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A half century after his death in 1960, Swedish tenor Jussi Bjorling remains one of the most beloved singers in the world. He spent forty-five of his forty-nine years performing in public, rapidly conquering opera-house and concert stages on both sides of the Atlantic. Along the way, he left a vast recorded legacy that continues to enchant lovers of vocal music and inspire young singers. In this ground-breaking book, Stephen Hastings analyzes more than four hundred of the great tenor's recordings, comparing them with the output of a hundred other tenors, from Caruso to Alagna. The repertoire ranges from brief art songs by Schubert and Sibelius to entire opera recordings--some made in the studio, others captured live. What emerges is a richly layered portrait of this most musical of singers. As Hastings's comparisons demonstrate, Bjorling left his unique imprint on all the scores he sang, combining a perennial freshness of approach with the richly inflected phrasing made possible by a perfectly honed technique.

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Book category Books in English The arts Music Music: styles & genres

• Full title: Bjorling Sound
• Subtitle: A Recorded Legacy
• Author: Stephen Hastings
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 424
• EAN: 9781580464062
• ISBN: 1580464068
• ID: 04464250
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Weight: 808 g
• Dimensions: 239 × 164 × 38 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. May 2012

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