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Old 3rd February 2010, 17:57   #78 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Nani Nana View Post
I looked out for Windbergh on wiki, he seemed a class act and a sterling Mozart interpreter
Absolutely - and it's a horrible shame so few of his performances were recorded. Then again, he left us much, much too early.
When he passed away he was on his way to becoming a great Wagner tenor, too. His Lohengrin and Parsifal were sublime, and he was just starting on Tristan.
It's a great, great loss.

Here's some more of his Mozart -

"Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte - Winbergh under Reuter --



And now --

Jussi Björling! Not only the greatest Swedish tenor, but *the* greatest tenor, bar none! (In my opinion, of course.)

"O Helga Natt!" - Swedish version of Adam's Cantique de Noël - Björling under Grevillius --



"Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's Turandot - Björling under Leinsdorf --
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