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Great Swedish Singers: Frans Leon Björker

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756–1791)

Die Zauberflöte

1. Herr, ich bin zwar Verbrecherin

2. O Isis und Osiris

Don Giovanni

3. In diesen heil’gen Hallen

4. Don Giovanni, a cenar teco

Richard WAGNER (1813–1883)

Tannhäuser

5. Gar viel und schön ward hier in dieser Halle

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

6. Nicht doch, Ihr Meister

Giuseppe VERDI (1813–1901)

La forza del destino

7. Il santo nome di Dio Signore

Requiem

8. Confutatis maledictis

Ture RANGSTRÖM (1884–1947)

Kronbruden (The Crown Bride)

9. Stig Mattsson, jag har kallat på dig

Kurt ATTERBERG (1887–1974)

Fanal

10. Vart sjönk vårt människovärde hän

Charles GOUNOD (1818–1893)

Roméo et Juliette

11. Dieu qui fis l’homme

Carlos GOMES (1836–1896)

Il Guarany

12. Alfin giungemmo all’ospitale tetto

13. Che siate I benvenuti

14. Gentile di cuore

15. Cecilia, esulta. Resto ai nostril lari–Salve possente Vergine

Leon Björker (bass)

Helga Görlin (soprano), Simon Edwardsen (tenor), Einar Andersson (tenor) (tr. 1);

Sigurd Björling (baritone), Folke Jonsson (bass) (tr. 4);

Conny Molin (baritone) (tr. 6);

Brita Herzberg (soprano) (tr. 7);

Jussi Björling (tenor), Hjördis Schymberg (soprano), Göta Allard (soprano) (tr. 11);

Copnny Söderström (tenor), Henriette Guermant (soprano), Sigurd Björling (baritone),

Arne Ohlson (tenor), Gösta Björling (tenor), Georg Svedenbrant (baritone) (tr. 12-15);

Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus/Issay Dobrowen (tr. 8);

Royal Orchestra (and Chorus)/Herbert Sandberg; Nils Grevillius; Sixten Ehrling; Leo Blech

Recorded at the Concert Hall, Stockholm (tr. 8), Royal Opera House, Stockholm, 1934–1959.

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