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Contenuto . Questo cofanetto deluxe di 16 CD contiene oltre alle registrazioni elettriche complete del tenore 1925-1942, quattro appendici: due dischi di trasmissioni radiofoniche esistenti realizzate tra il 1926 e il 1942 e due contenenti le prime registrazioni su cilindro e su disco realizzate tra il 1904 e il 1906. Le trasmissioni radio esistenti (1926-1942) contengono un duetto rimasto inedito con il soprano Lucrezia Bori ("Night Hymn at Sea"), ed altri con Maggie Teyte, Evelyn Laye, Eileen Joyce, ecc.; il "Panis angelicus" del 1933 da New York per l’apertura dell'Anno Santo; due ballate irlandesi dell'ottobre 1936 introdotte dallo stesso McCormack: "The Ould Turf Fire" e "The Star of County Down". Interessante anche lo scambio tra il tenore e Bing Crosby (Hollywood 1937). Gli ultimi due CD del set comprendono nuovi restauri di tutte le 57 prime registrazioni di McCormack, effettuate su cilindro e disco nel 1904, dopo la sua vittoria al concorso nazionale di canto di Dublino Feis Ceoil nel 1903. Questi affascinanti, seppur primitivi, documenti vocali ci consentono di ascoltare l'artista prima del suo soggiorno in Italia nel 1905, quando si formò sotto il maestro Sabatini. Questi ultimi due CD contengono le introduzioni parlate di McCormack,spesso significative quanto il canto vero e proprio. Come tutti i lavori realizzati dalla Marston Recordings, anche la presentazione non è seconda a nessuno. I 16 dischi sono contenuti in una resistente scatola con finitura lucida. L'opuscolo di 163 pagine raccoglie saggi e note sulle registrazioni ed è realizzato dai due più autorevoli studiosi di John McCormack: Gordon Ledbetter, autore di due libri sul tenore, e Michael Aspinall, l'esperto riconosciuto a livello mondiale sull'arte del bel canto, di cui McCormack è stato uno dei massimi esponenti. I saggi di Gordon T. Ledbetter e Michael Aspinall forniscono una ricchezza di materiale biografico e una rassegna dell'eredità registrata dell'artista. Ricchissima la collezione di fotografie in bianco e nero contenute nel booklet,in particolare: una di McCormack con Vladimir Horowitz, un concerto di addio in una gremita Royal Albert Hall del 1938, senza un posto vuoto, e una foto di McCormack con Sir Edward Elgar scattata 1932. Il box è stato pubblicato dalla Marston in 1000 esemplari. Si riportano alcune recensioni dei maggiori esperti del settore.
Ward Marston has worked miracles with these irreplaceable recorded documents, and they emerge as fresh and vibrant. His efforts cannot be praised enough. This is a Limited Edition of 1000 sets. No aficionado of the ‘Golden Age of Singing’ will want to be without it.
—Stephen Greenbank, MusicWeb International , June 2019
I think it fair to say that Ward Marston’s latest McCormack set – his long awaited completion of the great singer’s recorded legacy as expertly transferred to CD [previous volumes are available on Naxos and Marston Records] – will prove one of the glories of recorded vocal art.
—Rob Cowan, Gramophone , August 2019
Award-winning producer Ward Marston may have outdone himself with the newest release on his independent Marston Records label... The sound Marston gets is amazing.
—Steve Ramm, The Antique Phonograph , September 2019
It is a remarkable accomplishment in all respects, made greater still when one considers the varying (and sometimes very poor) condition of the surviving materials... Taken all together, this labor of love is a must for the McCormack collector, or to any fancier of vintage opera and song that relishes great performances... 5 stars – For the McCormack completist, it doesn't get any better than this.
—Barry Brenesal, Fanfare
Elenco delle tracce:CD 1 (79:44) | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
23 April 1925, Camden, New Jersey | ||
1. | When You and I Were Seventeen (Rosoff) | 2:34 |
(BVE32534-4) 1086; HMV DA693 | ||
2. | Moonlight and Roses (Lemare) | 2:54 |
(BVE32535-1) unpublished | ||
3. | Moonlight and Roses (Lemare) | 2:56 |
(BVE32535-2) 1092; HMV DA741 | ||
4. | June Brought the Roses (Openshaw) | 2:38 |
(BVE32536-1) 1086 | ||
5. | June Brought the Roses (Openshaw) | 2:38 |
(BVE32536-2) unpublished | ||
6. | The Sweetest Call (Morrow) | 3:14 |
(BVE32537-2) 1092; HMV DA692 and DA741 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
24 April 1925, Camden, New Jersey | ||
7. | Schlafendes Jesuskind, No. 25, from MÖRIKE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 2:41 |
(BVE32538-2) 1272; HMV DA953 | ||
8. | I Look into Your Garden (Wood) | 1:58 |
(BVE32539-2) 1147; HMV DA693 | ||
9. | What a Wonderful World It Would Be (Löhr) | 1:48 |
(BVE32540-1) unpublished(1) | ||
10. | Devotion (Wood) | 2:21 |
(BVE32541-2) 1147; HMV DA692\t | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
14 October 1925, Camden, New Jersey | ||
11. | You Forgot to Remember (Berlin) | 3:08 |
(BVE33464-1) 1121; HMV DA760 | ||
12. | Oh, How I Miss You Tonight (Burke) | 3:04 |
(BVE33465-1) 1121; HMV DA760 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
27 October 1925, New York City | ||
13. | Just a Cottage Small (Hanley) | 2:38 |
(BVE33819-3) 1133; HMV DA765 | ||
14. | Through All the Days to Be (Melville-Hope) | 2:57 |
(BVE33820-1) unpublished | ||
15. | Through All the Days to Be (Melville-Hope) | 3:00 |
(BVE33820-3) 1133; HMV DA780 | ||
16. | Mother My Dear (Treharne) | 2:42 |
(BVE33821-1) 1137; HMV DA765 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
17 December 1925, New York City | ||
17. | Love Me and I’ll Live Forever (Snyder) | 3:01 |
(BVE34159-1) 1594; HMV DA893 | ||
18. | Love Me and I’ll Live Forever (Snyder) | 2:56 |
(BVE34159-3) ERC6007 | ||
19. | When You and I Were Young, Maggie (Butterfield) | 3:06 |
(BVE23525-4) 1173; HMV DA823 | ||
20. | Luoghi sereni e cari (Donaudy) | 2:38 |
(BVE34160-2) 1288 | ||
21. | K detyam (To the Children), Op. 26, No. 7 (Rachmaninoff) | 3:15 |
(BVE27085-4) 1288; HMV DA1112 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
18 December 1925, New York City | ||
22. | Unter’m Fenster (Underneath the Window), Op. 34, No. 3 (Schumann) | 2:05 |
with Lucrezia Bori, soprano | ||
(BVE34167-2) assigned Victor 3039, unpublished | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
23 December 1925, New York City | ||
23. | A Brown Bird Singing (Wood) | 2:28 |
(BVE34176-2) 1137; HMV DA780 | ||
24. | Silver Threads Among the Gold (Danks) | 2:59 |
(BVE11834-4) 1173; HMV DA823 | ||
25. | Silver Threads Among the Gold (Danks) | 2:56 |
(BVE11834-5) unpublished | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
24 December 1925, New York City | ||
26. | Night Hymn at Sea (Goring Thomas) | 2:49 |
with Lucrezia Bori, soprano | ||
(BVE34166-4) unpublished | ||
27. | Night Hymn at Sea (Goring Thomas) | 2:46 |
with Lucrezia Bori, soprano | ||
(BVE34166-5) assigned 3039, unpublished | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
28 September 1926, New York City | ||
28. | The Far-Away Bells (Gordon) | 2:44 |
(BVE36361-1) 1215; HMV DA858 | ||
29. | The Far-Away Bells (Gordon) | 2:47 |
(BVE36361-2) unpublished | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–10 with orchestra conducted by Rosario Bourdon; tracks 11–19 and 22–29 with orchestra conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; and tracks 20–21 with piano, Edwin Schneider. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 7, which is sung in German, and track 20, which is sung in Italian. | ||
(1) We have not been able to trace the original test pressing of this unpublished recording. The transfer heard here is from a poor quality transcription made over fifty years ago. | ||
