Jussi Bjorling - Adelaide (Beethoven)

[panchorou]

una lección de canto de un tenor que merecería mucho mas reconocimiento

[RockkDiLean]

THE BIGEST MASTERS

[petereuropa]

We don't say R.I.P. to Jussi. We say "thank you".

2011, this year it is 100 years since Jussi Björling was born. Your singing will be a gift to us who love you for our life and for the future mankind something beautiful to listen to and it will rest until eternity.

[faktenmann]

Peter A n d e r s singt dieses berühmte Lied Beethovens mit der romantischen Gefühlsintensität des großen lyrischen Tenors. Am Klavier: Michael Raucheisen.

[Cissy97]

Bjorling's Adelaide is very moving. Wunderlich's is very musical. Anders' very stylistic.

[GuidoKaiserBariton1]

Einfach nur phantastisch

[GuidoKaiserBariton1]

Oh Gott, ist das schön !

[aussiechickdiana]

Another Jussi-beauty...you are and will always be, a TREASURE...

[Siriusfanatiker]

Jussi is wonderful in everyway. He was the master of his trade. But it s the tone in his voice. Never again will a tenor bee born with that tone.

[fafalio]

rasenta la perfezione. straordinario. peccato per alcuni acuti non esemplari...ma in generale magistrale..grande!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[paulostroff99]

Lovely indeed.TY James for sharing this jeweland mx for 12003 for posting

[CanadaPisces]

A lovely composition+a very good pianist+just the right tenor= a superb performance that the listener will always treasure!  Thank you mx12003 for posting this fine video!

[Herur22]

@CanadaPisces

Thank you for sharing, James.

[happywealthyme]

Ok...the nice thing about Paul Potts is that he introduced many people to the wonder of beautiful music that they may not have experienced or would have automatically dismissed. It's only a YouTube click away to Jussi.

I grew up listening to all types of classical music including Bjorling...and I've only just rediscovered who I love listening to as my dad's records are lost....

To my listening ears Bjorling is absolutely my all time favorite bar none.

[GeneralRenz]

2:07-2:34 may be the most masterful singing I've heard

[mareckbamf]

@GeneralRenz I was thinking 0:01-6:07, but sure, whatever.

[Marlis43]

Die Paraphrasierung im Deutschen ist hervorragend!

For me the best interpretation by the best voice.

[alfarhaneh]

utterly divine and yet devastatingly human

jussi is a gift to us all

[TheDarthsala]

Björling, Corelli and Del Monaco were amazing but no one will ever reach the greatness of the one and only greatest tenor ever: PAUL POTT(beware! irony)

[falstocat]

Why does the accompanist refuse to take Jussi's tempi? What an asshole.

[donerlich]

The only way you can compare Wunderlich and Bjorling is to say that they were both great tenors. That's about where it ends. Different everything else. Even the recording technologies and methods would have differed substantially, so why bother trying.

[winobuff]

Perfection.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@flaze3 An example of what I am saying can be found by searching for 'Tito Schipa teaches'. This man was one of the greatest exponents of true Bel Canto singing on record. He speaks the truth and also gives beautiful examples of his teaching. Simplicity, natural and being true in one's expression of the words. Tone and notes have no place in the mind when you go to sing. The mind should always be focused on the one thing, expressing the words with true feeling and utmost clarity .. storytelling.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@flaze3 The true art of singing was taught by true Bel Canto teachers, the 'Professori'. The teaching employed was a very holistic approach and was aimed at drawing out the natural innate and unique voice from each student. Students who succeeded had complete vocal freedom and sang with very little effort, but with great fluidity to the voice and the true colours of their voice were heard through their honest expression of the words and phrases in a song.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@flaze3 Falseness in singing and its teaching is attributed predominantly to the introduction of the scientific approach to singing taught by the so called 'maestros'. This teaching dissected singing into various physical parts i.e. breathing, vocal cords and promoted separate exercises aimed at the physical components that made up the voice. Their goal to try to 'produce' singers with their newly found knowledge of the human voice only worked against nature itself and distorted the true art.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

Bjorling WAS the last true tenor to sing on the world stage. He understood the simplicity of his art. False 'methods' have overshadowed the true art of singing for over half a century. These methods have blinded all who have gone down the wrong path, including popular stars, male & female, past & present, of the world stage. For those people, they never did & never will reveal their true singing voice. The falseness in singing is a disease & the sooner the truth comes back the better for us all.

