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To quote Pavarotti: "“When I'm learning a new opera roll, I first listen to how Jussi Björling sang it. His voice was unique. I wish more than anything that people compare me with Jussi.”
@@antonyjohnsargent From what I have seen that sounds very like Pavarotti :) witty, charming and somehow managing to be humble whilst glowing with magnificence!
Some TENORS when they sing - their voices are beautiful and lyrical . When Bjorling sings - he touches your soul . Hard to believe that God could put such a voice into any human being .
I come from Sweden and always shed a tear (or two) when I hear this song. It was my grandmothers favorite and she would make sure to turn on the radio when it was played (it was in the days before music became easily available).
I'm from Finland and have The same feelings. This comes from radio at christmas time and I have listened this since I was a kid. Jussi Björling was also my uncles favorite singer.
Det rinner alltid en tår eller två nerför kinden när jag hör den här inspelningen =) Always a tear or two listening to this recording. I wish i could have heard Jussi live, the recording technology of the day wasn't the best. Still, i'm very grateful we have these recordings!
I think that to fully appreciate this recording one needs to understand Swedish. Jussi articulates each word with precision making this is by far the most powerful Christmas song we have recorded in Swedish.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Skämtar du? Är ju likadant överallt i världen men bara svenskar talar ju svenska och svenska kan vara ett mycket vackert språk. Sluta vara så extremt politiskt korrekt snälla.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Nja, ser mer ut som att Lars syftade på att detta är den vackraste jullåten på svenska. Alltså inte på sig själv och egen inblandning utan musikbranchen i sig.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Det finns inget som får mig att må så bra som när nån ointelligent stackare får ett utbrott på internet endast på grund av sin egen okunnighet! "Vi" som beteckning på en grupp används i minst lika stor del hos engelsktalande.... Om inte mer.....
Shivers and tears. He is the greatest tenor ever. Combination of sweetness and power is perfect. Now check out his Ingemisco. There were other great singers during the fifties and sixties and one might wonder is there something in our air or food supply that limits the singers of today. Sigh. Thankfully there is the internet and RUclips!
When Pavarotti, by no means a humble man, was asked how he compared himself to Bjoerling, he burst out: "I'm only human!" IN another interview, he said that he always started work on a new part by listening to Bjoerling and seeing how he had done it.
The best thing is that his hole family is very humble I went to school with his grandson, and he and the rest of the family is genuinely lovable, cheers from Sweden.
Now here's a true but rather crazy story ; My brother (a tenor himself), and a couple of female friends, went to Naples, some years back. To perform on RAI UNO. As it was Christmas Eve, they strolled around for a bit, being strangely honked at by cars passing. (It later became clear that nobody walks like that in Naples. Unless you're taking over town. (As in a new "Cosa Nostra" boss) ! My brother and company were blissfully ignorant about this, so finally hailed a taxi, and told the driver to take them to the best restaurant in town. The guy drove them to a mobster's nest by the docks, where they were actually well received. After dinner the italians told them it was customary for all diners to sing their favourite song. My brother and his friends happily obliged. The girls sang a Norwegian favourite lullaby called "Julekveldsvisa", and "Musevisa", a nursery song. My brother though for a while, and decided on Jussi Björling's Swedish version of "Oh Holy Night". Fortunately the mafiosos and their families enjoyed the entertainment of the Norwegian trio, and they lived to return home safely....😂❤ Love from Oslo 😊
Teacher Paul: I have been listening and studying operatic singers for 45 years. Singers that date back to the 1870's. Jussi has always been and always will be my Number1. Not that I haven't liked many others, but I have my special ones. Suggestion: Jussi sang a slow version of Nessun Dorma in Sweden in 1944. You must hear this one. By the way, Andrea should not be discussed in the same sentence as Bjorling. He is very good, but to sound like Bjorling, he would need an extra lung and diaphragm. If you can't locate the recording, I will send it to you on the youtube link.
As a Norwegian and fellow Scandinavian I love how you can hear the characteristic little guttural sound he makes when singing things like "ljuset" (the light) and in the middle of some of his other "U" and "I" sounds. Wich is one of the two typical sounds that you would have to be born and raised in Sweden be able to make. Although the Danes are well known for doing a similar thing at the end of words. The technique, if you will, would make it much more difficult to sing those notes, I imagine. As the sound is formed by half closing of the note or word far back in the throat. And it definitely breaks with classical music training. But it is so so beautiful and so so typical and characteristic Swedish, and I really appreciate him putting more of his amazing personality and personal touch in this amazing performance.