CD 2 (78:40) | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
28 September 1926, New York City | ||
1. | When Twilight Comes, I’m Thinking of You (Horne) | 3:26 |
(BVE36362-1) unpublished | ||
2. | When Twilight Comes, I’m Thinking of You (Horne) | 3:23 |
(BVE36362-2) unpublished | ||
3. | When Twilight Comes, I’m Thinking of You (Horne) | 3:23 |
(BVE36362-3) 1197; HMV DA840 | ||
4. | Just for Today (Seaver) | 3:09 |
(BVE36363-1) 1281; HMV DA929 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
30 September 1926, New York City | ||
5. | Lilies of Lorraine (Connor) | 3:07 |
(BVE36374-1) 1229; HMV DA881 | ||
6. | A Rose for Every Heart (Cadman) | 3:24 |
(BVE36375-2) 1229; HMV DA881 | ||
7. | A Rose for Every Heart (Cadman) | 3:19 |
(BVE36375-3) unpublished | ||
8. | Calling Me Back to You (Seaver) | 3:19 |
(BVE36376-2) 1197; HMV DA840 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
1 October 1926, Camden, New Jersey(2) | ||
9. | Adeste fideles (Traditional) | 3:47 |
(CVE36606-1) 6607; HMV DB984 | ||
10. | She Rested by the Broken Brook (Coleridge-Taylor) | 3:22 |
(BVE35891-1) unpublished | ||
11. | A Prayer to Our Lady (Ford) | 2:47 |
(BVE35892-1) unpublished | ||
12. | Love’s Secret (Bantock) | 2:10 |
(BVE35893-1) unpublished | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
4 October 1926, New York City | ||
13. | Les Rameaux (The Palms) (Faure) | 3:11 |
(CVE36384-1) 6607; DB984 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
17 December 1926, New York City | ||
14. | The Holy Child (Martin) | 3:04 |
(BVE37147-1) 1281; HMV DA929 | ||
15. | The Holy Child (Martin) | 3:02 |
(BVE37147-2) unpublished | ||
16. | Because I Love You (Berlin) | 3:01 |
(BVE37148-2) 1215; HMV DA858 and DA893 | ||
17. | All’ mein Gedanken (“Minnelied”) (Traditional, arranged by Karg-Elert) | 3:39 |
(BVE37149-1) 1272; HMV DA953 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
12 April 1927, Liederkranz Hall, New York City | ||
18. | Somewhere a Voice is Calling (Tate) | 2:21 |
(BVE15419-3) 1247; HMV DA914 | ||
19. | Marchéta (Schertzinger) | 2:33 |
(BVE29865-3) 1247 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
4 May 1927, Liederkranz Hall, New York City | ||
20. | Wild Rose Lane, No. 3, from SONGS OF THE HEDGEROW (Martin) | 3:26 |
(BVE38386-2) unpublished(3) | ||
21. | Fallen Leaf, Op. 101 (Logan) | 3:01 |
(BVE38387-2) unpublished | ||
22. | Fallen Leaf, Op. 101 (Logan) | 2:57 |
(BVE38387-3) issued on AGSA63 from a re-recording | ||
23. | Christ Went Up into the Hills (Hageman) | 3:41 |
(CVE38388-1) 6708 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
6 May 1927, New York City | ||
24. | When You’re in Love (Blaufuss) | 2:47 |
(BVE38731-2) issued on AGSA63 from a re-recording | ||
25. | Tick, Tick, Tock (Hamblen) | 3:20 |
(BVE38732-1) 1594 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–8, 13–16 and 18–25 with orchestra, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; track 9 with orchestra and the “Trinity Choir”, conducted by Rosario Bourdon; tracks 10, 12 and 17 with piano, Edwin Schneider; and track 11 with piano, Edwin Schneider; violin, Alexander Schmidt; and cello, Alfred Lennartz. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 9, which is sung in Latin, and track 17, which is sung in German. | ||
(2) The choir members for tracks 9–12 are: Mary Allen, Elsie Baker, Della Baker, Helen Clark, Richard Crooks, Frank Croxton, Royal Dadmun, Margaret Dunlap, Erva Giles, Emily Stokes Hagar, Charles Harrison, Charles Hart, Jackson Kinsey, Olive Kline, Lucy Isabelle Marsh, Lambert Murphy, Paul Parks, Fred Patton and Ruth Rogers. | ||
(3) For unknown reasons, Victor re-recorded this side on to a new matrix and destroyed the original master. Six attempts were made to re-record this side. | ||
CD 3 (78:25) | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
6 May 1927, New York City | ||
1. | Tick, Tick, Tock (Hamblen) | 3:19 |
(BVE38732-2) unpublished | ||
2. | Panis angelicus (Franck) | 3:53 |
(CVE38733-1) unpublished | ||
3. | Panis angelicus (Franck) | 3:52 |
(CVE38733-2) 6708 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
1 September 1927, C Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London | ||
4. | La procession (Franck) | 4:28 |
(Cc11335-2) DB1095 | ||
Songs of the Chinese Poets (Bantock) | ||
5. | Desolation (Op. 2, No. 3) | 3:28 |
(Bb11336-1) DA917 | ||
6. | Desolation (Op. 2, No. 3) | 3:38 |
(Bb11336-2) unpublished | ||
7. | A Dream of Spring (Op. 2, No. 2) | 2:49 |
(Bb11337-1) DA917 | ||
8. | A Dream of Spring (Op. 2, No. 2) | 2:47 |
(Bb11337-2) unpublished | ||
9. | Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21, No. 2 (Richard Strauss) | 2:25 |
(Bb11338-1) unpublished(4) | ||
10. | Du meines Herzens Krönelein, Op. 21, No. 2 (Richard Strauss) | 2:24 |
(Bb11338-2) DA932 | ||
11. | Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 (Richard Strauss) | 2:50 |
(Bb11339-1) unpublished | ||
12. | Allerseelen, Op. 10, No. 8 (Richard Strauss) | 2:53 |
(Bb11339-2) DA932; Victor 1660 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
2 September 1927, C Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London | ||
13. | Since First I Saw Your Face (Traditional, arranged by Somervell) | 2:12 |
(Bb11340-2) DA946 | ||
14. | J’aimais la vieille maison grise, from FORTUNIO (Messager) | 2:23 |
(Bb11341-1) DA946 | ||
15. | J’aimais la vieille maison grise, from FORTUNIO (Messager) | 2:21 |
(Bb11341-2) Victor 1660 | ||
16. | An Sylvia (Who is Sylvia?), D. 891 (Schubert) | 2:26 |
(Bb11342-1) unpublished | ||
17. | An Sylvia (Who is Sylvia?), D. 891 (Schubert) | 2:29 |
(Bb11342-2) DA933; Victor 1306 | ||
18. | Die Liebe hat gelogen, D. 751 (Schubert) | 2:25 |
(Bb11343-1) unpublished | ||
19. | Die Liebe hat gelogen, D. 751 (Schubert) | 2:25 |
(Bb11343-2) DA933 | ||
20. | A Fairy Story by the Fire (Merikanto) | 1:54 |
(Bb11344-2) DA942 and DA1111; Victor 1307 | ||
21. | L’anneau d’argent (The Little Silver Ring) (Chaminade) | 2:10 |
(Bb11345-1) DA942; Victor 1303 | ||
22. | Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Op. 3, No. 2 (Quilter) | 2:11 |
(Bb11346-1) DA1111 | ||
23. | Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Op. 3, No. 2 (Quilter) | 2:06 |
(Bb11346-2) Victor 1307 | ||
24. | The Cloths of Heaven (Dunhill) | 2:12 |
(Bb11347-1) Historic Masters HM77 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
5 September 1927, D Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London | ||
25. | Panis angelicus (Franck) | 3:27 |
(CR1497-1) DB1095 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
11 October 1927, New York City | ||
26. | Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) | 4:25 |
(CVE39889-1) unpublished | ||
27. | Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) | 4:29 |
(CVE39889-3) 6776; HMV DB1200 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–3 with orchestra, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; tracks 4–24 and 26–27 with piano, Edwin Schneider; and track 25 with piano, Edwin Schneider; organ, Reginald Goss-Custard; and cello, Lauri Kennedy. | ||
Languages: Tracks 1, 5–8, 13, 16–17, 20–24, 26–27 in English; tracks 2–3, 25 in Latin; tracks 4, 14–15 in French; and tracks 9–12, 18–19 in German. | ||
(4) See footnote (1) | ||
CD 4 (74:30) | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
11 October 1927, New York City | ||
1. | Love’s Old Sweet Song (Molloy) | 3:31 |
(CVE40165-2) 6776; HMV DB1200 | ||
2. | Bird Songs at Eventide (Coates) | 3:00 |
(BVE40166-1) unpublished | ||