[flaze3]

@AmhranaiAlainn falseness? Please be more specific.

[seektheforce]

@AmhranaiAlainn Jerry Hadley was...

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@seektheforce Yes, a fine voice Hadley possessed and a good interpreter. But he did not have vocal freedom, he sang from the sound of his voice, although, at times he did impart some naturalness to varying degrees. When you are one with nature, only then can you be free. Caruso having failed to achieve vocal freedom through his studies with Virgine, eventually 'got' it mainly through the help of his wife who sang from nature. The secret to this is that there is no technique. It is the mindset!

[seektheforce]

@AmhranaiAlainn This sounds....very subjective.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@seektheforce But it's true. The perception today is that singing is something you have to 'train' for. However, if you can speak without difficulty, then you already have vocal freedom and you can sing without effort and with great beauty if you wish. People need only to be 'guided' back to nature. It is in the mind where you can choose to sing as natural as you talk or whether you create obstacles because you think the same way most people see it today. It is the art that conceals art.

[seektheforce]

@AmhranaiAlainn Jussi was guided since birth. I don't think at 19 years of age I will be singing any high c's anytime soon. I am trying to sing in a natural healthy way.  But as someone who has been driven into being quiet, and speaking/singing off of my voice. It takes some work to get back there.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@seektheforce Yes, it does take work, but not in a way pertaining to the actual instrument i.e. 'vocal training'. The only work that needs to take place is in your mind. I take it you are a tenor. Remember - your voice is ALREADY quite capable of doing everything that is asked of it from the composer via your mind's instructions, once you obey nature. Notes, range, tone are for musicians. Concentrate on expressing the words with utmost clarity naturally. Be a storyteller when you sing.

[seektheforce]

@AmhranaiAlainn Do you teach voice?

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@seektheforce No I am very fortunate to have found a true Bel Canto teacher who has guided me to my own vocal freedom. Along the way on this fantastic inward journey to myself, the true knowledge has been passed on to me by this great man. He comes from an authentic lineage stretching back to the composer Ponchielli, who taught amongst others Puccini and Mascagni. But did you realise that when you listen to Jussi or most of the early pre WW2 singers, you are getting a free lesson in singing!

[seektheforce]

@AmhranaiAlainn Could you post your singing? I don't want to judge, I think there is more than one way to skin a cat though.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@seektheforce Not just yet. At the moment, I am working on putting the final 'polish' to my voice with my mentor. But just pause & ask yourself this question: Which blackberry would you say tastes the nicest - one picked in the wild or one grown in a production greenhouse under unnatural conditions? Same Q for wild and farmed salmon? My money's on nature. What we find naturally occuring will prove to be the best version. Your natural self is your best and true version of yourself. One voice.

[montallio]

@AmhranaiAlainn Speaking is not natural and doesn't come without training, it takes an average several years to learn and more to master. Same for singing. Your mystifying singing and singing technique to the point of obscurity. It may work for you, but is sounds very vague to me.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@montallio

You're right about one thing - the TRUE teaching of Bel Canto DOES lie in mystery & obscurity - thanks to 'methods' introduced to fast track singing due to pressures brought about with the advent of the industrial revolution. This new approach only falsified & degraded the true art as it dissected singing into components.

The true art was taught holistically by the Professori who's aim was to draw out the innate naturalness unique to their students. Sabatini would be an example.

