THE SCANDINAVIANS — The Golden Age of Singing

"VAI has answered our prayers by giving us the next two volumes of Voice of Firestone telecasts. Both the picture and sound of these treasures have never been seen before in such excellent technical shape. If you love these singers or have nostalgia for a long gone era, I urge you to acquire as many volumes in this series as VAI issues. You will be amply rewarded!" -- David Reynolds, American Record Guide (Nov/Dec 2024)

THE SCANDINAVIANS: The Golden Age of Singing

All performances digitally remastered for the first time!

This collection of performances by legendary Scandinavian and Scandinavian-American singers includes selections never before available.

1. BIRGIT NILSSON  Sieczynski: Wien, du Stadt meiner Träume (1/6/1963) 2:30
2. JUSSI BJOERLING  Herbert: Princess Pat - Neapolitan Love Song (3/6/1950) 2:39
3. JUSSI BJOERLING  Schubert: An Sylvia (11/20/1950) 2:41
4. JUSSI BJOERLING  Beach: Ah, Love, but a Day  (11/19/1951) 3:43
5. JUSSI BJOERLING:  Strauss: Ständchen (11/19/1951) 2:43
6. LAURITZ MELCHIOR  Strauss: Zueignung (9/24/1951) 2:06
7. LAURITZ MELCHIOR  Wagner: Lohengrin - In fernam Land (2/12/1951) 4:55
8. LAURITZ MELCHIOR  Andersen: Danish Children's Song (2/12/1951) 2:33
9. LAURITZ MELCHIOR  Grieg: Jeg elsker Dig (2/12/1951) 2:28
10. LAURITZ MELCHIOR  Grieg: Mit einer primula veris (1/14/1952) 1:36   
11.-13. NICOLAI GEDDA & LISA DELLA CASA  Puccini: La Bohème - Act I Finale (11/4/1962) 12:32
14. NICOLAI GEDDA & ROBERTA PETERS  Gounod: Roméo et Juliette - Tomb Scene (2/10/1963) 4:56
15. RISë STEVENS  Massenet: Hérodiade - Celui dont la parole efface... Il est doux, il est bon (3/3/1952) 4:48
16. JUSSI BJOERLING  Bizet: Carmen - Flower Song (11/20/1950) 4:26
17. JUSSI BJOERLING  Leoncavallo: Mattinata (11/20/1950) 2:16
18. JUSSI BJOERLING  Leoncavallo: Pagliacci - Vesti la giubba (11/19/1951) 3:24
Encores:
19. JUSSI BJOERLING  Firestone: If I Could Tell You (11/20/1950) :45
20. ANNA-LISA BJOERLING  Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro (3/6/1950) 1:55
21. LAURITZ MELCHIOR  Dungan: Not Enough (4/24/1950) 1:39
22. LAURITZ MELCHIOR Leoncavallo: Pagliacci - Vesti la giubba (4/24/1950) 2:42
23. DOROTHY WARENSKJOLD  Charpentier: Louise - Depuis le jour (7/7/1952) 5:11
24. JUSSI BJOERLING  Valerius/Kremser: Thanksgiving Hymn (11/19/1951) 3:20
25. JUSSI BJOERLING  Firestone: In My Garden (11/19/1951) 1:11

Firestone Orchestra & Chorus

Various conductors

 

Special bonus audio performances:
JUSSI BJOERLING - from "lost" Voice of Firestone telecast (3/10/1952)
Speaks: Sylvia 2:34 • Tosti: L'Alba separa dalla luce l'ombra 2:19 • Puccini: Turandot - Nessun dorma 3:30

KIRSTEN FLAGSTAD  Purcell: Dido & Aeneas - Dido's Lament (sung in Norwegian, 1953) 5:43