3. | Bird Songs at Eventide (Coates) | 3:01 |
(BVE40166-2) 1303; HMV DA973 | ||
4. | Beloved, I am Lonely (Craxton) | 2:31 |
(BVE40167-1) unpublished(5) | ||
5. | Beloved, I am Lonely (Craxton) | 2:36 |
(BVE40167-2) unpublished | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
12 October 1927, New York City | ||
6. | Net, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None But a Lonely Heart) Op. 6, No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) | 3:32 |
(BVE40170-1) unpublished | ||
7. | Net, tol’ko tot, kto znal (None But a Lonely Heart) Op. 6, No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) | 3:25 |
(BVE40170-2) 1306; HMV DA1112 | ||
8. | The Rosary (Nevin) | 2:13 |
(BVE40171-2) 1458; HMV DA1116 | ||
9. | I Hear You Calling Me (Marshall) | 3:40 |
(BVE40172-1) 1293; HMV DA958 | ||
10. | I Hear You Calling Me (Marshall) | 3:36 |
(BVE40172-2) unpublished | ||
11. | Mother Machree (Olcott and Ball) | 3:16 |
(BVE40173-2) 1293; HMV DA958 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
13 October 1927, New York City | ||
12. | Annie Laurie (Scott) | 2:46 |
(BVE40177-1) unpublished | ||
13. | Annie Laurie (Scott) | 2:50 |
(BVE40177-2) 1305; HMV DA966 | ||
14. | The Auld Scotch Sangs (Leeson) | 3:03 |
(BVE40178-2) 1305; HMV DA966 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
13 January 1928, New York City | ||
15. | Dear Old Pal of Mine (Rice) | 2:45 |
(BVE41543-2) 1321; HMV DA965 | ||
Sung in A | ||
16. | Dear Old Pal of Mine (Rice) | 2:45 |
(BVE41543-3) unpublished | ||
Sung in B-flat | ||
17. | The Irish Emigrant (Barker) | 3:14 |
(BVE41544-1) issued on ERC6004 from a re-recording(6) | ||
18. | The Irish Emigrant (Barker) | 3:19 |
(BVE41544-2) 1528; HMV DA1234 | ||
19. | Roses of Picardy (Wood) | 3:34 |
(BVE41545-2) 1321; HMV DA965 | ||
20. | By the Short Cut to the Rosses (Traditional, arranged by Fox) | 1:34 |
(BVE41546-1) 10-0041 from a re-recording(7) | ||
21. | By the Short Cut to the Rosses (Traditional, arranged by Fox) | 1:34 |
(BVE41546-2) 1528; HMV DA1234 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
19 November 1928, New York City | ||
22. | Sonny Boy (Jolson-Henderson-DeSylva-Brown) | 3:14 |
(BVE48178-3) 1360; HMV DA1027 | ||
23. | Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time (Shilkret) | 3:10 |
(BVE48179-1) 1360; HMV DA1027 | ||
24. | Song of the Night (Waldrop) | 3:08 |
(BVE48180-1) 1463; HMV DA1135 | ||
25. | The Gateway of Dreams (English) | 3:09 |
(BVE48181-1) 1463; HMV DA1135 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–5 and 9–21 with piano, Edwin Schneider; tracks 6–8 with piano, Edwin Schneider; and cello, Lauri Kennedy; and tracks 22–25 with orchestra, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English. | ||
(5) See footnote (1) | ||
(6) This transfer was made from an original master pressing | ||
(7) This transfer was made from an original master pressing | ||
CD 5 (79:10) | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY(8) | ||
27 November 1928, New York City | ||
1. | Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert) | 4:04 |
(CVE49209-2) 6927; HMV DB1297 | ||
2. | Ave Maria, D. 839 (Schubert) | 4:08 |
(CVE49209-3) 6927 | ||
3. | Ständchen (Serenade), No. 4, from SCHWANENGESANG, D. 957 (Schubert) | 3:49 |
(CVE49210-1) 6927 | ||
4. | Ständchen (Serenade), No. 4, from SCHWANENGESANG, D. 957 (Schubert) | 3:51 |
(CVE49210-2) 6927; HMV DB1297 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
28 November 1928, New York City Orchestra conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret | ||
5. | Der Leiermann (The Hurdy-Gurdy Man) , from WINTERREISE D. 911, No. 24; Ungeduld, from DIE SCHÖNE MÜLLERIN, D. 795, No. 7 , (orchestra only); Abschied (Farewell) , from SCHWANENGESANG, D. 957, No. 7 (Schubert) | 4:51 |
(CVE49213-3) 6928 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
6 December 1928, New York City | ||
6. | Horch! horch! die Lerch’ (Hark, Hark, the Lark), D. 889; Heidenröslein, D. 257, (orchestra only); An Sylvia (Who is Sylvia?), D. 891 (Schubert) | 3:53 |
(CVE49214-1) unpublished(9) | ||
7. | Nacht und Träume (Holy Night)(10), D. 827; Die Forelle, D. 550, (orchestra only); opening eight bars of Impromptu in A-flat, D. 935, No. 2, (orchestra only); An die Leier (To the Lyre), D. 737 (Schubert) | 4:36 |
(CVE49237-3) 6926; HMV DB1383 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
7 December 1928, New York City | ||
8. | Horch! horch! die Lerch’ (Hark, Hark, the Lark), D. 889; Heidenröslein, D. 257 (orchestra only); An Sylvia (Who is Sylvia?), D. 891 (Schubert) | 4:03 |
(CVE49214-4) 6926; HMV DB1383 | ||
9. | Wild Rose Lane, No. 3, from SONGS OF THE HEDGEROW (Martin) | 3:31 |
(BVE49240-1) AGSA62 | ||
10. | Wild Rose Lane, No. 3, from SONGS OF THE HEDGEROW (Martin) | 3:36 |
(BVE49240-3) unpublished | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
10 April 1929, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
11. | I Love to Hear You Singing (Wood) | 2:51 |
(BVE51613-2) 1425; HMV DA1059 | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
12 April 1929, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
12. | Little Pal (Jolson-Henderson-DeSylva-Brown) | 3:15 |
(BVE51620-2) 1425; HMV DA1059 | ||
13. | A Garden in the Rain (Gibbons) | 3:37 |
(BVE51621-2) 1400; HMV DA1050 | ||
14. | Lover Come Back to Me (Romberg) | 2:53 |
(BVE51622-2) 1400; HMV DA1050 | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
15 October 1929, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
15. | O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen, from TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Wagner) | 3:53 |
(BVE TEST 426-1) unpublished(11) | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
16 October 1929, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
16. | O Mary Dear [Londonderry Air] | 3:17 |
(BVE56188-1) unpublished(12) | ||
17. | Just a Corner of Heaven to Me (Hanley) | 3:06 |
(BVE56189-2) unpublished(13) | ||
18. | J’aimais la vieille maison grise, from FORTUNIO (Messager) | 2:35 |
(BVE56190-2) unpublished(14) | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
17 October 1929, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
19. | Ireland, Mother Ireland (Loughborough) | 3:20 |
(BVE56192-2) unpublished(15) | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
18 October 1929, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
20. | Norah O’Neale (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 3:15 |
(BVE56198-2) unpublished | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
19 February 1930, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
21. | The Rose of Tralee (Glover) | 3:25 |
(BVE58586-2) 1452; HMV DA1119 | ||
22. | A Pair of Blue Eyes (Kernell) | 3:20 |
(BVE58588-1) 1453; HMV DA1113 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–5 and 6–10 with orchestra and “Salon Group” conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; tracks 9–14 and 16–22 with orchestra, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; and track 15 with piano, Edwin Schneider. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 15, which is sung in German, and track 18, which is sung in French. | ||
(8) The “Salon Group” includes Lewis James and James Melton, tenors; Elliot Shaw, baritone; and Wilfred Glenn, bass. | ||
(9) See footnote (1). | ||
(10) The title for this song is “Nacht und Träume”, which translates to “Night and Dreams” in English. The Victor label reads “Holy Night”, while the HMV label lists, “Holy Night (Night and Dreams)”. Holy night are the first words of this song, which correspond to the German incipit “Heil’ge Nacht”. | ||