And tenors and opera singers in general sing without microphones. Well they're supposed to be able to reach the entire hall anyway. Imagine being at this show...I get goosebumps each time, I think it's actually better with in Swedish with some gorgeous consonants that aren't there in the English version at least. Beautiful beautiful stuff. Jussi Björling and Jenny Lind were Sweden's first major music exports.
My mother was a realy good friened of Jussi - she worked at the Restaurant and Dance parlor NALEN in Stockholm befor the war.....Jussi was a frekvent guest at that mega place back then...I even got some old stone records signed by Jussi - and every X-mass we do Listening to him - and its so dam relaxing
As the "new" tenors say they want to sound like Jussi. He is not just a swedish legend...he is the true sound of how a tenor should sound........a voice from gods!
FALTAN PALABRAS EN EL ABECEDARIO PARA GRAFICAR LA BELLEZA ARMÓNICA DE LA VOZ ASOMBROSA DE ESTE NOBLE ARTISTA SUECO.....SUBLIME HASTA ERIZAR LA PIEL ESCUCHARLO DIOS BENDIGA AQUELLA GENERACIÓN MÁGICA DE TENORES DE LA MÚSICA CLÁSICA.....COMENTARIO DESDE LIMA, CAPITAL DEL PERÚ....THANK YOU SO MUCH....
Listening now on XMAS eve afternoon. Every year I listen to it about 20 times. Learned to love opera through his recordings. I am now 75 and this is the lst sound sound I want to hear as I leave the world: eternal beauty.
Oh wow, my favourite christmas song. No christmas without listening to this song by Jussi. Unfortunately Jussi had a drinking problem and passed to early at the age of 49. He was the singer Pavarotti said he listened to when he did research of how to sing a certain opera. Pavarotti aimed for the sound Jussi did.
Superb tenor and rendition of this Christmas song. His duet with Robert Merrill from The Pearl Fishers opera is splendid as is everything that Mr. Björling sang during his lifetime. Enjoy this man's music!
I agree that Pearl Fishers duet is magnificent. Somewhere on YT is Merrill talking about Jussi wanting his track a bit louder (you know how "those tenors" are) . . . the squabble finally settled into the final recording exactly as originally mixed!
Jussi Björling probably will never be surpassed in the tenor world. The biography written by his wife is interesting. Please react to the best recording of Au Fond Du Temple Saint sung by Jussi Björling and his great friend Robert Merrill. That is the finest rendition of that beautiful duet.
I just commented and then scrolled down to read other comments. I cannot agree more with you. Their duets are my Sunday morning music. Robert Merrill was amazing in his own right
The most beautiful tenor in recorded memory, world wide. Yes, he has a nice voice. With impecable technique and unsurpassed pipes, he sung at all the famous grand opera houses until he passed away in 1960 aged 49. He came from a family with brothers that also became opera singers, though not nearly as prominent as Jussi. Still today there are Swedish opera singers carrying the name Björling proudly att the stages around the world, but not of his caliber unfortunately as he is still the tenor benchmark. He has arguably been surpassed on the world stage by only one one other opera singer up to this day, and that too is a Swedish singer-- Birgit Nilsson. In Sweden Jussi Björling is also famous for recording another song. Till Havs (To Sea!) a slightly less refined song not originally intended for the an opera voice at world stage standard, but expertly handled by him brought him high accolades by the Swedish people. If you can find a recording of that please enjoy, though Cantique de Noël by Adolph Adam (O Holy night / O Helga Natt) is perhaps his enduring legacy today, as it has become almost legally prescribed Christmas listening in Sweden. Yours, Ann
Great Reaction paul, I'm sure you know this Christmas song belongs to Jussi Bjorling. His Voice is So powerful and dulcet. My dads favourite Tenor, now Mine...👍👏👏👏🐐🇮🇪...
I think these old recordings has a lot of room accostics in them, that will bee to listen to Jussi on a distance, If you hear him singing near, you hear the power in his voice, its amazing 😎 👍
We had another great singer that was almost in the same level as Jussi and that was Einar Ekberg, but he was mostly singing in churches so therefor his reputation didnt reach as far as Jussis, but students from the opera went to listen to him for studying a great singer.