[montallio]

@AmhranaiAlainn I understand your point, but I am opossed to notions of holistic training or spiritual approaches to singing technique. It may work for some, but it is not very informative. Apart from that, there is/was still a lot of good singing around by singer born after the industrial revolution, for example the late Pavarotti or Fritz Wunderlich, an incredible voice by any standards. By the way, great singing by Jussi B., one of the best .

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@montallio When I say holistic I don't mean spiritual. The Professori didn't have a structured textbook on how to sing which added to the obscurity. They understood that nature had already given each of us a perfect instrument and the voice did not need any training. What they did was to guide the student towards understanding and believing that they already had vocal freedom and that they needed only use the spoken word in a very articulate and expressive way. Jussi is a master at this.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@montallio I do understand how you perceive singing - I was there!

If you want something informative, listen to most of the early singers and the way they used their voices. When listening, focus on how they say each word rather than how their voice sounds. Listen to how Bjorling, McCormack, Caruso, Schipa, Tetrazzini, Vallin, Stracciari all 'spoke' to their audiences. Singing is not about how great you sound to an audience but about how expressive you convey the words of a story to an audience.

[zwischensopran]

@AmhranaiAlainn I think it's some combination of both, but you make a good point. Check out this clip of Tito Schipa teaching a student and saying delivering the words is the main thing. A top-notch conductor once told me, "Let the words carry the music." That was a great realization.

[AmhranaiAlainn]

@montallio 2nd part:

I think you confuse speaking with articulation.

At infancy, we haven't yet learned how to say words. However we already know how to naturally & efficiently use our voice to great effect. Our baby voices resonate so well - people within a church or a hall or a mall can all hear it. As we grow our minds gradually learn how to say our first words being exposed to speech constantly. Although these words are not shaped perfectly they are nevertheless just 'said' naturally.

[waspman1633]

Assess and analyze to your heart's content but, simply, this is the epitome of all that a human voice can do. Not only is the voice exquisitely beautiful but it is also reflects Bjorling's flawless musicianship. As a singer, he is in a class with the gods.

[7oct1936]

The first word "langsam" should dictate the pace. Most other singers are too fast. I am a Bass, only in the chorus now, but all you singers will know how difficult it is to get the tone and control just right when you are singing pianissimo.

I love Bjorling but hate the "who is better" brigade. Thank God for the differences and enjoy them all

[PEAinSwe]

This is so to the core of this song. Jussi shows a real understanding of the song. For him it's not just another showpiece.

[drjeckyll691]

Apparently keizerjoo (who called Bjorling a fascist) knows something that Toscanini did not know, because Arturo who was a dedicated anti-fascist often collaborated with Jorling.

[Jogab37]

Su voz , su fraseo, su tecnica todas son perfectas, que gran artista, que sensibilidad y que gusto para cantar y sobre todo que bellisima voz.

[tat1685]

At the top of the food chain there are Bjorling and Wunderlich. Do the rest really matter?

[keizerjoo]

So sad Bjorling was a fascist. Beethoven wasn' t of course

[winobuff]

@keizerjoo You're nuts. He was far from it.

[halavey]

even a great artist who is dramatic would not sound good in this voice, Vickers was a fine artist also but this is for a lyric voice like Jussi not the heavy more dramatic voices

[halavey]

I doubt MDM or Corelli could do this justice, too dramatic like a bull in the china shop voices and even as the comment said they really vocally where nor suited for this lyric music

[halavey]

Tucker as I said started before singing that Mozart concert aria in his late 50's and he had just as sweet a line as the lyrics you mentioned when he wanted it. He was not a lyric tenor by then anyhow. Yes he knew how to do it even late in his career. the 1949 jussi radio Standard hour Che Gelida Gelida was his best one, I have about 12 live ones he did, plus the 3 studio ones, 1936, 1951 and 1956 from the complete, the 49 is terrific on radio live in good sound, was on VAI

[halavey]

The 52 Che gelida is in good sound by Mooorhe post and shows an excellent legato line, English helps kill some of it but he was very able then to sing almost any lyric role and did Faust the next year in New Orleans and Hoffman after that in 55 at the met. Traviata in 46 and 54 both brdcst with Albanese, with merrill and with Warren later and also in 46 Gioconda, by 52 Forza and Don Carlo, in all 31 roles in 30 years. Jussi did a 1949 Radio Brdcst from SF, arias. The Che Gelida is fantastic.