(11) Victor files note: “For Mr. McCormack to hear.” This recording ends in mid-phrase before the end of aria. | ||
(12) See footnote (1). | ||
(13) Ibid | ||
(14) Ibid | ||
(15) Ibid | ||
CD 6 (79:56) | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
19 February 1930, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
1. | A Pair of Blue Eyes (Kernell) | 3:24 |
(BVE58588-2) unpublished | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
21 February 1930, 44th Street Laboratory, New York City | ||
2. | Little Boy Blue (Nevin) | 2:41 |
(BVE58595-2) 1458; HMV DA1116 | ||
3. | A Fairy Story by the Fire (Merikanto) | 2:13 |
(BVE58596-1) assigned 1307 but not published | ||
4. | Ireland, Mother Ireland (Loughborough) | 3:20 |
(BVE56192-3) unpublished | ||
5. | Ireland, Mother Ireland (Loughborough) | 3:20 |
(BVE56192-4) 1452; HMV DA1119 | ||
6. | I Feel You Near Me (Hanley) | 2:29 |
(BVE58587-3) 1453; HMV DA1113 | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
27 February 1930, Liederkranz Hall, New York City | ||
7. | Jehova! Du mein Vater! ... Meine Seele ist erschüttert! (Jehovah! Hear Me! ... My Heart is Sore Within Me), from CHRISTUS AM ÖLBERGE (Beethoven) | 8:44 |
(CVE58684-1 and CVE58685-1) unpublished | ||
8. | Jehova! Du mein Vater!, from CHRISTUS AM ÖLBERGE, (Part 1 only) (Beethoven) | 4:06 |
(CVE58684-2) unpublished(16) | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
10 March 1930, Liederkranz Hall, New York City | ||
9. | Song o’ My Heart (Hanley) | 3:00 |
(BVE58690-1) unpublished | ||
10. | Wo find’ ich Trost, No. 31, from MÖRIKE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 4:34 |
(CVE58691-1) unpublished | ||
11. | Wo find’ ich Trost, No. 31, from MÖRIKE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 4:34 |
(CVE58691-2) unpublished | ||
12. | O König, das kann ich dir nicht sagen, from TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (Wagner) | 4:30 |
(CVE58692-1) issued by RCA in 1950 on DSRB0980 from a re-recording | ||
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3 December 1930, C Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London | ||
13. | There, Op. 176, No. 7 (Parry) | 2:43 |
(Bb21026-1) unpublished | ||
14. | There, Op. 176, No. 7 (Parry) | 2:42 |
(Bb21026-2) DA1172 | ||
15. | The Fairy Tree (O’Brien) | 2:25 |
(Bb21027-3) DA1178 | ||
16. | Far Apart (Schneider) | 2:52 |
(Bb21028-1) DA1178 | ||
17. | Three Aspects, Op. 176, No. 1 (Parry) | 2:58 |
(Bb21029-1) unpublished | ||
18. | Three Aspects, Op. 176, No. 1 (Parry) | 2:57 |
(Bb21029-2) DA1172 | ||
19. | Anakreons Grab, No. 29, from GOETHE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 2:56 |
(Bb21030-1) unpublished | ||
20. | Anakreons Grab, No. 29, from GOETHE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 2:50 |
(Bb21030-2) DA1170; Victor 1568 | ||
21. | Schlafendes Jesuskind, No. 25, from MÖRIKE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 3:05 |
(Bb21031-1) DA1170 | ||
22. | Love’s Secret (Bantock) | 2:23 |
(Bb21032-1) DA1175 | ||
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4 December 1930, C Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London | ||
23. | The Garden Where the Praties Grow (Traditional, arranged by Liddle) | 2:36 |
(Bb21036-1) unpublished | ||
24. | The Garden Where the Praties Grow (Traditional, arranged by Liddle) | 2:32 |
(Bb21036-2) DA1171; Victor 1553 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–12 with orchestra, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; and tracks 13–24 with piano, Edwin Schneider. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except tracks 8, 10–12, 19–21, which are sung in German. | ||
(16) 27 February 1930 is the date inscribed on the test pressings of CVE58684-1 and CVE 58685-1. RCA files give the date as 28 February 1930. | ||
CD 7 (79:13) | ||
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4 December 1930, C Studio, Small Queen’s Hall, London | ||
1. | The Harp That Once Thro’ Tara’s Halls (Traditional) | 2:25 |
(Bb21037-1) DA1171; Victor 1553 | ||
2. | The Bitterness of Love (Dunn) | 2:19 |
(Bb21040-2) DA1175; Victor 1568 | ||
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5 December 1930, Kingsway Hall, London | ||
3. | Ave Maria (Cornelius) | 2:29 |
(Bb20690-2) DA1177 | ||
4. | The Prayer Perfect (Speaks) | 3:21 |
(Bb20691-2) DA1177; Victor 1554 | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
6 July 1931, Hollywood | ||
5. | God Gave me Flowers (Torrance) | 2:18 |
(PBVE61097-1) unpublished | ||
6. | God Gave me Flowers (Torrance) | 2:18 |
(PBVE61097-2) unpublished | ||
RCA VICTOR DIVISION OF THE RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA | ||
2 November 1931, New York City | ||
7. | Und willst du deinen Liebsten sterben sehen, No. 17, from ITALIENISCHES LIEDERBUCH (Wolf) | 2:18 |
(BRC-HQ33-1) unpublished | ||
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27 May 1932, Kingsway Hall, London | ||
8. | Hymn to Christ the King (O’Brien) | 3:42 |
(2B3419-2) GSS1(17) | ||
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31 May 1932, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
9. | Beherzigung, No. 18, from GOETHE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 3:02 |
(2B2276-2) unpublished | ||
10. | Beherzigung, No. 18, from GOETHE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 3:02 |
(2B2276-3) DB1830 | ||
11. | Ganymed, No. 50, from GOETHE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 4:57 |
(2B2277-2) DB1830 | ||
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16 September 1932, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
12. | Bless This House (Brahe) | 2:51 |
(0B3850-1) DA1285; Victor 1625 | ||
13. | Once in a Blue Moon (Fisher) | 1:58 |
(0B3851-2) DA1285 | ||
14. | L’Automne, Op. 18, No. 3 (Fauré) | 3:03 |
(0B3852-1) DA1286 | ||
15. | Is She Not Passing Fair? (Elgar) | 2:19 |
(0B3853-1) DA1286; Victor 1649 | ||
16. | A Prayer to Our Lady (Ford) | 3:09 |
(0B3854-2) DA1287; Victor 1625 | ||
17. | Charm Me Asleep (Sanderson) | 3:45 |
(0B3855-1) DA1287; Victor 1649 | ||
18. | I Know of Two Bright Eyes (Clutsam) | 2:47 |
(0B3856-1) unpublished(18) | ||
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7 September 1933, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
19. | As I Sit Here (Sanderson) | 2:27 |
(0B5305-4) DA1342 | ||
20. | Vespers (Fisher) | 2:33 |
with Martin Broones, piano | ||
(0B5306-1) DA1343 | ||
21. | Love’s Roses (Broones) | 3:03 |
with Percy Kahn, piano | ||
(0B5307-2) DA1341 | ||
22. | South Winds (Kahn) | 2:39 |
(0B5308-1) unpublished(19) | ||
23. | South Winds (Kahn) | 2:42 |
(0B5308-2) DA1343 | ||
24. | My Moonlight Madonna (Fibich) | 2:34 |
(0B5309-1) DA1341 | ||
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13 September 1933, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
25. | I Know of Two Bright Eyes (Clutsam) | 2:31 |
(0B5310-2) DA1342 | ||
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24 August 1934, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
26. | Music of the Night (Coates) | 3:35 |
(0EA404-2) DA1390 | ||
27. | A Song Remembered (Coates) | 2:37 |
(0EA405-1) DA1390 | ||
28. | Candle Light (Cadman) | 2:31 |
(0EA406-1) DA1404 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–2, 5–7, 9–18 and 26–28 with piano, Edwin Schneider; tracks 3–4 with organ, Herbert Dawson; track 8 with organ, Herbert Dawson and male octet; and tracks 19–25 with piano, Percy Kahn. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except tracks 7, 9–11, which are sung in German, and track 14, which is sung in French. | ||