Yes, Jussie is my favorite lyric tenor too, finding a word to describe his voice is not easy, but I think " a Regal tone " , is the best I can do. Try E la solita storia del pastore, recorded 1959, a year before he died from chronic alcoholism leading to a heart attack, he never lost his voice, despite his struggles with alcohol. e la solita storia..............with him, I always play for people who ask me ; What is singing all about.
You are well deserved that standpoint Kaarlo; me a Swede, I'm just coming from a concert including a Sibelius-song part (a Janne-Aino mail-exchange approach) - fantastic. We have much in common, you and we.
The complete recording of "Turnandot" was made in 1959 with Jussi B. , Nilsson and Tebaldi, though Bjoerling did not sing ever that opera on stage, however the studio recording is really excellent, on stage tenor Corelli sang it often with the great Swedish Soprano Nilsson in the opera house, It was Corelli's signature greatest role, I think Jussi's very best and signature role was "Boheme" and his 1956 complete recording of it with De Los Angeles the very great Spanish born Soprano is the state of the arts studio recording of Boheme, there also is a fine recording of it with Pavarotti, for his fans and the Italian soprano Freni. The great Italian soprano Tebaldi recorded it also and complete with tenor Carlo Bergonzi in the 1950's.
Can´t wait to get to heaven and continue listening to you, Jussi. You have blessed mankind. You didn´t bury your talent. My eyes get wet everytime I listen to this remarkable recording, and this song is what christmas is all about.
My mother loved Opera and in our house she had 2 favourites both with powerful but sweet voices.There was Mario Lanza as he made many films.But she also loved Jussi who I never knew much about. But later on I checked him out and he had such a beautiful voice.Listening to him made me realise what my mother loved in his voice.My ears and heart have appreciated both of these great singers.Please play some more.
Jussi Björling once heard Christofer Lee when he lived in Stockholm. Lee was out rumbling with friends and sang. Jussi offerd Lee to teach him singing, but he couldent pay Lee any money. Christofre tund the offer down because he needed mony to live in Stockholm. Lee said that to turn Jussis offer down was one thing he most regret in life.
A legend. Second to none. The most powerful and beautiful voice I have ever heard. There are tons of recordings with him, sadly with ancient technology, but still you hear what an amazing voice he had.
Jussi is one of our treasures here in Sweden. His voice was amazing, he could sing anything! He made "Till havs" a song that everyone in Sweden knows. Have a listen, and you'll understand why and how he did it..
@@KittenCritters Most people with common knowledge of classical (not meaning opera per se, you could say that the Swedish national anthem ( Du Gamla Du Fria ) fit in that group.) Swedish music SHOULD know ABOUT that song. Not necessary to know the words, or to sing it. Recognize while hearing. So go and do some homework, if you haven't already. 'Till Havs' (At the Sea). ruclips.net/video/LtnRnJD8iPo/видео.html Här med Tommy Nilsson, jag har inte hört den versionen själv, tänker göra det nu. (Nu hört en del av det. Han var inte riktigt så bra som jag önskat. ALLS. ruclips.net/video/_DuSR5mgmLE/видео.html Rickard Söderberg
@@annabackman3028 Du Gamla du Fria is not the Swedish national anthem. Sweden does not have an officiella national anthem. And attribruting -every swede knows it- to -most people with knowledge of classical music knows it- is an enormous reach.
Love his voice! Great reaction! Sissel Kyrkjebø (also known as just Sissel) is also a singer that might surprise you. Dont need to do a reaction, but just check her out for your own pleasure :)
”O Helga natt” with Jussi gives me goosebumps everytime, especially that high B at the end. If you want to hear him sing the high C# then listen to his version of ”Till havs” 😉🎶
Pavarotti's idol was Jussi Björling...when media compared them Pavorotti's answer was "Please, I'm only human"...so not One of the Great...the Greatest.
Jussi started singing more or less as a toddler, he had it with his mother's milk. I'm not into schooled voices, but to me it feels that his voice doesn't so much feel schooled in the context artificial or similar - it's more, you know, relaxed, calm, natural.
His rendition of O Helga Natt is magnificent. You simply must listen to this song sung by Sissel. They are without a doubt absolutely the very best I have ever heard.
Jussi is a true legend. I think it brings a whole new dimension to it though if you understand Swedish. Jussi died in 1960 but every adult in Sweden know who he was. This song plays on the radio every Christmas. The whole country grieved when he passed and his funeral was broadcast in both television and radio. This isn't very common in Sweden. Most of the funerals that have been broadcasted in Sweden have been for royalties or politicians. Astrid Lindgren, the famous writer, did also have a broadcast funeral.
