Jussi Bjorling "Kuda, kuda vy udalilis" E. Onegin Live 1960

[MsWombat66]

L'air de Lenski. Es gibt wenig Bessers!

[flossie5432]

such a pure tone . i loved listening to my dad's records of Jussi Bjorling-and this is live ! what perfection . thank you for uploading .

[pepeelsordo]

Even for someone who is not a tenor but has sung professionally primary roles knows that what Bjorling is doing here is so incredibly difficult!

A true master of all times. 

[abracadabranque]

Très belle version,même si le suédois est difficile à entendre dans cet air.

[thintieguy1]

For anyone who does not sing or is not a tenor, it is difficult to describe what unmatched flow, legato and seamless range this giant of singing had. Really, singing is NOT this easy for 99.99999% of the rest of us!!!! And what underlying pathos that was the basic color of his voice. Hearing it is like having liquid gold poured over your head!

[gumbess]

Tragic, beautiful, Jussi is the best

[jackusdk]

Goddamn booze grabbed him and wouldn't let go! And just like that, he was gone. His voice never flagged. Can you imagine 20 more years of it? We were robbed!

[jimwaters207yt]

6:10, he truly is the king of all tenors

[mamiesgame]

What gifts you give those of us who love Jussi Bjorling! Thank you! Thank you!

[leoniemikele]

God, he's so incredibly good.... if you love this aria check out Domingo's (Tchaikovsky Gala, not Rostropovich), and Lemeshev's and Wunderlich's.

[TheInimitableKaka]

Thank you. Much better than his studio recording of the same.

[winobuff]

Stunning. Bravo Jussi!

[seektheforce]

It is not the language that matters, it is the person singing, and the notes that matter.

[winobuff]

@seektheforce The language does matter somewhat since the vowels differ greatly between the Russian and the Swedish, changing the line. That said, this is a terrific rendition that I have no quarrel with. He was entitled to sing it in Swedish if he felt like it!

[chaiter1]

It is a beautifully sung performance, but for my ears as a Russian speaker it sounds strange. And Swedish is definitely not the language with the right inflections for this aria. What a pity he did not sing it in Russian....

[RoyKa2010]

Singing Lensky's aria in one's final concert, such a tragic irony, the awareness of which made listen to each and every bit of it more intently than ever.

What an artist! Marvelous to the very end...

[65attila]

I will never forget the first time and the many other times I heard this magnificent performance. The subtle changes in dynamics and the silken line are temendous

[Morgan30233]

This is the benchmark for this Aria in any language.

[ellandelachapelle]

My grandfather´s mother Olga von Knorring was Russian (born in 1856). I bet she attended the prémière of this opera! (she may have left some diary. Who knows?) (one of her sons by the way became a composer. And pupil of Sibelius.)

[musclemaggg]

bra

[Webarton]

This is truly a gem of art.

[lpizzella]

Tal vez su ultimo recital en vida pero una voz que permanecerá siempre vigente para la historia de la lirica y de lasvoces mas bella de la historia de la musica y no tan solo de la opera.

[TheDrownedindesire]

great stuff!!! Bravo

[mozzrt]

Thank you Onegin65 for your many, many outstanding clips! You have given everyone interested in real music such hours of unspeakable joy...

[JorPove]

Esta pieza es tan bella liiricamente hablando que cantada en ruso o en sueco ,suena agradable al oido y en la voz de Boejrling es aun mas melodiosa.

[neronnenn]

dommage qu'il n'a pas chanté en russe, il est incroyablement bien

[fabiantenor]

Beautiful!!! seamless legato, thanks maestro Onegin!

[paulostroff99]

Jussi is god! Bravo! TY.

[tHEnOOSEsWINGS]

King Jussi-Definitive.

[gumbess]

@tHEnOOSEsWINGS DITTO!