Jussi Bjorling In Norway,
2021
Brigham Young University
Jussi Bjorling In Norway, Kristian Krogholm
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
That Jussi Bjorling's reputation as one of the greatest singers is upheld all over the globe 45 years after his death, is quite remarkable and unique. And his star is certainly not shining any less brightly in Sweden's neighbor-country, Norway. Before Christmas 1995, BMG in Norway released an anthology with Jussi Bjorling which they called "The best of Jussi." With hardly any advertising at all, it easily sold more than any other Christmas CD that year, and it has been more or less constantly in the top five best selling classical records in Norway ever since. Surely, it must be …
Tullio Voghera, My Father,
2021
Brigham Young University
Tullio Voghera, My Father, Guido Voghera
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
It's Midsummer Eve in the early 60s. I have to catch a train, and I'm late. The taxi dispatcher tells me there a re no cabs available, followed by, "What's your name"? I answer "Voghera;· followed by-complete silence on the phone. Then the pleasantly suprising response: the name that moved me to the front of the taxi line was Tullio Voghera.
Letter From The President,
2021
Brigham Young University
Letter From The President, Sue Flaster
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
First of all, my best wishes to all for a happy and healthy new year!
Front Matter,
2021
Brigham Young University
Front Matter
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
No abstract provided.
Joan Baez In Borlange,
2021
Brigham Young University
Joan Baez In Borlange, Stefan Olmars
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Sunday November I, 2009, my wife Christina and I had been in the car for an hour, driving to a concert. My cell phone rang, and there was to be no concert for us. A voice said. "Hi, I'm Joan Baez's assistant. Is there any way you could help Joan come to Borlange to Jussi's grave and to see the Museum?''
Singers, Too, Are Human By Jussi Bjorling,
2021
Brigham Young University
Singers, Too, Are Human By Jussi Bjorling, Jussi Bjorling
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
When I was asked to write a guest column for Musk News, I was a bit puzzled as to the choice of subject. I had never thought of myself as a writer. Upon being offered such an opportunity I was eager for success, but well remembered the story of the two business men who were amateur singers. A dispute arose as to which of them had the better voice, and the two men took the controversy to Giuseppe Verdi, the great Italian composer. Verdi heard them and then turned to one and declared, "You are the worst singer I have …
On The Road With Jussi: An Interview With Frederick Schauwecker,
2021
Brigham Young University
On The Road With Jussi: An Interview With Frederick Schauwecker
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Frederick Schauwecker was Jussi's long-time accompanist. he worked with several singers, among them Martinelli and Crooks, before he became Jussi's colleague. In the February 26, 1972, issue of Opera News, Mr. Schauwecker reminisced with Morris Springer about the Swedish tenor. We reproduce here, with the kind permission of Opera News, an abridged version of that interview.
Goethe-Schubert-Bjorling: "Uber Allen Gipfeln Ist Ruh",
2021
Brigham Young University
Goethe-Schubert-Bjorling: "Uber Allen Gipfeln Ist Ruh", Ake Elmer
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
The Testament issue, Jussi Bjorling in song (SBT-1427) has been very well received, and we are all surely happy to have it.
Jussi Bjorling- A Good Friend At Fund Drive Time For Classical Music Radio,
2021
Brigham Young University
Jussi Bjorling- A Good Friend At Fund Drive Time For Classical Music Radio, Sallie Mckenna, Phyllis Josell, Dan Shea
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
What motivates you to contribute to your favorite classical music radio station, at fund drive time? This is a key question for the station's program hosts who want to show that they know what the station's listeners appreciate.
Hugo Hasslo, Baritone At The Stockholm Opera, Colleague And Cast-Comrade Of Jussfs: Memories Of Jussi,
2021
Brigham Young University
Hugo Hasslo, Baritone At The Stockholm Opera, Colleague And Cast-Comrade Of Jussfs: Memories Of Jussi, Hugo Hasslo
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
When there was talk about Jussi Bjorling, my Norwegian singing teacher used to say, "he is the devil himself for singing."
David Bjorling: Swedish Tenor Part I: Background, Studies, Early Singing Career,
2021
Brigham Young University
David Bjorling: Swedish Tenor Part I: Background, Studies, Early Singing Career, Harald Henrysson
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
No abstract provided.