WOW! I am stunned by how beautiful Jussi Bjorling's voice is! Not being an opera listener, I never heard of him before. But I will be listening to him now. Amazing!
This teacher knows nothing about Bjurling, the greatest tenor that ever lived. Sad. I nearly died giggling seeing him rendered speechless by that eeringly beautiful voice... ...
This was recorded at the end of his career as well, when he was severely affected by grave alcoholism... Just to put into perspective how great of a tenor we're talking about here!
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Thank you. :-) I've heard that a thousand times and I'm always deeply moved - what a
fabulous voice.
Incomparable. No other word.
Greatest tenor singer ever! Nuff said! ❤
Totaly agreed!!
YES!
TRIPLE Amen to that!
TeacherPaul commented that he kind of looks like Elvis. Before Elvis became "The King", Jussi was already seated on the throne.
Legend is an understatement. When asked , Are you as good as Bjoerling? Pavarotti replied,"Please, I am only human."
I am only mortal.
To quote Pavarotti: "“When I'm learning a new opera roll, I first listen to how Jussi Björling sang it. His voice was unique. I wish more than anything that people compare me with Jussi.”
When Pavorotti was asked what the difference was between himself and Jussi Björling, Pavorotti answered, I am only human!!
@@antonyjohnsargent From what I have seen that sounds very like Pavarotti :) witty, charming and somehow managing to be humble whilst glowing with magnificence!
Both these comments about Jussi are true! Pavarotti never reached that effortless mild voice.
I heard Pavarotti said "you can't compare me to Jussi...I am just a man" 😊
Pavarotti was great, but Jussi Bjorling was a gift to us all. I think We can all agree Jussi was something else.
Some TENORS when they sing - their voices are beautiful and lyrical .
When Bjorling sings - he touches your soul .
Hard to believe that God could put such a voice into any human being .
The best operatic tenor ever, his voice is stunning. Wait for that High cbnote, will send shiverrs down your spine
High B 🤓
You’re right. It did.
@@celibidache1000 After his early career he didn’t sing C’s in public.
@@celibidache1000 No it is the C.
@@terjehansen0101 Jussi sang the song in E major. The top note is B.
He was one of the most sublime tenors who ever lived. One of the eternal glories of opera.
No christmas without this epic song
I come from Sweden and always shed a tear (or two) when I hear this song. It was my grandmothers favorite and she would make sure to turn on the radio when it was played (it was in the days before music became easily available).
I'm from Finland and have The same feelings. This comes from radio at christmas time and I have listened this since I was a kid. Jussi Björling was also my uncles favorite singer.
Det rinner alltid en tår eller två nerför kinden när jag hör den här inspelningen =)
Always a tear or two listening to this recording.
I wish i could have heard Jussi live, the recording technology of the day wasn't the best. Still, i'm very grateful we have these recordings!
...samma här....❤❤❤
As a Swede I must say his articuation is incredible considerng the singing. Every single syllable is still crystal clear despite the strong voice.
As a Finn I agree with you. Jussi also pronounced Italian so beautifully.
Ja det är nog det mest imponerade faktiskt. Kristallklart uttal av varje stavelse.
I think that to fully appreciate this recording one needs to understand Swedish. Jussi articulates each word with precision making this is by far the most powerful Christmas song we have recorded in Swedish.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Skämtar du? Är ju likadant överallt i världen men bara svenskar talar ju svenska och svenska kan vara ett mycket vackert språk. Sluta vara så extremt politiskt korrekt snälla.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Nja, ser mer ut som att Lars syftade på att detta är den vackraste jullåten på svenska.
Alltså inte på sig själv och egen inblandning utan musikbranchen i sig.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 du skrev väl på svenska? Jag förstod var du skrev och det var inte vettigt.
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Good lord… din förståelse av det engelska språket är något bristfällig. 😆
@@somerandomvertebrate9262 Det finns inget som får mig att må så bra som när nån ointelligent stackare får ett utbrott på internet endast på grund av sin egen okunnighet! "Vi" som beteckning på en grupp används i minst lika stor del hos engelsktalande.... Om inte mer.....
Shivers and tears. He is the greatest tenor ever. Combination of sweetness and power is perfect. Now check out his Ingemisco. There were other great singers during the fifties and sixties and one might wonder is there something in our air or food supply that limits the singers of today. Sigh. Thankfully there is the internet and RUclips!
