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E lucevan le stelle

Author: chuck
Date: 2005-08-21 03:44

At some point in my long drawn-out past, I read of Puccini successfully suing for copyright infringement when Jolson, Buddy DeSylva, and David Rose wrote "Avalon". Does anyone know of a source for this action, date, court, etc. Thank you, Chuck

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Re: E lucevan le stelle

Author: GBK
Date: 2005-08-21 03:58

From Google:

http://voxlibris.claremont.edu/sc/exhibits/cacroonin/cacroonin.html ...GBK

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Re: E lucevan le stelle

Author: chuck
Date: 2005-08-21 05:16

Glen: Thank you. How did I know that it would be you who would have this info on hand. Charlie

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Re: E lucevan le stelle

Author: larryb
Date: 2005-08-21 13:12

How interesting. I'll never think of the two songs them same way after today.

My favorite versions: Coleman Hawkings, 1935, with Michael Warlop's Orchestra; Django Reinhardt, c. 1935 with Bill Coleman (?) on trumpet; and Jussi Bjoerling, 1937, with Nils Grevillius conducting.

Anyone know who plays clarinet on the Bjoerling recording?

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Re: E lucevan le stelle

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2005-08-22 15:52

Larryb -

An Amazon listing names the "Nils Grevillius Orchestra," which is either a pickup group or a Swedish orchestra contracted to another label and therefore using an assumed name. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006L3W0/qid=1124725073/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-1593763-0351935?v=glance&s=classical.

Biographies of Bjoerling probably mention the recording session, but it's highly unlikely that the clarinetist's name would be included, though, of course, nothing's impossible. If it was an existing orchestra using an assumed name, the orchestra's archives might mention the the session personnel, or at least who was the principal clarinetist at the time.

Even I wouldn't go that far, though. Perhaps Glenn will volunteer. [tongue]

Ken Shaw

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Re: E lucevan le stelle

Author: BobD
Date: 2005-08-22 21:28

Nils Grevillius is probably Lithuanian....if he is real. Bjoerling was very real and is still my favorite Puccini male vocalist.

Bob Draznik

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