(17) This record is a single-faced disc issued to benefit the building fund of Liverpool Cathedral. The reverse side contains photographs of the Archbishop of Liverpool and of McCormack as Rodolfo. | ||
(18) See footnote (1). | ||
(19) Ibid | ||
CD 8 (77:40) | ||
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24 August 1934, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
1. | An Old Sacred Lullaby (Corner, arranged by Liddle) | 2:53 |
(0EA407-1) DA1404 | ||
2. | Ein neues andächtiges Kindelwiegen (Corner, arranged by Liddle) | 2:56 |
(0EA408-1) assigned DA1675 but published only on HM77 | ||
3. | Friend o’ Mine (Sanderson) | 3:05 |
(0EA409-1) DA1391 | ||
4. | Poor Man’s Garden (Russell) | 2:24 |
(0EA410-1) DA1391; Victor 1695 | ||
5. | Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair (Foster) | 3:07 |
(0EA411-1) DA1405; Victor 1700 | ||
6. | Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (Foster) | 3:08 |
(0EA412-2) DA1405; Victor 1700 | ||
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29 August 1934, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
7. | Green Pastures (Sanderson) | 3:04 |
(0EA419-2) DA1392; Victor 1695 | ||
8. | A Little Prayer for Me (Russell) | 2:27 |
(0EA420-2) DA1392 | ||
9. | A Life Lesson (Nevin) | 2:31 |
(0EA421-2) DA1406; Victor 1711 | ||
10. | A Necklace of Love (Nevin) | 2:00 |
(0EA422-1) DA1406; Victor 1711 | ||
11. | Terence’s Farewell to Kathleen (Traditional) | 3:33 |
(0EA423-1) DA1396 | ||
12. | The Dawning of the Day (Traditional) | 2:48 |
(0EA424-2) DA1396 | ||
13. | A House Love Made for You and Me (Coates) | 2:48 |
(0EA425-1) DA1393 | ||
14. | The Quietest Things (Wood) | 2:14 |
(0EA426-1) DA1393 | ||
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27 June 1935, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
15. | Oh Gathering Clouds (Traditional, arranged by Bain) | 1:56 |
(0EA2121-1) DA1427, DA1533; Victor 26772 | ||
16. | Little Child of Mary (Burleigh) | 2:40 |
(0EA2122-1) DA1427, DA1534; Victor 26772 | ||
17. | Little Child of Mary (Burleigh) | 2:41 |
(0EA2122-2) unpublished | ||
18. | When the Children Say Their Prayers (Russell) | 2:21 |
(0EA2123-1) DA1425 | ||
19. | Baby Aroon (O’Brien) | 3:04 |
(0EA2124-1) DA1425 | ||
20. | Baby Aroon (O’Brien) | 3:07 |
(0EA2124-2) unpublished | ||
21. | When I Have Sung My Songs (Charles) | 2:26 |
(0EA2125-1) DA1446 | ||
22. | Song to the Seals (Bantock) | 3:38 |
(0EA2126-1) DA1444, DA1534, DA1851 | ||
23. | Earl Bristol’s Farewell (Traditional, arranged by Lidgey) | 2:12 |
(0EA2127-1) DA1446 | ||
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28 June 1935, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
24. | O Mary Dear [Londonderry Air] (Traditional, arranged by Schneider) | 3:17 |
(0EA2128-1) unpublished | ||
25. | O Mary Dear [Londonderry Air] (Traditional, arranged by Schneider) | 3:23 |
(0EA2128-2) DA1432(20) | ||
26. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 3:02 |
(0EA2129-1) DA1432; Victor 26569 | ||
27. | Shannon River (Morgan) | 2:27 |
(0EA2130-1) DA1426; Victor 26569 | ||
28. | Shannon River (Morgan) | 2:26 |
(0EA2130-2) unpublished | ||
Accompaniment: All tracks with piano, Edwin Schneider. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 2, which is sung in German. | ||
(20) Issued by Victor on 10-0042 from a re-recording. | ||
CD 9 (71:56) | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
28 June 1935, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
1. | I Met an Angel (Morgan) | 2:47 |
(0EA2131-1) unpublished | ||
2. | I Met an Angel (Morgan) | 2:44 |
(0EA2131-2) DA1426 | ||
3. | Little House I Planned (Oliver) | 2:46 |
(0EA2132-1) DA1428 | ||
4. | Rise, Dawn of Love (Campton) | 2:24 |
(0EA2133-1) DA1428 | ||
5. | Herr, was trägt der Boden hier, No. 9, from SPANISCHES LIEDERBUCH (Wolf) | 2:50 |
(0EA2134-1) DA1441; Victor 1739 | ||
6. | Auch kleine Dinge, No. 1, from ITALIENISCHES LIEDERBUCH (Wolf) | 2:07 |
(0EA2135-1) DA1441; Victor 1739 | ||
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23 July 1935, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
7. | Love’s Secret (Bantock) | 2:27 |
(0EA2180-1) DA1444, DA1533 | ||
Sung a semi-tone lower than in previous recordings | ||
8. | She Rested by the Broken Brook (Coleridge-Taylor) | 3:25 |
(0EA2181-1) IR1060 | ||
9. | The Cloths of Heaven (Dunhill) | 2:32 |
(0EA2182-1) DA1445, DA1851; Victor 26705 | ||
10. | O Men from the Fields (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:50 |
(0EA2183-1) DA1445; Victor 26705 | ||
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31 March 1936, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
11. | In Sweet Content (Sanderson) | 2:33 |
(0EA2746-1) DA1478 | ||
12. | Ever in My Mind (Russell) | 2:47 |
(0EA2747-1) DA1478 | ||
13. | Green Isle of Erin (Roeckel) | 4:02 |
(2EA2748-1A) DB2848 | ||
14. | The Kerry Dance (Molloy) | 4:14 |
(2EA2749-2) DB2848; Victor 14611 | ||
15. | She is Far from the Land (Traditional, arranged by Lambert) | 3:44 |
(2EA2750-1A) DB2849; Victor 14611 | ||
16. | Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (Traditional, arranged by Calcott) | 3:03 |
(2EA2751-1) DB2849 | ||
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7 April 1936, Studio 1, Abbey Road, London | ||
17. | Caro Amor, from IL PASTOR FIDO (Handel) | 4:22 |
(2EA2764-1A) DB2867; Victor 14305 | ||
18. | Where’er You Walk, from SEMELE (Handel) | 4:02 |
(2EA2765-1A) DB2867; Victor 14305 | ||
19. | Träume, No. 5, from WESENDONCK-LIEDER (Wagner) | 3:55 |
(2EA2766-1A) DB2868 | ||
20. | Schlafendes Jesuskind, No. 25, from MÖRIKE-LIEDER (Wolf) | 2:44 |
(2EA2767-1) DB2868 | ||
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30 November 1939, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
21. | The Old House (O’Connor) | 2:33 |
(0EA8320-1) DA1715 | ||
22. | A Child’s Prayer (Thayer) | 2:42 |
(0EA8321-1) DA1715 | ||
23. | The Star of the County Down (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:07 |
(0EA8322-1) DA1718 | ||
24. | I’ll Walk Beside You (Murray) | 2:10 |
(0EA8323-1) DA1718 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–10 with piano, Edwin Schneider; tracks 11–12 with piano, Percy Kahn; tracks 13–16 with orchestra, conducted by Lawrance Collingwood; tracks 17–20 with orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr; and tracks 21–24 with piano, Gerald Moore. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except tracks 5–6, and 19–20, which are sung in German, and track 17, which is sung in Italian. | ||
CD 10 (74:26) | ||
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12 April 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
1. | When You Wish Upon a Star, from PINOCCHIO (Harline) | 2:55 |
(0EA8525-1) DA1729 | ||
2. | Little Wooden Head, from PINOCCHIO (Harline) | 2:51 |
(0EA8526-1) DA1729 | ||
3. | Little Wooden Head, from PINOCCHIO (Harline) | 2:53 |
(0EA8526-2) unpublished | ||
4. | The Magic of Your Love (Lehár-Stothart) | 3:07 |
(0EA8574-1) DA1730 | ||
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2 May 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
5. | So Deep is the Night (Viaud-Chopin) | 3:00 |
(0EA8399-1) DA1730 | ||
6. | Mighty Lak’ a Rose (Nevin) | 3:02 |
(0EA8604-1) DA1740 | ||
7. | My Treasure (Trevalsa) | 2:08 |
(0EA8605-1) DA1740 | ||
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19 June 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
8. | Plaisir d’amour (Martini, arranged by Woodgate) | 3:11 |
(0EA8806-1) DA1829 | ||