Teacher Paul.Jussi Bjorling was more than good,he was the greatest of the great tenors.
When Pavarotti, by no means a humble man, was asked how he compared himself to Bjoerling, he burst out: "I'm only human!" IN another interview, he said that he always started work on a new part by listening to Bjoerling and seeing how he had done it.
The best thing is that his hole family is very humble I went to school with his grandson, and he and the rest of the family is genuinely lovable, cheers from Sweden.
Now here's a true but rather crazy story ;
My brother (a tenor himself), and a couple of female friends, went to Naples, some years back.
To perform on RAI UNO.
As it was Christmas Eve, they strolled around for a bit, being strangely honked at by cars passing.
(It later became clear that nobody walks like that in Naples. Unless you're taking over town. (As in a new "Cosa Nostra" boss) !
My brother and company were blissfully ignorant about this, so finally hailed a taxi, and told the driver to take them to the best restaurant in town.
The guy drove them to a mobster's nest by the docks, where they were actually well received.
After dinner the italians told them it was customary for all diners to sing their favourite song.
My brother and his friends happily obliged.
The girls sang a Norwegian favourite lullaby called "Julekveldsvisa", and "Musevisa", a nursery song.
My brother though for a while, and decided on Jussi Björling's Swedish version of "Oh Holy Night".
Fortunately the mafiosos and their families enjoyed the entertainment of the Norwegian trio, and they lived to return home safely....😂❤
Love from Oslo 😊
I am Swedish and so proud of this legend 🥰♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Teacher Paul: I have been listening and studying operatic singers for 45 years. Singers that date back to the 1870's. Jussi has always been and always will be my Number1. Not that I haven't liked many others, but I have my special ones. Suggestion: Jussi sang a slow version of Nessun Dorma in Sweden in 1944. You must hear this one. By the way, Andrea should not be discussed in the same sentence as Bjorling. He is very good, but to sound like Bjorling, he would need an extra lung and diaphragm. If you can't locate the recording, I will send it to you on the youtube link.
As a Norwegian and fellow Scandinavian I love how you can hear the characteristic little guttural sound he makes when singing things like "ljuset" (the light) and in the middle of some of his other "U" and "I" sounds.
Wich is one of the two typical sounds that you would have to be born and raised in Sweden be able to make. Although the Danes are well known for doing a similar thing at the end of words.
The technique, if you will, would make it much more difficult to sing those notes, I imagine. As the sound is formed by half closing of the note or word far back in the throat. And it definitely breaks with classical music training.
But it is so so beautiful and so so typical and characteristic Swedish, and I really appreciate him putting more of his amazing personality and personal touch in this amazing performance.
It will not be Christmas without "O helga natt" with Jussi Björling. I love this version with him. Loud!!!
Yes, I listen to it too. No christmas without Jussi. 😍
And tenors and opera singers in general sing without microphones. Well they're supposed to be able to reach the entire hall anyway. Imagine being at this show...I get goosebumps each time, I think it's actually better with in Swedish with some gorgeous consonants that aren't there in the English version at least. Beautiful beautiful stuff. Jussi Björling and Jenny Lind were Sweden's first major music exports.
Tears !ways bearing this man sing. Sublime!
My mother was a realy good friened of Jussi - she worked at the Restaurant and Dance parlor NALEN in Stockholm befor the war.....Jussi was a frekvent guest at that mega place back then...I even got some old stone records signed by Jussi - and every X-mass we do Listening to him - and its so dam relaxing
Oh wow! That's amazing
I´m actually crying.
Jussi Björling was fantastic! Thank you so much for reacting. Love from Sweden
Maybe you'll enjoy Mr. Bjorling's performance in La Boheme Victoria de Los Angeles, Robert Merrill, John Reardon, and Karl Bohm.
Brilliant. A classic sung for all time.
The best tenor ever!!!
When Pavarotti did "Nessun Dorma" he wanted to sound like Jussi, Jussi was his hero!
Waouh Björling was my childyouth favorite tenor and you teach me this anecdote about Pavarotti !!
When I saw Joan Baez in concert in sweden she had visited Jussi's Grave the day before.
@@marcandregingras992 Haha! It’s about Jussi alright!
Is your statement documented? I would like to read it.
He sings effortless on every note.
As the "new" tenors say they want to sound like Jussi. He is not just a swedish legend...he is the true sound of how a tenor should sound........a voice from gods!
gods are poor imitations of humans and other animals.