[halavey]

Yes and Tucker was already in his late 50's when he started singing it at recitals but he could sing more lyric roles and well then Corelli but then early he was a lyric spinto and sang Cosi and Flute at the met iFlute in the late 40's and Cosi in the 50's up to the mid 60's. No not Del Monaco, strictly Dramatic. Yes Tucker could sing the Duke very well also and that was a role that Corelli never sang or Ballo. Check Tucker in 1952 singing Boheme in English, met brdcst on you tube, excellent

[halavey]

why would anyone really in a serious way compare a lyric voice like this to Corelli or MDM even more dramatic who was a dramatic tenor and would sound as foolish in this as a lyric tenor say like Schipa singing Otello on stage! this fits the JB voice here and Corelli was not the polished artist of JB but he had his place on stage say as Calaf a great role for him and MDM in Aida live was also very fine .. Anyhow JB and Wunderlich are best in this for sure.

[Lovelytenor1]

Yet listen to Tucker sing "Misero. O sogno" by Mozart. He had not the sweet lyric line of Valetti or Schipa but because he actually knew how to sing, he gives a wonderful rendition. His singing of Mozart roles show a large voice can do these things, IF they know how to sing.

[Siriussupporter]

Jussi is the best. PUNKT!!  Listen to the headtone, weep and shut up!

[winobuff]

@Siriussupporter Yes, there is very skillful use of falsetto here. What a terrific treatment of this song.

[PEAinSwe]

This shows once and for all that Jussi could sing lieder!

His voice is just perfect all through. He is painting a whole painting in this song just by the use of voice. And the pianissinmo.... Absolutely stunning!!!!!

[MusikPiratCH]

Mir gefallen sowohl Stimme wie Interpretation von Fritz Wunderlich wesentlich besser! Er trifft Beethovens Stimmung weit besser! :D

Bitte nicht falsch verstehen, dies ist reine Geschmackssache, über die sich trefflichst oder gar nicht streiten lässt! ;)

[Lovelytenor1]

He is much attacked on you tube by those you love MdM, Corelli, & others. It would be comical to hear such tenors attempt this piece. This is where we separate the opera singers from the real singing artists.

[steakopera]

It would be interesting to hear MDM and Corelli sing "Adelaide". I think they would have done a good job at it as Bjorling was superb on Italian operas. If they could humble down their showmanship.

[Lovelytenor1]

Corelli is on YT singing "Ombra mai fu". That should put it into perspective for you.

[steakopera]

Yes. That was quite beautiful. There is no question they(Italian opera singers) have ability to do well in German lieders. It seems they stretch their repertoires only as far as French. May have to do with the WWll or Italian opera were consider more superior over German. It may just be a cultural differences.

[steakopera]

Or it may has to do with German diction.

[GentleSavage1]

@Lovelytenor1

It was not less comical to hear Björling's attempts at eg. Turandot, *if* you could hear him.

Don't get me wrong, I love Björling *and* Corelli, less so MdM (depends very strongly on role), can your mind handle that? :-P

I find the notion that lied per se requires more artistic skill than any opera ridiculous. Different qualities are needed, not "better" (well, also depending on the particular role, of course).

Lied singers are snobs, pfft.

[Lovelytenor1]

@GentleSavage1 You have your right to your opinion. I presume you are not a singer nor a musician or are knowledgable of the arts. Just being an opera lover & a fan of opera singing is not a qualification to comment on the art of singing.