Toscanini At The End,
2021
Brigham Young University
Toscanini At The End, Lee Alperin
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
In 1954 Arturo Toscanini (1873-1957) chose to include Verdi's A Masked Ball in his NBC Symphony radio broadcasts. For solists, the 87-year-old maestro had in the past few years been relying on a familiar troop of singers: Herva Nelli, Licia Albanese, Giuseppe Valdengo, Jan Peerce, Nicola Moscona, and Robert Merrill, among others. Besides providing Toscanini with a set of able-bodied voices these brave-hearts also accommodated blow-ups. Toscanini himself wanted no superstars; by now he was inclined to consider a singer as simply another instrument of the orchestra. Thus it Might have come as a surprise to Samuel Chotzinoff (Toscanini's liaison …
Two Faces Of Jussi (But One Voice),
2021
Brigham Young University
Two Faces Of Jussi (But One Voice), William C. Clayton
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
I discovered Jussi Bjorling in 1953 when I was 18. Like George Jellinek, my awrareness came through a local record store, in my case supplied by an enthusiastic owner who played Bjorling's "Che gellda manina" for me. Though l had earlier embraced di Stefano and Tagliavini, I pretty quickly appreciated what all the JB fuss was about, and eventually I procured Jussi's complete versions of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, Aida. II Trovatore, and various recital albums. Despite my admiration of his voice, however, for many years I was troubled by two faces of Jussi as depicted on two LP albums: …
Recordings Of Jussi Bjorling,S American Radio Concerts Slated For Release In 2010,
2021
Brigham Young University
Recordings Of Jussi Bjorling,S American Radio Concerts Slated For Release In 2010, Dan Shea
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Recall our "Progress Report on Bjorling Radio Broadcasts" from p. 26 of our previous Journal issue No. 17: we've been able to secure fresh-sounding original audio recordings of Jussi's radio and television concerns from 1937 - 1956 and are moving to make most of that material to be available on a set of three CDs.
Upsala College Choir Recollections Of Jussi Bjorling & Carnegie Hall On April 29, 1959,
2021
Brigham Young University
Upsala College Choir Recollections Of Jussi Bjorling & Carnegie Hall On April 29, 1959, Karl Pierson
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
My wife Doris (Anderson} Pierson and I went to an Embassy of Sweden program on November 9, 2008 in Washington, DC presented by Harald Henrysson, then the Curator of the Jussi Bjorling Museum in Borlange, Sweden. Henrysson's program was entitled "A Jussi Bjorling Music Cafe - Jussi Bjorling in the United States: A Singing Career 1919-1960."
Saeden, Soderstrom The "Iron Gang" Thins Out,
2021
Brigham Young University
Saeden, Soderstrom The "Iron Gang" Thins Out, Stefan Johansson
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
Two great artists of the Stockholm Opera's "iron gang" have left us with only a few weeks in between: first Erik Saeden, now Elisabeth Soderstrom. The baritone sang for the public, well-preserved vocally and youthful in mind, as late as two days before his passing. The soprano had lived more in her own world for several years. Both had given me a great deal to remember from my first years as a young opera and concert-goer and radio listener. They were heard in divers genres and styles and both had a death-defyingly broad repertoire. They and their colleagues imprinted on …
Letter From The Editor,
2021
Brigham Young University
Letter From The Editor, Sue Flaster
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
This edition of our Journal has grown a bit beyond the original plans! We have a report on Dan Shea's fruitful efforts to get some great singing made available in sound of the quality it deserves, and Karl Pierson's fresh account of the Carnegie Hall appearance of the Upsala Choir (with a copy of the program) together with JB.
Front Matter,
2021
Brigham Young University
Front Matter
Journal of the Jussi Björling Societies of the USA & UK
No abstract provided.
Investigating The Music Learning Journeys Of A Student From Cyprus: A Case Study,
2021
University of Connecticut
Investigating The Music Learning Journeys Of A Student From Cyprus: A Case Study, Maria Papazachariou-Christoforou
Visions of Research in Music Education
The purpose of this case study was to explore the music-making and learning practices of a male elementary student from Cyprus in different settings, inside and outside school. It considers that individuals take many different pathways to become musicians. Their journeys might include contexts in a broad educational spectrum from highly structured and sequential, to informal, and enculturating. The study investigated the characteristics and practices of the diverse teaching-learning contexts involving the participant, the intersection of those settings, and the student's perceptions, feelings, and thoughts about the value of music experiences in those settings for his musical growth. The study …
Piano Pedagogy,
2021
University of Rhode Island
