I am a student in Piano Performance at the University of Illinois at Urban-Champaign.  I'm from Romania and I collected a lot of recordings, including a good number of vocal recordings.

I had the chance of listening, at Professor Nicholas De Vergilio, Ivan Jadan's recordings.  I was astonished, overwhelmed, very deeply touched.  I know most of the Slavic tenors dead or alive.  Ivan Jadan was, without the smallest doubt, the greatest of them all.  I believe his only equal in Russian singing to be the great bass Chaliapine.

I sincerely hope more recordings of Ivan Jadan to be found and published.  His great heart, the power of embodying in the unique sound of his voice a forgotten spirituality, remain unforgettable for those who are able to know what privilege is to be listening to him.  God's gift!

All the best wishes in the world,