[GentleSavage1]

@Lovelytenor1

Well, I know technique things, art side less you may be right.

I'm a hobby singer,

I know a pro one & to him such statements are oversimplifications, repeated opinions within the field few people question, like there are many.

[GentleSavage1]

@Lovelytenor1 cont'

From my only intuitive understanding of things, without being able to call things by names, I find such bland statements odd. I detect lack in both departments, of different kinds. Eg in Lied I never heard handling of such dynamic ranges like in opera. If a Lied-only singer can't do that, he is lacking some ability.

[Lovelytenor1]

@GentleSavage1 Listen to another fine singer, Fritz Wunderlich, sing the same work. Note carefully his need to change registers thru the piece. JB maintained a seemless flow throughout. No other tenor has come close to that kind of mastery of vocal technique. If you wish to argue that FW had a prettier voice, you could possibly win that argument. Listen then to Jussi B in the Otello duet or some other demanding part. He did that as well as any, though he never had the more "heroic" voice.

[GentleSavage1]

@Lovelytenor1

I can't say per se FW had a prettier voice than JB, like them both, though I only heard some FW. JB records I have quite some, I know also his worse side when he had alcohol problems, he often seemed to have a closed throat and bad support, pushing, on some later recs. I have the BCS remastering of the 1939 Trovatore, there his technique really shines, at least to my hobbyist ears, hah.

I wouldn't argue against JB's status, I heard many singers say he's their only real idol.

[Lovelytenor1]

@GentleSavage1 Yes for us poor mortals who have sung this stuff, JB is about the best in the last 80 years. The 39 Trovatore & others of that period are his lyric instrument at its best. Like all us old tenors the voice became heavier (he began to avoid the "C" unless he was "ON") as he grew older but critics were quick to state that the instrument was no less flexible & retained that "sheen" till he died.

[flaze3]

@Lovelytenor1 I don't think you can talk about 'need' as regards Wunderlich. He was just as much as master as Bjorling. If anything it was a stylistic choice, or a difference in vocal anatomy

[Lovelytenor1]

@flaze3 Sorry, though I adore FW & mourn his early loss, he simply did NOT perfect his technique as did Bjorling. People often say that, had he lived, he would have done so. However, Jussi B was singing like that in his 20s.

[flaze3]

@Lovelytenor1 Well everyone is consitently trying to improve--or at least should be. From the time and experience Wunderlich had, he was a master of his art, despite singing differently from Bjorling.

[Lovelytenor1]

@flaze3 Again, I am an FW fan. I don't think we have his equal singing today. And yes, at 65, I am still trying to sing better myself.

[paulostroff99]

@Lovelytenor1 -Well said.

[ahatettikia]

@Lovelytenor1 Fortunately, there are people lucky enough to love both Corelli and Bjorling ! But I agree with you, The amazing Franco woulod be quite funny sing lieder !!!

[Lovelytenor1]

@ahatettikia Just listened to FC sing the last duet from La Forza. He was wonderful as long as he going "full out". Friends who heard him said he would sing an aria poorly then give a zinger of a top note & the crowd would go wild. He would then sing flat thru an ensemble/miss an entrance. He would then be forgiven at the next solo top note. Still, his top was absolutely thrilling.

[xionidas]

@Lovelytenor1

what u say is not the separation between opera singers and "real singing artists" but between lyric and dramatic tenors :)

[pavoman23]

@Lovelytenor1 Nice binary of opera singers and singing artists... why can't I enjoy good German lieder without feeling myself overwhelmed by the pretension of its audience?

[Sophiestelle]

@Lovelytenor1 I am absolutely in agreement with you!

[monpitt500]

The version recorded on RCA live during a recital at Carnegie Hall is better then this one by all means.

[schlusnus]

Mx12003. What fine taste you have.