9. | Nina (Ciampi) | 2:27 |
(0EA8807-1) AGSA61 | ||
10. | Echo (Somerset) | 3:15 |
(0EA8808-1) DA1741 | ||
11. | Trees (Rasbach) | 2:03 |
(0EA8809-1) DA1741 | ||
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11 July 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
12. | Kashmiri Song, No. 3, from Four Indian Love Lyrics (Woodforde-Finden) | 3:40 |
(0EA8820-1) DA1746; Victor 2169 | ||
13. | Till I Wake, No. 4, from Four Indian Love Lyrics (Woodforde-Finden) | 2:55 |
(0EA8821-1) DA1746; Victor 2169 | ||
14. | The Lass with the Delicate Air (Arne, arranged by Lehmann) | 2:30 |
(0EA8822-1) AGSA52 | ||
15. | The Blind Ploughman (Clarke) | 2:14 |
(0EA8823-1) unpublished | ||
Sung in E Minor | ||
16. | Passing By (Edward Purcell) | 2:10 |
(0EA8824-1) AGSA57 | ||
17. | The Sweetest Flower that Blows (Peterson) | 2:24 |
(0EA8825-1) unpublished | ||
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9 August 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
18. | Oft in the Stilly Night (Traditional, arranged by Schneider) | 3:36 |
(0EA8849-1) AGSA56 | ||
19. | The Meeting of the Waters (Traditional, arranged by Schneider) | 3:44 |
(0EA8850-1) DA1752 | ||
20. | The Gentle Maiden (Traditional, arranged by Somervell) | 2:42 |
(0EA8851-1) AGSA55 | ||
21. | The Bard of Armagh (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 3:17 |
(0EA8852-1) DA1752 | ||
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25 October 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
22. | Stille Nacht (Silent Night) (Gruber, arranged by Woodgate) | 3:03 |
(0EA8887-1) DA1755 | ||
23. | Legenda (A Legend), No. 5 , from Shestnadtsat’ pesen dlya detey (Sixteen Songs for Children), Op. 54 (Tchaikovsky) | 2:58 |
(0EA8888-1) DA1755 | ||
24. | Faith (Carne) | 2:19 |
(0EA8889-1) DA1803; Victor 2205 | ||
25. | All Through the Night (Ar hyd y nos) (Traditional) | 3:06 |
(0EA8890-1) DA1756 | ||
26. | See Amid the Winter Snow (Traditional, arranged by Goss) | 2:53 |
(0EA8891-1) DA1756 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–4 with orchestra, conducted by Lawrance Collingwood; tracks 5–7 with orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr; and tracks 8–26 with piano, Gerald Moore. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 8, which is sung in French; and track 9, which is sung in Italian. | ||
CD 11 (78:14) | ||
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17 December 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
1. | There is a Green Hill Far Away (Gounod) | 3:29 |
(0EA9062-1) DA1773 | ||
2. | The Blind Ploughman (Clarke) | 2:06 |
(0EA9063-1) AGSA59 | ||
Sung in F Minor | ||
3. | Wie unglücklich bin ich nit (Oh! What Bitter Grief is Mine), K. 147 (Mozart) | 2:26 |
(0EA9064-1) DA1828 | ||
4. | O, esli b mog vyrasit’ v zvuke vsyu silu stradaniy moikh (Oh, Could I But Express in Song) (Malashkin) | 2:24 |
(0EA9065-1) DA1829 | ||
5. | Since First I Saw Your Face (Traditional, arranged by Somervell) | 2:20 |
(0EA9066-1) IR1060 | ||
6. | Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonnie Doon (Miller, arranged by Moore) | 3:12 |
(0EA9067-1) DA1762 | ||
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17 December 1940, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
7. | Maiden of Morven (Traditional, arranged by Lawson) | 3:08 |
(0EA9068-1) DA1762 | ||
8. | Light of the Sunset Glow (Martin, arranged by Taylor) | 3:05 |
(0EA9069-1) unpublished | ||
9. | Light of the Sunset Glow (Martin, arranged by Taylor) | 3:11 |
(0EA9069-2) DA1770 | ||
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28 January 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
10. | “God Keep You” is My Prayer (Ray) | 2:47 |
(0EA9082-1) DA1770 | ||
11. | At the Mid Hour of Night (Traditional, arranged by Stanford) | 2:44 |
(0EA9083-1) AGSA60 | ||
12. | When I Awake (Wright) | 2:07 |
(0EA9084-1) AGSA58 | ||
13. | Down By the Salley Gardens (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:44 |
(0EA9085-1) DA1778 | ||
14. | She Rested By the Broken Brook (Coleridge-Taylor) | 3:29 |
(0EA9086-1) DA1778 | ||
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6 March 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
15. | Jesus Christus, Gottes Sohn (Jesus Christ, the Son of God), from CHRIST LAG IN TODESBANDEN, BWV 4 (Bach) | 2:49 |
(0EA9099-1) DA1773 | ||
16. | Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring), from HERZ UND MUND UND TAT UND LEBEN, BWV 147 (Bach) | 3:22 |
(0EA9100-1) DA1786 | ||
17. | The Street Sounds to the Soldiers’ Tread (Somervell) | 2:08 |
(0EA9201-1) DA1834 | ||
18. | Silent Noon (Vaughan Williams) | 3:38 |
(0EA9202-1) DA1776 | ||
19. | Loveliest of Trees (Somervell) | 2:09 |
(0EA9203-1) DA1776 | ||
20. | White in the Moon the Long Road Lies (Somervell) | 2:54 |
(0EA9204-1) DA1834 | ||
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29 May 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
21. | The Dawn Will Break (Wood) | 2:42 |
(0EA9314-1) AGSA55 | ||
22. | The Village That Nobody Knows (Wood) | 3:26 |
(0EA9315-1) AGSA59 | ||
23. | Dank sei Dir, Herr (Praise Ye the Lord) (Ochs, arranged by Franke) | 3:08 |
(0EA9316-2) DA1786 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
25 June 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
24. | Linden Lea (Vaughan Williams) | 2:32 |
(0EA9326-1) DA1791 | ||
25. | The White Peace (Bax) | 2:26 |
(0EA9327-1) DA1791 | ||
26. | The Little Boats (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:14 |
(0EA9328-1) AGSA52 | ||
27. | She Moved Through the Fair (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:36 |
(0EA9329-1) DA1813 | ||
28. | No, Not More Welcome (Traditional, arranged by Keel) | 2:56 |
(0EA9330-1) unpublished | ||
Accompaniment: All tracks with piano, Gerald Moore. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English. | ||
CD 12 (77:52) | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
26 August 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
1. | The Green Bushes (Traditional, arranged by Ryan) | 3:07 |
(0EA9458-1) AGSA53 | ||
2. | Bantry Bay (Traditional, arranged by Molloy) | 3:28 |
(0EA9459-1) DA1813 | ||
3. | Maureen (Roberton) | 1:50 |
(0EA9461-1) AGSA54 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
17 September 1941, Studio 3, London | ||
4. | Our Finest Hour (Moore) | 1:58 |
(0EA9460-2) unpublished | ||
Sung in E-flat | ||
5. | Our Finest Hour (Moore) | 1:57 |
(0EA9460-3) DA1803; Victor 2205 | ||
Sung in E | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
6 October 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
6. | Smilin’ Thro’ (Penn) | 1:53 |
(0EA9478-1) DA1805 | ||
7. | The Devout Lover (White) | 3:54 |
(0EA9479-1) DA1805 | ||
8. | Oh, Promise Me, Op. 50 (De Koven) | 3:34 |
(0EA9487-1) IR1053 and AGSA56 | ||
9. | A Rose Still Blooms in Picardy (Wood) | 3:03 |
(0EA9489-1) unpublished | ||
Sung in F | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
6 November 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
10. | A Rose Still Blooms in Picardy (Wood) | 3:01 |
(0EA9489-2) DA1806 | ||
Sung in F-sharp | ||
11. | Jerusalem (Parry) | 2:11 |
(0EA9497-1) DA1817 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
8 November 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
12. | Will You Go with Me (Murray) | 2:51 |
(0EA9488-2) DA1806 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
25 November 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
13. | Night Hymn at Sea (Goring-Thomas) | 2:53 |
with Maggie Teyte, soprano | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE HOUR | ||
