| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Aïda. Ritorna vincitor. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Don Carlos. O don fatal. Italian. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio. |
| Included Work | Verdi, Giuseppe, 1813-1901. Macbeth. Vieni! t'affretta! |
| Included Work | Puccini, Giacomo, 1858-1924. Tosca. Vissi d'arte. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin. Einsam in trüben Tagen. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Götterdämmerung. Brünnhildes Schlussgesang. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Elektra. Allein! Weh, ganz allein! |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Frau ohne Schatten. Handwerk verstehst du sicher nicht. |
| Included Work | Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Salome. Ah! Du wolltest mich. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tristan und Isolde. Liebestod. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Wesendonck-Lieder; arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Laulut, op. 37. Var det en dröm? arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Laulut, op. 37. Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Laulut, op. 36. Svarta rosor arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Laulut, op. 36. Säv, säv, susa arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Laulut, op. 36. Demanten på marssnön; arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Sånger, op. 38. Höstkväll; arranged. |
| Included Work | Sibelius, Jean, 1865-1957. Runebergin laulut. Våren flyktar hastigt arranged. |
| Included Work | Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Digte, op. 25. Svane arranged. |
| Included Work | Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Romancer (ældre og nyere). Fra Monte Pincio arranged. |
| Included Work | Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907. Melodier til digte af A.O. Vinje. Våren; arranged. |
| Included Work | Rangström, Ture, 1884-1947. Dikter af Bo Bergman. Melodi; arranged. |
| Included Work | Rangström, Ture, 1884-1947. Mörka blomman. Bön till natten; arranged. |
| Included Work | Rangström, Ture, 1884-1947. Sköld och svärd. Sköldmön. |
| Included Work | Rangström, Ture, 1884-1947. Gammal dansrytm; arranged. |
| Included Work | Loewe, Frederick, 1901-1988. My fair lady. I could have danced all night. |
| Portion of title |
Legendary Birgit Nilsson |
| Contents |
Aida. Ritorna vincitor! (6:53) -- Don Carlo. O don fatale (4:37) -- La forza del destino. Pace, pace, mio Dio! (6:26) -- Macbeth. Nel dì della vittoria io le incontrai-- Ambizioso spirto-- Vieni t'affretta! (8:02) / Giuseppe Verdi -- Tosca. Vissi d'arte / Giacomo Puccini (3:15) -- Lohengrin. Einsam in trüben Tagen (5:51) -- Götterdämmerung. Starke Scheite schichtet mir dort (8:59) / Richard Wagner -- Elektra. Allein! Weh, ganz allein (9:33) -- Die Frau ohne Schatten. Ein Handwerk verstehst du sicher nicht (5:22) ; Salome. Ah! Du woltest mich nicht deinen Mund küssen lassen Jokanaan!-- Sie ist ein Ungeheuer, deine tochter-- Ah! Ich habe deinen Mund geküsst (17:19) / Richard Strauss -- Tannhäuser. Dich, teure Halle (4:54) -- Tristan und Isolde. Mild und leise (6:59) ; Wesendonk Lieder. Der Engel (3:57) ; Stehe still! (4:09) ; Im Treibhaus (6:59) ; Schmerzen (2:37) -- Träume (4:55) / Wagner ; orch. Mottl -- Var det en dröm? = Was it a dream? (2:22) -- Flickan kom ifrån sin ålsklings möte = The tryst (3:08) -- Svarta rosor = Black roses (1:53) -- Säv, säv, susa = Sigh, rushes, sigh (2:33) -- Diamanten på marssnön = The diamond on the March snow (2:26) -- Höstkväll = Autumn evening (5:15) -- Våren flyktar hastigt = Spring flies fast (1:46) / Jean Sibelius -- En svane = A swan (2:55) -- Fra Monte Pincio = From Monte Pincio (4:40) -- Våren = Spring (5:12) / Edvard Grieg -- Melodi = Melody (1:49) -- Bön till natten = Prayer to night (2:49) -- Sköldmön = Valkyrie (2:53) -- En gammal dansrytm = An old dance rhythm (1:46) / Ture Rangström -- My fair lady. I could have danced all night / Loewe (2:24). |
| General note | Opera excerpts and songs for voice and orchestra; songs originally with piano accompaniment. |
| General note | Compact discs. |
| General note | Program notes in English, French, and German in container. |
| Performer |
Birgit Nilsson, soprano ; with Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden (1st-3rd, 6th, 11th works) ; John Pritchard (1st work), Argeo Quadri (2nd-3rd works), Edward Downes (6th-11th works), conductors ; Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Roma (4th-5th works) ; Thomas Schippers (4th work), Lorin Maazel (5th work), conductors ; Wiener Philharmoniker (7th-8th, 10th, 12th, 14th-28th works) ; Georg Solti (7th-8th, 10th works), Hans Knappertsbusch (12th work), Bertil Bokstedt (14th-27th works), Herbert von Karajan (28th work), conductors ; Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper ; Karl Böhm, conductor (9th work) ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Colin Davis, conductor (13th work). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1959-1977. |
| Language | Sung in Italian, German, Swedish, or Norwegian. |
| UPC |
028947379423 |
| Publisher number | 473 794-2 Decca |
| Publisher number | 473 795-2--473 796-2 Decca |