At the age of just 21, only four years since taking up singing as a career, the exciting tenor Bror Magnus T�denes makes his recording debut with this tremendous album devoted to the musical legacy of the great Swedish soloist Jussi Bj�rling.
'Remembering Jussi' features Bror Magnus performing songs and arias by, amongst others, Puccini, Grieg, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Bizet. He is accompanied by well-known pianist H�vard Gimse, an outstanding partner in several Nordic songs, and by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra conducted by Ingar Bergby.
When this album was released in Norway in November 2014, Bror Magnus T�denes's extraordinary talent was immediately recognised with a nomination for a Spellemanpris - the Norwegian equivalent of the Grammys.
The highly-talented young tenor Bror Magnus T�denes studies at Conservatorio di Musica St. Cecilia Roma, immersing himself in the Italian opera and Bel Canto style with among others Professor Elizabeth Norberg-Schultz. He has also been accepted on to the Young Artist Programme at the Salzburg Festival for 2015. Alongside the great Swedish tenor Jussi Bj�rling Bror Magnus also cites Enrico Caruso and Beniamino Gigli as major inspirations when it comes to the performance of great arias in the Italian repertoire.
Several Puccini arias form an important part of the programme presented here by Bror Magnus T�denes. In addition the disc features a sparkling version of 'Arrividerci Roma' (made famous by the legendary Mario Lanza) as well as several Nordic songs: two by Sibelius, four by Grieg, and two Swedish songs, 'Tonerna' and 'Till Havs' which were regularly performed by Jussi Bj�rling.
With a background of playing guitar in pop/rock bands, and piano, Bror Magnus arrived at music high-school where to his dismay he also had to take singing lessons. When the teacher heard Bror Magnus's voice, she was totally overwhelmed. She challenged him to audition as a singer onto the Talent Program at the Music Department in Trondheim (NTNU). If he got in, which he was sure he wouldn't, he promised her he would focus on singing classical music. And now the young man from Selv�g, on the remote fjord-lined coastline of mid-western Norway, is beginning to forge a remarkable career in the classical arena - much to his own surprise.
Personnel: Bror Magnus T�denes (tenor), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ingar Bergby (conductor), H�vard Gimse (piano)
