{"product_id":"9781580468145","title":"The Bjorling Sound: A Recorded Legacy","description":"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 thisground-breaking book, Stephen Hastings analyzes more than four hundred of the great tenor's recordings, comparing them with the output of a hundred other tenors, from Caruso to Alagna. The repertoireranges from brief art songs by Schubert and Sibelius to entire opera recordings--some made in the studio, others captured live. What emerges is a richly layered portrait of this most musical of singers. As Hastings's comparisons demonstrate, Björling left his unique imprint on all the scores he sang, combining a perennial freshness of approach with the richly inflected phrasing made possible by aperfectly honed technique. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Born in London and educated in Oxford, Stephen Hastings has been the Milan correspondent of \u003ci\u003eOpera News\u003c\/i\u003e since 1991 and editor in chief of the Italian monthly \u003ci\u003eMusica\u003c\/i\u003e for the past twelve years.","brand":"Boydell \u0026 Brewer Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137960558832,"sku":"9781580468145","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580468145_p0.jpg?v=1763800411","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580468145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}