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The Bjorling Sound: A Recorded Legacy
Stephen Hastings
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Description for The Bjorling Sound: A Recorded Legacy
Hardcover. Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjorling. Num Pages: 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 796. A Recorded Legacy. 426 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Bjorling. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: AVGC; AVH. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 38. Weight: 840.
Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Björling. A half century after his death in 1960, Swedish tenor Jussi Björling 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 ... Read more
Detailed examination of the vocal and interpretive artistry of the great Jussi Björling. A half century after his death in 1960, Swedish tenor Jussi Björling 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Number of pages
426
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781580464062
SKU
V9781580464062
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Reviews for The Bjorling Sound: A Recorded Legacy
I devoured The Björling Sound with unashamed greed and great pleasure.
F. Paul Driscoll, editor in chief, Opera News His passages on Gounod's Faust and Roméo et Juliette are a masterpiece of sensitive analysis.
Stefan Johansson
NEWSLETTER OF THE SWEDISH JUSSI BJOERLING SOCIETY
Remarkable new book. . . . Insightful scholarship and freshly evocative writing that ... Read more
F. Paul Driscoll, editor in chief, Opera News His passages on Gounod's Faust and Roméo et Juliette are a masterpiece of sensitive analysis.
Stefan Johansson
NEWSLETTER OF THE SWEDISH JUSSI BJOERLING SOCIETY
Remarkable new book. . . . Insightful scholarship and freshly evocative writing that ... Read more