Why hasn't the Tube recognized the finest lieder singer

that has ever lived.....Elizabeth Schumann , I'm amazed

students would be astonished at her breath control and

purity of voice.. perfect for lieder and "Rosencavilier "

[petrina1022]

I agree with you about Rosenkavalier. Her Sofie was stunning---pure silvery innocence.

[schlusnus]

I tried to contact you petrina1022... no luck.

[schlusnus]

How correct you are, whether Lotte or Eliz: they perfect

voice for german leider. Have you heard of Eliz: Stunzer

could she be a nome de plume for E: Schu:? I doubt!

Sang in same time. Do you love K. Ferrier, everyone

should hear Brahms "alto raphodsy" B: Walter XXX

Thank you for your opinion.

[freespiritQC]

I used to listen to Tosti's ideale from Jussi and I can't find it on youtube anymore.

It was my antidote for sadness. So much beauty...

Can anybody help me find my drug?

[Snarky79]

I have "Ideale" by EMI. Can I get your address?

[waterheartsong]

God bless Jussi. Just the right pace for this song. Beethoven would have been pleased.

[YouLoveLyssa]

@waterheartsong your toungue must have been firmly planted in cheek to make such a statement

[JorPove]

Desconocia-como señala internetfun5 , que Boerling es de origen finlandes. Siempre he creido que era sueco...y que alli se le dio siempre un trato de primera.

[beethomozart]

pure golden 24 karat diamond voice,one of the 5 best tenors of 20th century,bjorling,the others: carusso,pavarotti,mario lanza and krauss,one of the most precious beethoven´s lied,with words of friedrich von Mathisson,1st sung by Magdalena Willmann,beautiful,masterpiece­,long live ludwig van

[saiserieht]

I agree, one of the five best. I'd even say, one of the three best.

[kittycrunch456]

Soooo delicious and dreamy. My love forever...

[johngotwalt]

Light, ever-loving light, shines through his voice.

[johngotwalt]

I have a way out-of-print recording of Jussi's "The Heavens Are Telling" (no, not Haydn but Beethoven) which I'd like to share, if someone would kindly direct me thru the techies of posting, OK ?? It is straight going to Heaven music. TY

[donerlich]

Nice, but I prefer Wunderlich, Bjorling takes too many liberties with the tempo here I feel.

[theblueangel28]

he sounds fabulous on this.

[ferdinandoalbeg]

text and translations in various language are in The Lied and Art Song Texts Page, created and mantained from Emily Ezust

[tompa666]

min morsa skötte honom på ..... censur men han var den största fast han blev törstig me tiden

[internetfun5]

Yes. I can very well understand that. Because every finns people living in Sweeden are still that day today treated in Sweeden like pigs. We finish people are holding him forever near to us and just as a finish citizen. Like Dan Andersson; He made the Swedish poet's world on the right level.

He; just a like Jussi Björling expressed themselfes always to be as finish origin and citizens. Both are native finish.

[anne241163]

I didn't know he was Finnish! Thanks for the info.

[Inte100]

He is a Swede, don't think anything else.

I haven't searched for his roots but he might have from Fin. Doesn't matter though, he is a Swede.

[pootubeftw]

your talking complete trash.

[jakob098]

Björling was one quarter finnish and three quarters swedish. He was born in sweden, lived in sweden and considered himself swedish.

[dayellupkids]

Alchoholic this is common

Jussi Bjorling's Talent once in a lifetime

[noonah08]

Who can blame him, sh*% i'd drink too & then some. Performing since 4 yrs old. Always having to perform... then the massive curtain calls/encores... photographs, interviews... to promo parties... meetings ... recordings... never ends for Mr. Bjorling. In addition, having to carry the burden of being the most extraordinary and resisting the urge to kick some jealous lamo asses(speculating here lol) who are always talkin crap. Poor man, i wouldn't want to be him, especially in those times.

[dinulipati]

I don't think that Jussi Bjoerling could have improved his singing by staying alcohol-free. Until this very moment, I didn't know he suffered from this terrible illness. But it is a personal problem, no doubt interesting from other viewpoints than this forum. So why don't we just relax and enjoy his superb voice?