FALTAN PALABRAS EN EL ABECEDARIO PARA GRAFICAR LA BELLEZA ARMÓNICA DE LA VOZ ASOMBROSA DE ESTE NOBLE ARTISTA SUECO.....SUBLIME HASTA ERIZAR LA PIEL ESCUCHARLO DIOS BENDIGA AQUELLA GENERACIÓN MÁGICA DE TENORES DE LA MÚSICA CLÁSICA.....COMENTARIO DESDE LIMA, CAPITAL DEL PERÚ....THANK YOU SO MUCH....
This performance is not human, it should not be possible to do what Jussi does!
Victoria de Los Angeles said that Jussi B had a much more beautiful voice than could be discerned from his recordings. Praise indeed!
In a interview with Pavarotti , the interviewer compared him to Jussi...Pavorrities answer... -Please I am just human....
I listen to Jussi every Christmas. This is the ultimate Christmas song!
Listening now on XMAS eve afternoon. Every year I listen to it about 20 times. Learned to love opera through his recordings. I am now 75 and this is the lst sound sound I want to hear as I leave the world: eternal beauty.
Oh wow, my favourite christmas song. No christmas without listening to this song by Jussi. Unfortunately Jussi had a drinking problem and passed to early at the age of 49. He was the singer Pavarotti said he listened to when he did research of how to sing a certain opera. Pavarotti aimed for the sound Jussi did.
Wow! That's so sad
I guess one small blessing is he was never a mean drunk. Jussi's O helga natt has been my favorite song since i was 10 year old girl
Yeah he drank a lot because he was always so stressed because everyone wanted him to be perfect
@@ilikefood4935 We can't know why he drank a lot. But allegedly he didn't have a happy childhood, his father pushed him and his brothers really hard.
Who the hell is Jussi Björling?!
The guy who inspired Pavaroti, that's who!
Part of what's amazing is the effortlessness of his technique... and where he -doesn't- breathe...
Your remark about his voice and O Holy night is so true. Maybe the best ever.
First time hearing him myself. I'm feeling all kinds of emotional. Brilliant!
Superb tenor and rendition of this Christmas song. His duet with Robert Merrill from The Pearl Fishers opera is splendid as is everything that Mr. Björling sang during his lifetime. Enjoy this man's music!
Yes yes yes!!!
I agree that Pearl Fishers duet is magnificent. Somewhere on YT is Merrill talking about Jussi wanting his track a bit louder (you know how "those tenors" are) . . . the squabble finally settled into the final recording exactly as originally mixed!
The best and most sublime tenor ever, Jussi.
Jussi Björling probably will never be surpassed in the tenor world. The biography written by his wife is interesting. Please react to the best recording of Au Fond Du Temple Saint sung by Jussi Björling and his great friend Robert Merrill. That is the finest rendition of that beautiful duet.
I just commented and then scrolled down to read other comments. I cannot agree more with you. Their duets are my Sunday morning music. Robert Merrill was amazing in his own right
Jussi was the master of nuances. I'm so glad you discovered him! ❤️
Such a powerful voice. And he really goes high too, so perfect.
The most beautiful tenor in recorded memory, world wide. Yes, he has a nice voice. With impecable technique and unsurpassed pipes, he sung at all the famous grand opera houses until he passed away in 1960 aged 49. He came from a family with brothers that also became opera singers, though not nearly as prominent as Jussi. Still today there are Swedish opera singers carrying the name Björling proudly att the stages around the world, but not of his caliber unfortunately as he is still the tenor benchmark. He has arguably been surpassed on the world stage by only one one other opera singer up to this day, and that too is a Swedish singer-- Birgit Nilsson.
In Sweden Jussi Björling is also famous for recording another song. Till Havs (To Sea!) a slightly less refined song not originally intended for the an opera voice at world stage standard, but expertly handled by him brought him high accolades by the Swedish people. If you can find a recording of that please enjoy, though Cantique de Noël by Adolph Adam (O Holy night / O Helga Natt) is perhaps his enduring legacy today, as it has become almost legally prescribed Christmas listening in Sweden. Yours, Ann
Great Reaction paul, I'm sure you know this Christmas song belongs to Jussi Bjorling. His Voice is So powerful and dulcet. My dads favourite Tenor, now Mine...👍👏👏👏🐐🇮🇪...
Paul, there are legions of us who think he was absolutely the greatest tenor who ever lived.
My mom loved this song and since then me too. Bravo!👏👏
One of the great singers of the past century!
