist (piano)
Dresser, Paul
Karl-Ewert - Lyricist
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Björling, Olle (tenor)
Björling, Gösta (tenor)
Studio violinist (violin)
Studio pianist (piano)
23Barndomshemmet (On the Banks of the Wabash)03:40
Björling, Jussi (tenor)
Björling, Olle (tenor)
Björling, Gösta (tenor)
Studio violinist (violin)
Studio pianist (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:10:21