[LorenzoNegrete]

Why stop? Alcoholism is A CONDITION, and it's deadly. Like drug addiction, it's very typical among singers of virtually all singing styles.

Still in these days, some people try NOT to talk about it. But it does NOTHING to his human/artistic/vocal GREAT qualities. He was a charming person, a rarely pure soul: just look in his eyes. But he definitely had a serious problem.

I keep the best of him, which is here for us to listen. Unique Björling, one of the GREATEST of all times. RIP.

[wowyourgaiy]

In response to the "drinking" comments... didn't most men of his age drink heavily during this time as it was around prohibition or something of that nature?

[Honken]

Sweden didn't have any prohibition, but during that time the man was the head of everything and he could do whatever he wanted, including drinking himself to death.

[kittycrunch456]

too pure/beautiful to be true

[emiliano52]

PLEASE.Stop talking about JB drinking. His singing was GREAT. One of the greatest without any doubt. Let us enjoy his superb conditions.

[Toutbon]

Poignantly and beautifully sung!

[paulostroff99]

GREAT ,AS ALWAYS.

[pearlmuth3]

Interesting post, yes Gedda was Swedish and Russian. JB sang on producers show case in 56' with Tebaldi , Boheme 1st act aria and duet. He had his own way of holding his head and moving that day, 3 years later Gedda sang the same aria on a Firestone show and held his head and moved the same exact way! He must have had great respect for JB and he too was a great artist, this was not just by chance, if you have both check it out.

[pearlmuth3]

Betty Davis was a chain smoker and that lowers the voice more then drinking. Tibbet and Lanza also drank and a modern day Baritone, so I will leave him nameless and his voice lasted before a slight wobble developed but Bjoerling had long periods of being dry and did not smoke. The voice only darker at the end is normal for all singers at that age.

[operabitch77]

HEY MAX! where r u! its the troll looking to piss in your mouth!

[LucaYune]

Jussi Bjorling is best of the best tenor ever. he got a crown

[zinutile]

I don't agree... He got a wonderful voice, great technique, but he's off style with those extremely pronounced rubatos. He reminds me of Leopold Simoneau. Same type of voice and technique. Great voices but anyway, who's to say which one was the best. For me, Adelaïde is best sung by Fritz Wunderlich. Always a question of taste...

[maxhansendk]

With the name operabitch77 the stage is set.

A simple troll! You all know about trolling on the internet

don´t you?

Do not answer this silly person from here on!

He/She has a psyciatric disorder and doesn´t

function like a normal human being.

[christersilow]

so what ! alcoholic or not, it is his still his SINGING we should discuss, which was great. we all have our our faults !!! OK

And what a stupid comment about that he was ugly?? Please keep your comments to the subject OK !!!

chris

[xrobwx]

I'm no historian or anything but I do know that alcohol is a nemesis on the vocal chords just listen to Betty Davis talk. So, He doesn't sound like a guy with damaged vocal chords.

[leomulder]

From what year?

[magwri88]

Nej Drammen8 det är jag alls inte säker på att jag gjorde. Precis det du pratade om så var jag också på fyllan den gången. Jag ber så mycket om ursäkt om du kände det som ett personligt påhopp från mej.

[DerWandrer]

Such a sensitive musician....wow. What a masterful and moving, and tender interpretation! The second time through the "dein Bildnis" pianissimo is a musical orgasm of wonder.

At this point his personal life is inconsequential.

[magwri88]

Jussi Björling den bästa av dom alla.

[Drammen8]

Magwri88. Are you sure that you read my comment correctly...

I pretty much wrote exactly what you wrote...?

[magwri88]

Drammen8 Ditt jävla mongo, en människa som gör sitt jobb är ingen alkoholist. Även fast Mr Björling hade problem med spriten. Men han var ingen efterbliven alkoholist. Ta ditt kristna kors och bränn dig själv.