Unsurpassable. He was the greatest tenor ever.
Indeed.
I think these old recordings has a lot of room accostics in them, that will bee to listen to Jussi on a distance, If you hear him singing near, you hear the power in his voice, its amazing 😎 👍
H,i you hear her one of the best O Holly Night ever, the voice was strong,worm,sublime,and beautiful!!! Marry Christmas!!!
We had another great singer that was almost in the same level as Jussi and that was Einar Ekberg, but he was mostly singing in churches so therefor his reputation didnt reach as far as Jussis, but students from the opera went to listen to him for studying a great singer.
He's not just "a kind of Swedish legend", he is a literate legend. Best one we have ever had.
Best one everybody's ever had in human history of singing.
Yes, Jussie is my favorite lyric tenor too, finding a word to describe his voice is not easy, but I think " a Regal tone " , is the best I can do. Try E la solita storia del pastore, recorded 1959, a year before he died from chronic alcoholism leading to a heart attack, he never lost his voice, despite his struggles with alcohol. e la solita storia..............with him, I always play for people who ask me ; What is singing all about.
By the way his grandmother was Finnish she gave him the nickname Jussi. We Finns also consider one of ours also
Jussi is a northern son and I'm happy with him representing the Nordic Countries as a whole 🥰
You are well deserved that standpoint Kaarlo; me a Swede, I'm just coming from a concert including a Sibelius-song part (a Janne-Aino mail-exchange approach) - fantastic. We have much in common, you and we.
Vi kan dela, kära kusiner. ❤️
@@architechproducer Absolut :)
He will break your heart, and he will sing it exactly as it should be song.
You should also react to La Nilsson (Birgit Nilsson) a legendary Swedish soprano. There's actually a recording with Jussi and her singing together.
The complete recording of "Turnandot" was made in 1959 with Jussi B. , Nilsson and Tebaldi, though Bjoerling did not sing ever that opera on stage, however the studio recording is really excellent, on stage tenor Corelli sang it often with the great Swedish Soprano Nilsson in the opera house, It was Corelli's signature greatest role, I think Jussi's very best and signature role was "Boheme" and his 1956 complete recording of it with De Los Angeles the very great Spanish born Soprano is the state of the arts studio recording of Boheme, there also is a fine recording of it with Pavarotti, for his fans and the Italian soprano Freni. The great Italian soprano Tebaldi recorded it also and complete with tenor Carlo Bergonzi in the 1950's.
Can´t wait to get to heaven and continue listening to you, Jussi. You have blessed mankind. You didn´t bury your talent. My eyes get wet everytime I listen to this remarkable recording, and this song is what christmas is all about.
Don´t miss out on this version by Mahalia Jackson. Be blessed: ruclips.net/video/uKILk4k3xvk/видео.html
My mother loved Opera and in our house she had 2 favourites both with powerful but sweet voices.There was Mario Lanza as he made many films.But she also loved Jussi who I never knew much about. But later on I checked him out and he had such a beautiful voice.Listening to him
made me realise what my mother loved in his voice.My ears and heart have appreciated both of these great singers.Please play some more.
Jussi Björling once heard Christofer Lee when he lived in Stockholm. Lee was out rumbling with friends and sang. Jussi offerd Lee to teach him singing, but he couldent pay Lee any money. Christofre tund the offer down because he needed mony to live in Stockholm. Lee said that to turn Jussis offer down was one thing he most regret in life.
Absolutely best tenor ever, period.
That was so beautiful! Think my cat liked it too, she came and laid down on my desk xD
A legend. Second to none. The most powerful and beautiful voice I have ever heard. There are tons of recordings with him, sadly with ancient technology, but still you hear what an amazing voice he had.
as a swede, i am very excited that you decided to react to jussi björling 😍
Jussi is one of our treasures here in Sweden. His voice was amazing, he could sing anything! He made "Till havs" a song that everyone in Sweden knows. Have a listen, and you'll understand why and how he did it..
Have never heard of that song in my life
@@KittenCritters Now you have, congratulations, your life is now better :-)
@@MartinAhlman so why hyperbole that it’s a song everyone knows? Just hurts your credibility
@@KittenCritters Most people with common knowledge of classical (not meaning opera per se, you could say that the Swedish national anthem ( Du Gamla Du Fria ) fit in that group.) Swedish music SHOULD know ABOUT that song. Not necessary to know the words, or to sing it. Recognize while hearing. So go and do some homework, if you haven't already.
