Jussi Björling - Beethoven: Adelaide

The Mezza voce of the Century, Jussi Björling, unfolds magic in this 1939 studio recording. Not even Wunderlich comes close.

Recorded July 15. 1939. Pianist is Harry Ebert.

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[steakopera]

This lied, I consider to be much more difficult to be sung then most arias. It demands much more then "mezza voce'. You have to be in the same state of mind as Beethoven when he wrote this piece. You don't sing it with your voice alone. Wunderlich would have made Beethoven delight with joy. Bjorling would have moved him to shed tears. =)

[saiserieht]

I am very happy that you can appreciate the beauty of this recording. Because it is so intimate (I imagine) not many can. I think it is certainly one of the greatest Lieder recordings ever made. You should listen to the excerpts of the H. Hotter 1943 Winterreise, also on my channel.

Thank you very much for your comment!

[mutewoman]

Not even Wunderlich comes close: I never thought that was possible, but you are right.

[saiserieht]

Wenn man die allerhöchsten Maßstäbe ansetzt, dann muss man das glauche ich wirklich neidlos anerkennen! Schade, dass Björling nie die Dichterliebe aufgenommen hat, oder irre ich mich da?

[broakroom]

Beautiful!! Lighter and sweeter than the Carnegie Hall Recital Version. Good contrast...

[saiserieht]

Thank you for commenting! Yes, it is way better than the Carnegie Hall version. I think this is as good as it gets.

[GermanOperaSinger]

Such refined subtlety and tasteful singing here. Yes I am inclined to say that this is superior to the Wunderlich rendition although the latter isn't far behind. Thanks for posting this wonderful recording of prime Bjorling.

[kontrapunkti]

What can i say but, Perfect, absolutely perfect performance

[FredrikJComposer]

@dragoncantor ..who plays really, really great! Must be quite hard to follow Jussi the Great in this one too.

[FredrikJComposer]

@saiserieht That would be interesting indeed! I've never heard of such recording though.

[dragoncantor]

Thank you for listing the pianist!

[GuidoKaiserBariton1]

Der konnte einfach alles! Ihm stand jederzeit ein ebenso perfektes mezza voce wie die dramatische Attacke zur Verfügung . Und alles war getragen von unglaublicher Musikalität. Wundervoll!

[MrMickmonk]

I've always been moved by this mans divine sublime voice . I often remember my uncle telling me that he saw him live many yrs ago .. I was very envyous .. but in a nice way though . AND of course I LOVE Beethoven

[alfarhaneh]

glorious voice

transporting, uplifting

heartbreaking

... jussi is peerless

i am so grateful for this posting

[genevieve70]

This is pure magic. I love the way he colours every syllable and infuses every note with emotion. It surely is an ideal marriage of technique and artistry. Thank you for posting.

[angelovocci]

@remybecute A musician or singer who is a a great artist uses dynamics for expression, along with coloring of tone, rythm all dictated by fusing emotions with the text under the composer's demands. DYNAMICS can never be "over done", but can be under done. One cannot be "too sensitive", but surely the ills of the world and Art are committed by those who are too INsensitive. Artistry is NOT determined by the size of the voice.