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JUSSI ELISABETH LUCREZIA LAURITZ BJÖRLING RETHBERG BORI MELCHIOR A A A TRIBUTE A TRIBUTE TRIBUTE TRIBUTE HIS FABULOUS FINAL MET SEASON - 1959 (includes two performances never previously available) PUCCINI: LA BOHÈME: Acts I & III, Met 1935 - Papi PUCCINI: LA RONDINE - ST. LOUIS 1934 with Frederick Jagel and CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, complete Met 1959 LA BOHÉME SCENES HELDENTENOR OF THE CENTURY MOZART: DON GIOVANNI (scenes) Met 1939 , complete Met 1959 F , complete Met 1959 with Richard Crooks ARIAS AND DUETS 1925 - 1937 THREE WAGNERIAN BROADCASTS also HALEVY: LA JUIVE: Act II complete 1936 MASSENET: MANON, ACT III, SCENE 3 complete DIE WALKÜRE, ACT II, SAN FRANCISCO 1939 Björling’s radio debut (1937) TRISTAN UND ISOLDE, ACT II, MET 1948 with plus subsequent scenes and arias from the operatic stage and concerts, Richard Crooks - Leon Rothier DIE WALKÜRE, ACT I COMPLETE MET 1948 VERDI: BALLO IN MASCHERA Duet 1940 including rare broadcasts from Swedish Radio GALA FAREWELL - 1936 Concerts and Recitals — 1926 to 1952 WAGNER: DIE MEISTERSINGER Scene SPECIAL ARTICLES - RARE PHOTOS with Kullman and Schorr Special Articles - Rare Photos

BJÖRLING RETHBERG LUCREZIA MELCHIOR HIS FABULOUS FINAL LA BOHÈME BORI HELDENTENOR SEASON AT THE Act I lacks ‘O soave’ concl. A Tribute which encom- OF THE CENTURY Act III complete This tribute offers three METROPOLITAN passes many roles to which Three complete Met Jagel, De Luca, Pinza she brought her memorably Wagnerian performances (The first two from Met Met 1935 fragile vocal artistry. never previously available. DON GIOVANNI DIE WALKURE House Recording) These include: Scenes Met 1939 , 1939 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA LA RONDINE TOSCA - FAUST with Richard Crooks Act II complete with broadcast commentary LA JUIVE Act II, St. Louis, 1934 Flagstad, Destal, Lawrence also Act II complete Operatic scenes, TRISTAN UND ISOLDE ARIAS - CONCERTS with Martinelli, others Arias, Duets Act II complete TOSCA, ACT III San Francisco, 1936 Hollywood Bowl Concert Traubel, Thebom, Janssen, Stockholm 1959 UN BALLO IN Klemperer conducts Székely / Busch MASCHERA Met January 1948 LA BOHÈME - Malmo 1957 METROPOLITAN OPERA Articles by Act II Duet, SFO 1940 DIE WALKURE Harald Henrysson and with Jussi Bjö rling FAREWELL 1936 Act I & Act II, Scene Lars Björling DIE MEISTERSINGER Manon Act III, Scene 2 Met 1948 - Traubel, Székely the ’s son Act III Scene Richard Crooks Bampton / Stiedry Our Tribute to the greatest with Schorr and Kullman Léon Rothier Interview - arias, duets, -tenor of the Century (2 CDs) (2 CDs) concerts, lengthy articles & rare photos (6 CD for the price of 5) REVIEWED IN THIS EDITION (4 CDs)

IMMORTAL PERFORMANCES VERDI TE DEUM and 1951 Full broadcast using the masters Toscanini approved for public release includes broadcast commentary and the VERDI TE DEUM FULL DRESS REHEARSAL REQUIEM TOSCANINI Our restoration is in better sound (overall) than the RCA-CDs and NELLI - BARBIERE - DI STEFANO - SIEPI NBC Symphony Orchestra recreates the original occasion as Toscanini hoped would ensue. Robert Shaw Chorale Commentary by Ben Grauer Includes lengthy text about serving Toscanini’s ideals. 27 January 1951 ( THE COMPLETE DRESS REHEARSAL Never previously available (3 CDs for the price of 2)

IMMORTAL PERFORMANCES NBC CONCERT ALL VERDI - 25 JULY 1943 ACT III COMPLETE Overtures and Arias - Gertrude Ribla - - Francesco Valentino TOSCANINI The first concert when Toscanini conducted an entire act from an opera. NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA All-Verdi Concert 25 July 1943 RIGOLETTO ACT III COMPLETE also Overtures and Arias ALL-SIBELIUS - 18 February 1939 JAN PEERCE - GERTRUDE RIBLA NAN MERRIMAN - FRANCESCO VALENTINO NBC 1939 complete concert - Swan of Tuonela – En Saga (unpublished) ( ALL-SIBELIUS Complete NBC Concert 18 February 1939 Finlandia - Symphony No. 2 in D Major SWAN OF TUONELA - EN SAGA - FINLANDIA SYMPHONY NO. 2 IN D MAJOR This premiere release offers the Second Symphony which Mortimer Frank, PREMIERE RELEASE in his book about Toscanini and the NBC Broadcasts, considered Toscanini’s greatest performance of this work.

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