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Uploaded by on May 2, 2007

Jussi Bjorling singing 'In Fernem Land' from Wagner's Lohengrin in what I believe to be Swedish.

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  • Im letzten Jahrhundert gab es viele wahrhaft gute Tenöre. Aber unter den lyrischen ragen zwei meilenweit heraus, das sind eben Jussi und Fritz..

    Wer hier noch kritisiert, hat nicht verstanden, was schön singen heißt.

    Übrigens, für den Lohengrin muß man kein Heldentenor wie Melchior sein, den ich übrigens sehr verehre.

    Aber man muss singen können. Und das konnte Jussi wie kaum ein zweiter, eben wie sonst nur Fritz Wunderlich!

    Einfach nur zum niederknien schön!

    Danke für das Video!

  • To me he would have been the (vocally) ideal Lohengrin.

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  • @tenorvoicefan Wolfgang Windgassen als Lohengrin ;)

  • "flüssig, kräftig, männlich, souverän und dabei doch lyrisch!"

    So true. Completely masculine yet also ethereal, not quite of this so-flawed world. And in perfect taste. Nothing for effect, unlike the kitschy, overdone "Taube" that is sometimes crooned over, which I am sure Wagner would have detested, or the mincing sotto voce effect, which is just lame. Perhaps only Italian-trained singers should sing this role. Thanks for posting.

  • @joama27 Sie sollten mal Franz Völker (1936) hören...

  • Lovey singing.TY mx12003 for posting.

  • @joama27 Was hältst Du von Seider?

  • Ich habe diese Arie immer für beinah unsingbar (also kein Meisterwerk) gehalten. Die hohen Töne zwingen den Tenor zum Forcieren, zum Brüllen, obwohl es eine flüssige Erzählung mit organischen Höhepunkten sein sollte. Keine Aufnahme wollte mir gefallen. Auch nicht die Versuche, die Arie sotto voce zu singen. Aber diese Einspielung von Björling zeigt zu meiner Überraschung, dass es doch geht: flüssig, kräftig, männlich, souverän und dabei doch lyrisch! Das braucht Wagner...

  • @sugarbist I will have a look, thanks :-)

  • @flaze3Lauri Volpi was a real Phenomenon in his prime&then developed a wobble later on in his career.Masini,Fillipeschi&even the more lyric Gedda developed wobbles as well.DelMonaco was still a vocal monster at age 60 even though his vocal line was a little shot up.I really don't know what the answer is, but it makes for interesting conversation.Thanks

  • @flaze3 I'm fine with that. Everyone has a different siren in their head. My brother, loved Gigli DiStefano Pavarotti&Bjorling.He never cared much for Corelli or DelMonaco. I really enjoy many different tenors. Sometime in 1960s I only listened to Bjorling&Pertile for about a four month stretch.Try checking out Daniele Barioni&Vasco Campagnano.I find them pretty interesting.

  • @sugarbist Maybe you're right. Most of the time it comes down to personal preference, and I'm just not that fond of Corelli.

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