14. | Still wie die Nacht (Still as the Night) (Götze) | 4:50 |
with Maggie Teyte, soprano | ||
(2EA9652-1) unpublished | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
3 December 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
15. | Off to Philadelphia (Traditional, arranged by Haynes) | 3:33 |
(0EA9655-1) AGSA54 | ||
16. | Come Back My Love (Rubinstein-Grün) | 3:16 |
(0EA9656-1) DA1809 | ||
17. | Here in the Quiet Hills (Carne) | 2:32 |
(0EA9657-1) DA1809 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
23 December 1941, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
18. | God Bless America (Berlin) | 2:35 |
(0EA9666-3) DA1808 | ||
19. | The Battle Hymn of the Republic (Steffe) | 2:50 |
(0EA9667-3) DA1808 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
26 May 1942, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
20. | By the Lakes of Killarney (Case) | 2:56 |
(0EA9868-1) AGSA60 | ||
21. | Love Thee, Dearest, Love Thee (Traditional) | 2:46 |
(0EA9869-1) AGSA53 | ||
22. | Children’s Prayer in Wartime (Wolfe) | 3:28 |
(0EA9870-1) DA1817 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
10 August 1942, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
23. | One Love Forever (Leslie-Smith) | 2:23 |
(0EA9887-1) DA1820 | ||
24. | Say a Little Prayer (Mason) | 2:45 |
(0EA9888-1) DA1820 | ||
THE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY, LTD. | ||
10 September 1942, Studio 3, Abbey Road, London | ||
25. | Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (Mozart, arranged by Schmidt) | 2:51 |
(0EA9276-1) DA1828 | ||
26. | An Chloe (To Chloe), K. 524 (Mozart) | 2:57 |
(0EA9277-1) AGSA61 | ||
27. | Waiting for You (Phillips) | 2:12 |
(0EA9278-1) AGSA58 | ||
Accompaniment: All tracks with piano, Gerald Moore. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 25, which is sung in Latin. | ||
CD 13 (78:05) | ||
APPENDIX I: EXTANT RADIO BROADCASTS, 1926-1942 | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE HOUR | ||
1 January 1926, New York City | ||
1. | When You and I Were Young, Maggie (Butterfield) | 3:30 |
2. | Night Hymn at Sea (Goring-Thomas) | 2:53 |
with Lucrezia Bori, soprano | ||
VICTOR TALKING MACHINE HOUR | ||
1 January 1927, New York City | ||
3. | Calling Me Back to You (Seaver) | 3:27 |
4. | The Holy Child (Martin) | 2:52 |
5. | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song) (Mendelssohn) | 2:39 |
6. | Closing announcement by McCormack | 0:41 |
THE INSIDE STORY | ||
With Edwin C. Hill, Host | ||
10 February 1933, location unknown | ||
7. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 3:01 |
8. | Just for Today (incomplete) (Seaver) | 3:08 |
9. | McCormack-Hill conversation … The Isle of Beauty (Traditional) | 3:31 |
10. | That Tumble-Down Shack in Athlone (Sanders) | 2:45 |
11. | The Snowy Breasted Pearl (Traditional, arranged by Robinson) | 1:16 |
12. | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song) (incomplete) (Mendelssohn) | 1:46 |
13. | The Garden Where the Praties Grow (incomplete) (Traditional, arranged by Liddle) | 2:12 |
14. | Annie Laurie (Scott) | 2:49 |
15. | Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) | 2:01 |
THE HOLY YEAR INAUGURAL | ||
2 April 1933, Radio City Music Hall, New York City | ||
16. | Panis angelicus (Franck) | 2:49 |
VINCE MOUTHWASH PROGRAM | ||
18 September 1934, New York City | ||
17. | Alma Mia, from FLORIDANTE (Handel) | 2:32 |
with Edwin Schneider, piano | ||
18. | The Bard of Armagh (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:08 |
VINCE MOUTHWASH PROGRAM | ||
9 January 1935, New York City | ||
19. | The Heavy Hours Are Almost Past (Boyce) | 4:07 |
PROGRAM HONORING ACTOR THOMAS MEIGHAN | ||
21 August 1935, New York City | ||
(McCormack’s selections were relayed by short wave from London) | ||
20. | Love’s Roses (Broones) | 2:36 |
21. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 2:46 |
THE MAGIC KEY | ||
11 October 1936, New York City | ||
(McCormack’s selections were relayed from Nashville, Tennessee) | ||
22. | Just for Today (Seaver) | 3:14 |
23. | The Ould Turf Fire (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 1:59 |
24. | The Star of the County Down (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:50 |
THE MAGIC KEY | ||
19 November 1936, New York City | ||
25. | O Mary Dear [Londonderry Air] (Traditional, arranged by Schneider) | 4:00 |
26. | Ever in My Mind (Russell) | 2:29 |
THE MAGIC KEY | ||
27 December 1936, New York City | ||
27. | Wie unglücklich bin ich nit (Oh! What Bitter Grief is Mine), K. 147 (Mozart) | 2:27 |
28. | The Star of the County Down (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:37 |
29. | The Silent Hour of Prayer (Cadman) | 3:00 |
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–4 and 7–10 with orchestra, conducted by Nathaniel Shilkret; tracks 5, 11-15, 22–24 and 28 with piano, Edwin Schneider; track 16 with piano and cello; tracks 17–19 with the “William Daly’s Orchestra”; tracks 20–21 with piano; tracks 25–27 and 29 with orchestra, conducted by Frank Black. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English except track 17, which is sung in Italian. | ||
CD 14 (81:11) | ||
APPENDIX I. EXTANT RADIO BROADCASTS, 1926-1942 | ||
SEALTEST SATURDAY NIGHT PARTY | ||
With John McCormack, Host 2 January 1937, Hollywood | ||
1. | Opening announcement introducing John McCormack followed by McCormack’s remarks and introduction of the orchestra’s first selection | 2:14 |
2. | One Summer Morn (Richfield) | 2:48 |
3. | The Ould Turf Fire (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:48 |
4. | Dryads, Sylvans, With Fair Flora, from THE TRIUMPH OF TIME AND TRUTH (Handel) | 2:18 |
5. | Come in, and Welcome (Russel) | 2:55 |
6. | McCormack’s closing remarks | 0:45 |
RED CROSS FUNDRAISER | ||
1 February 1937 | ||
(John McCormack relayed from Miami) | ||
7. | Just for Today (Seaver) | 3:36 |
THE MAGIC KEY | ||
14 March 1937, New York City | ||
8. | John McCormack introduces Irish baritone, Robert Irwin | 0:49 |
KRAFT MUSIC HALL | ||
With Bing Crosby, Host 13 May 1937, Hollywood | ||
9. | Conversation between McCormack and Crosby with interjections from unidentified comedian | 5:21 |
10. | So Do I Love You (Wood) | 2:40 |
11. | Shannon River (Morgan) | 2:34 |
ROYAL GELATIN HOUR | ||
With Rudy Vallee, Host 17 March 1938, Hollywood | ||
12. | Conversation between McCormack and Vallee | 2:24 |
13. | The Garden Where the Praties Grow (Traditional, arranged by Liddle) | 3:15 |
14. | Hail, Glorious Saint Patrick (Traditional) | 2:09 |
UNIVERSAL NOTRE DAME NIGHT | ||
25 April 1938 | ||
(John McCormack relayed from Hollywood) | ||
15. | The Bard of Armagh (Traditional) | 3:34 |
16. | The Star of the County Down (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:15 |
BBC SCRAPBOOK FOR 1903 | ||
With Patric Curwen, Host 6 December 1938, London | ||
17. | The Snowy Breasted Pearl (first verse) (Traditional, arranged by Robinson) | 4:40 |
18. | The Star of the County Down (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 1:57 |
19. | McCormack and actress Gertie Miller reminisce | 1:46 |
20. | The Old House (first and third verse) (O’Connor) | 2:32 |
BBC BROADCAST FOR THE ENTERTAINMENTS NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | ||
25 June 1940, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London | ||
21. | Where’er You Walk, from SEMELE (Handel) | 5:23 |
22. | The Star of the County Down (Traditional, arranged by Hughes) | 2:27 |
23. | I’ll Walk Beside You (Murray) | 2:43 |
24. | If I Should Fall in Love Again (Popplewell) | 3:02 |