'Till Havs' (At the Sea).
ruclips.net/video/LtnRnJD8iPo/видео.html
Här med Tommy Nilsson, jag har inte hört den versionen själv, tänker göra det nu. (Nu hört en del av det. Han var inte riktigt så bra som jag önskat. ALLS.
ruclips.net/video/_DuSR5mgmLE/видео.html
Rickard Söderberg
@@annabackman3028 Du Gamla du Fria is not the Swedish national anthem. Sweden does not have an officiella national anthem. And attribruting -every swede knows it- to -most people with knowledge of classical music knows it- is an enormous reach.
I am Swedish. Gave me tears to here this... what a powerful voice he had.
The voice of a God! my dad called him "the mighty Swede"
He is a WORLD legend
He Jussi Bjoerling is The Greatest! Do you hear? The Greatest Tenor this world has had!!! The Hreatest! Period!!!
Jussi Bjorlings voice was so powerful and sweet. He owns,o holy night! Brilliant 🐐🇸🇪.
The unsurpassed version of o Holy Night!
Listen to : Till Havs with Jussi it is so powerful.He was a world known tenor and played on all the big opera scenes.
Shee brilliant
Love his voice! Great reaction! Sissel Kyrkjebø (also known as just Sissel) is also a singer that might surprise you. Dont need to do a reaction, but just check her out for your own pleasure :)
His voice was incomparable !!!
This is the recording of O Holy Night every singer should listen to before they pick some other song to record.
You speak facts, my friend.
Thank you.
I’m afraid if they did, they’d just throw in the towel and give up.
What a voice, what a version! The GOAT.
”O Helga natt” with Jussi gives me goosebumps everytime, especially that high B at the end. If you want to hear him sing the high C# then listen to his version of ”Till havs” 😉🎶
When I listen to Jussi i shed a tear in my mind
Pavarotti's idol was Jussi Björling...when media compared them Pavorotti's answer was "Please, I'm only human"...so not One of the Great...the Greatest.
Jussi started singing more or less as a toddler, he had it with his mother's milk. I'm not into schooled voices, but to me it feels that his voice doesn't so much feel schooled in the context artificial or similar - it's more, you know, relaxed, calm, natural.
I am german and this is also my favorite Christmas song !!! Best ever ,Jussi Björling !!! ❤
The finest tenor to ever have lived.
Someone said his voice had the undertone of unshed tears. Beautiful!
🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏❤🙏
Greetings from proud Swede (Jussi and Dimashfan! 😅😍)
EXTRAORDINARIO!!! UNO DE LOS 3 MEJORES TENORES DE LA HISTORIA. BRAVO JUSSI
His rendition of O Helga Natt is magnificent. You simply must listen to this song sung by Sissel. They are without a doubt absolutely the very best I have ever heard.
Please react to Jussi Bjorling singing Recondita Armonia. Absolutely beautiful!
Just the best recording of any Christmas song in history!
Nice to see so many reactors finding out about one of the greatest singers from Sweden. 😃
As a Swede this is a must at Christmas
Indeed.
As a Finn too. Amazing voice and beautiful song!
As a "julMUST"?............ Förlåt.... I will see myself out now....... ;P
@@Refat_swordfish ahaa, haa! Y, from Göteborg, eller?
Jussi is a true legend. I think it brings a whole new dimension to it though if you understand Swedish. Jussi died in 1960 but every adult in Sweden know who he was. This song plays on the radio every Christmas. The whole country grieved when he passed and his funeral was broadcast in both television and radio. This isn't very common in Sweden. Most of the funerals that have been broadcasted in Sweden have been for royalties or politicians. Astrid Lindgren, the famous writer, did also have a broadcast funeral.
WOW! I am stunned by how beautiful Jussi Bjorling's voice is! Not being an opera listener, I never heard of him before. But I will be listening to him now. Amazing!
Now listen to one or more of his renditions of Nessun Dorma. They are the very best!
This teacher knows nothing about Bjurling, the greatest tenor that ever lived. Sad. I nearly died giggling seeing him rendered speechless by that eeringly beautiful voice... ...
This was recorded at the end of his career as well, when he was severely affected by grave alcoholism... Just to put into perspective how great of a tenor we're talking about here!
I love that young people are hearing jussi for the 1st time. 60 years after his death!
По нашим сведениям этот замечательный голос ----- из Норвегии.
There has never been nor will there ever be another ,JUSSI BJORLING !!!!!!!!