[joanabanyeres]

Do you know how many singers drink or take same kind of drugs before doing out to the stage? Many, many. Please just listen to this voice that is unique and with his astonish sensibility and musicality

[jblo9]

That ultra soft deine bildniss has to be one of the most sublime moments in singing. A miracle of technique.. Mortals grovel

[zigvog]

It is particularly interesting to read the comments in the biography, "Jussi", by Andrew Farkas and Anna Lisa, Bjoerling's widow, about his alcohol addiction and his efforts to overcome it.

[rouman7]

and they thought lanza had problems

[zigvog]

Interesting comment.

[operabitch77]

difficult sing and he does it with the upmost style and technique!!!

such an artist!! what was he drinkn'??? great tenor!!!

[zigvog]

Sadly, Jussi Bjoerling, from his widow's account, had a severe drinking problem, so comments about that are too near the mark for comfort.

Nonetheless, Bjoerling was a great singer. His personal problems may have been consequences of his early years - he and his brothers were orphaned as youngsters. It is a sad field for speculation, whether his childhood griefs might have added to the enrichment of our present listening. Compassion for any failings of the great ones perhaps is no bad thing.

[operabitch77]

he was a drunk and its well known. hopefully he wasn't abusive to his wonderful family who had to put up with his sillyness!!! not making any fun about his life just stating a fact. i love his singing and i think he is an important tenor to listen to and the voice is so beautiful. by the way, he was know to drink heavly during recording sessions

[Drammen8]

operabitch77, don't you think that you are speculation a bit too much. Non of us, including you and I, know anything about Jussi's drinking other than that he had a drinking problem. You don't know what "sillyness" his family had to put up with so leave the issue alone and listen to his wonderful voice.

[operabitch77]

i speak from first hand information from some of his colleagues who were some of my teachers and professors. there is enough information out in public to know that he was indeed a heavy drinker which could be defined as an alcoholic. i understand your sensitivity but lets not call the dog a cat when it is clearly a dog. i will refrain from any negative comments so that your panties wont become tangled in your shorts. RIP PAV!!! peace!!!

[Drammen8]

Yet another classy response. I don't deny that JB was an alcoholic, his collegues and his family have been very open about that. You should be old enough to know that being an alcoholic is an illness. If him being silly and maybe abusive (which you know nothing about!!)alcoholic is the only comment you can come up with after hearing his voice, I suggest you go to another page and let the rest of us sit back and enjoy the best voice that God ever created. P.S I don't wear any panties.

[hamster13]

godt sagt. denne siden flommer over av amerikanere som skal skryte av at onkelen deres har stått i ekstrakoret når jerome hines ,eller andre stjerner, har sunget på samme scene kvelden før... i denne sammenhengen gjaldt det noen som hadde tatt timer med noen som hadde stått på samme scene som han fra store tuna.

og da vil jeg få benytte anledningen til å skryte jeg også, og påberope meg retten til å mene veldig mye: kompisen min leier hus av jussis barnebarn. trommesolo!!!!!!!

[hamster13]

enig. hilsen sanger og "vet-litt-om-jussi"

[hamster13]

"by the way, he was know to drink heavly during recording sessions "

where do you have this information from?

[freespiritQC]

Jussi was an alcoholic. His wife talks about it in his biography. But that's none of our business. As an artist, he gave us the most beautiful gift ever, his divine artistry.

[operabitch77]

great song and singing!! early beethoven!!!! just as good as an die ferne gelibte!

[primobaritono]

Perfection.

[Ivanhoe2]

Great artistry. To think that Sweden produced both Jussi Bjoerling and Nicolai Gedda. How lucky can one Nation be ?? There were other great Swedish singers too.

[vinga4en]

Gösta Winbergh, he was (is) much loved too. I recommend the Don Ottavio aria he sing in a video here on youtube.