with Evelyn Laye, soprano | ||
BBC BROADCAST FOR THE ENTERTAINMENTS NATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION | ||
2 January 1942, London, House of Dame Irene Vanbrugh Guests of Vanbrugh include John McCormack, Maggie Teyte, Eileen Joyce, Herbert Dannison and Gerald Moore. | ||
25. | Guests greet one another | 2:10 |
26. | Maggie Teyte sings Lullaby, Op. 57, No. 2 (Scott) | 1:55 |
27. | Eileen Joyce plays Etude Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary) (Chopin) | 4:36 |
28. | The Gentle Maiden (Traditional, arranged by Somervell) | 2:47 |
29. | I’ll Walk Beside You (Murray) | 2:47 |
Accompaniment: Tracks 2, 5 with orchestra, conducted by Ferde Grofé; track 3 with piano; track 4 with orchestra, conducted by Ferde Grofé and the “New Yorkers Mixed Chorus”; tracks 7, 10–11 and 13–16 with piano, Edwin Schneider; tracks 17–18, 21–23, 26 and 28-29 with piano, Gerald Moore; track 20 with the “BBC Orchestra”, conducted by Leslie Woodgate and piano, Gerald Moore; and track 24 with orchestra. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English. | ||
CD 15 (77:56) | ||
APPENDIX II: CYLINDER AND DISC RECORDINGS, 1904 and 1906 | ||
NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY | ||
21 September 1904, London | ||
Two-minute, Edison cylinders | ||
Spoken announcements by John McCormack | ||
1. | The Meeting of the Waters (Traditional) | 2:12 |
13142 | ||
2. | When Shall the Day Break in Erin (Fox) | 2:06 |
13143 | ||
3. | Love Thee, Dearest, Love Thee (Traditional) | 2:17 |
13154 | ||
NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY | ||
22 September 1904, London | ||
Two-minute, Edison cylinders | ||
Spoken announcements by John McCormack | ||
4. | Molly Bawn (Lover) | 2:09 |
13144 | ||
5. | The Irish Emigrant (Barker) | 2:19 |
13145 | ||
6. | Killarney (Balfe) | 2:19 |
13152 | ||
7. | The Green Isle of Erin (Roeckel) | 2:23 |
13153 | ||
NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY | ||
23 September 1904, London | ||
Two-minute, Edison cylinders | ||
8. | The Snowy Breasted Pearl (Traditional, arranged by Robinson) | 2:14 |
13124 | ||
9. | Avourneen (King) | 2:17 |
13146 | ||
10. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 2:08 |
13191 | ||
GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD. | ||
23 September 1904, London | ||
7-inch single-face discs | ||
11. | Love Thee, Dearest, Love Thee (Traditional) | 2:09 |
(6462a) 3-2513 | ||
12. | When Shall the Day Break in Erin? (Fox) | 1:41 |
(6464a) 3-2520 | ||
13. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 1:52 |
(6464WD2) 3-2519 | ||
14. | Killarney (Balfe) | 2:05 |
(6466a) 3-2514 | ||
15. | Norah, the Pride of Kildare (Parry) | 2:11 |
(6467a) 3-2515 | ||
16. | Come Back to Erin (Claribel) | 1:53 |
(6468a) 3-2516 | ||
17. | Eileen Allanah (Thomas) | 2:07 |
(6469a) 3-2521 | ||
18. | The Irish Emigrant (Barker) | 2:04 |
(6470a) 3-2525 | ||
19. | The Minstrel Boy (Traditional) | 1:53 |
(6471a) 3-2522 | ||
GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD. | ||
24 September 1904, London | ||
10-inch single-face discs | ||
20. | The Snowy Breasted Pearl (Traditional, arranged by Robinson) | 3:01 |
(5924b) 3-2168 | ||
21. | The Meeting of the Waters (Traditional, arranged by Moore) | 2:26 |
(5925b) 3-2163 | ||
22. | The Green Isle of Erin (Roeckel) | 3:25 |
(5927b) issued on Zonophone under the name John O’Reilly X-42310 | ||
23. | Molly Bawn (Lover) | 2:49 |
(5928b) 3-2164 | ||
24. | Killarney (Balfe) | 2:43 |
(5930b) 3-2216; DA552 | ||
25. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 2:54 |
(5931b) issued on Zonophone under the name John O’Reilly X-42208 | ||
26. | Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms (Traditional) | 3:01 |
(5932b) 3-2217 | ||
27. | Killarney (Balfe) | 2:43 |
(5933b) 3-2169 | ||
28. | Come Back to Erin (Claribel) | 2:47 |
(5934b) 3-2170 | ||
GRAMOPHONE AND TYPEWRITER, LTD. | ||
26 September 1904, London | ||
10-inch single-face discs | ||
29. | Eileen Allanah (Thomas) | 2:44 |
(5938b) issued on Zonophone under the name John O’Reilly X-42318 | ||
30. | The Foggy Dew (Traditional, arranged by Stanford) | 3:02 |
(5944b) 3-2171 | ||
31. | The Minstrel Boy (Traditional) | 2:55 |
(5945b) issued on Zonophone under the name John O’Reilly X-42209 | ||
32. | Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) | 3:05 |
(5947b) 3-2139 | ||
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–10 with orchestra, conducted by Hubert Bath; tracks 11–13, 15–23 and 29–32 with piano; tracks 14, 24–28 with piano and violin obbligato. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English. | ||
CD 16 (55:24) | ||
APPENDIX II: CYLINDER AND DISC RECORDINGS, 1904 and 1906 | ||
EDISON-BELL CONSOLIDATED PHONOGRAPH COMPANY | ||
3 November 1904, London | ||
Two-minute, black-wax cylinders | ||
Spoken announcements by J. E. Hough | ||
1. | The Dear Little Shamrock (Shield) | 2:20 |
6442-1 | ||
2. | The Green Isle of Erin (Roeckel) | 2:15 |
6443-1 | ||
3. | Eileen Allanah (Thomas) | 2:28 |
6444-1 | ||
4. | Eileen Allanah (Thomas) | 2:31 |
6444-2 | ||
5. | Killarney (Balfe) | 2:19 |
6445-1 | ||
6. | Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) | 2:26 |
6446-1 | ||
7. | Eily Mavourneen (Once Would My Heart with the Wildest Emotion), from THE LILY OF KILLARNEY (Benedict) | 2:20 |
6447-1 | ||
8. | The Minstrel Boy (Traditional) | 2:23 |
6448-1 | ||
9. | Come Back to Erin (Claribel) | 2:25 |
6450-1 | ||
EDISON-BELL CONSOLIDATED PHONOGRAPH COMPANY | ||
10 November 1904, London | ||
Two-minute, black-wax cylinders | ||
Spoken announcements by J. E. Hough | ||
10. | The Dear Little Shamrock (Shield) | 2:14 |
6442-2 | ||
11. | The Dear Little Shamrock (Shield) | 2:24 |
6442-3 | ||
12. | Eileen Allanah (Thomas) | 2:26 |
6444-3 | ||
13. | Eileen Allanah (Thomas) | 2:25 |
6444-4 | ||
14. | Kathleen Mavourneen (Crouch) | 2:25 |
6446-3 | ||
15. | Once Again (Sullivan) | 2:26 |
6449-2 | ||
16. | Come Back to Erin (Claribel) | 2:24 |
6450-2 | ||
17. | The Wearing of the Green (Traditional, arranged by James) | 2:27 |
6451-1 | ||
EDISON-BELL CONSOLIDATED PHONOGRAPH COMPANY | ||
July–August, 1906 London | ||
Four-minute, black-wax cylinder | ||
Spoken announcement by J. E. Hough | ||
18. | Home to Athlone (Greene) | 2:31 |
10085-3 | ||
APPENDIX III: VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY | ||
(Recordings not included in the McCormack Naxos series) | ||
5 April 1912, Camden, New Jersey | ||
19. | Silver Threads Among the Gold (Danks) | 3:21 |
(B-11834-1) 64260; HMV 4-2215 | ||
31 March 1915, Camden, New Jersey | ||
Private unpublished recording without matrix number, sung by eight-year-old Cyril McCormack | ||
John McCormack joining in during the refrain and announcing the date at the conclusion | ||
20. | It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (Williams) | 3:12 |
9 May 1917, New York City or Camden, New Jersey | ||
Private unpublished recording without matrix number, sung by eight-year-old Gwen McCormack | ||
John McCormack joining in during the refrain and announcing the date at the conclusion | ||
21. | Poor Butterfly (Hubbell) | 3:39 |
9 May 1917, New York City or Camden, New Jersey | ||
Private unpublished recording without matrix number, sung by ten-year-old Cyril McCormack | ||
John McCormack announcing the date at the conclusion | ||
22. | If I Knock the “L” Out of Kelly (Grant) | 2:00 |
Accompaniment: Tracks 1–19 with orchestra; tracks 20 with piano, Edwin Schneider and violin obbligato, Howard Rattay; and 21–22 with piano, Edwin Schneider. | ||
Languages: All tracks are sung in English. |