The art of John McCormack.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

McCormack, John, 1884-1945, performer.

Contributor:

Schneider, Edwin, performer.

Moore, Gerald, 1899-1987, performer.

Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962, performer.

Goehr, Walter, conductor.

Series:

Great recordings of the century

Language:

English

French

German

Italian

Latin

Subjects (All):

Songs (High voice) with piano.

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble.

Songs (High voice) with orchestra.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Songs.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Place of Publication:

Hayes, Middlesex : EMI, [1990]

Language Note:

Sung in English, German, Italian, French, and Latin.

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

mono

digital recording

Contents:

Plaisir d'amour / Martini

Semele. Where'er you walk : act 2 / Handel

Il pastor fido. Caro amor / Handel

Oh, what bitter grief is mine = Wie unglücklich bin ich nit : K 147 / Mozart ; arr. McCormack

Ridente la calma : K 152 / Mozart

Who is Sylvia? : D 891 / Schubert

Die Mainacht : op. 43, no. 2 / Brahms

Feldeinsamkeit : op. 86, no. 2 / Brahms

Allerseelen : op. 10, no. 8 / R. Strauss

Morgen : op. 27, no. 4 / R. Strauss

Du meines Herzens Krönelein : op. 21, no. 2 / R. Strauss

Auch kleine Dinge : from the Italienisches Liederbuch / Wolf

Herr, was trägt der Boden Hier? : from the Spanisches Liederbuch / Wolf

Schlafendes Jesuskind / Wolf

Wo find ich Trost / Wolf

Anakreons Grab / Wolf

Before my window : op. 26, no. 10 / Rachmaninov

How fair this spot : op. 21, no. 7 / Rachmaninov

To the children : op. 26, no. 7 / Rachmaninov

La procession / Franck

L'automne : op. 18, no. 3 / Fauré

O del mio amato ben / Donaudy

Luoghi sereni e cari / Donaudy

Is she not passing fair? / Elgar

Now sleeps the crimson petal / Quilter.

Participant:

John McCormack, tenor ; variously, with Edwin Schneider or Gerald Moore, piano, Fritz Kreisler, violin, and an unnamed orchestra, Walter Goehr, conductor.

Notes:

Recorded Sept. 1924 in Hayes, Middlesex, Sept. 1-2, 1927 and Dec. 3, 1930 in Small Queens Hall, London, and Sept. 16, 1932, June 28, 1935, Apr. 7, 1936, June 19, 1940 and Dec. 17, 1940 at Abbey Road Studios, London.

Selections originally issued 1924-1962.

Compact disc.

Program notes by Desmond Shawe-Taylor and discographical information (9 p.)--inserted in container.

Contains:

Martini, Johann Paul Aegidius, 1741-1816. Plaisir d'amour.

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Semele. Where'er you walk

Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Pastor fido (1734). Caro amor.

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Wie unglücklich bin ich nit; arranged.

Mysliveček, Josef, 1737-1781. Caro mio bene; arranged

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. An Sylvia.

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Gesänge, op. 43. Mainacht

Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Lieder, op. 86. Feldeinsamkeit

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 10. Allerseelen

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Lieder, op. 27. Morgen

Strauss, Richard, 1864-1949. Schlichte Weisen. Du meines Herzens Krönelein

Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903. Italienisches Liederbuch. Auch kleine Dinge

Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903. Spanisches Liederbuch. Herr, was trägt der Boden hier

Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903. Mörike-Lieder. Schlafendes Jesuskind

Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903. Mörike-Lieder. Wo find ich Trost?

Wolf, Hugo, 1860-1903. Goethe-Lieder. Anakreons Grab

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 26. U moego okna

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 21. Zdesʹ khorosho

Rachmaninoff, Sergei, 1873-1943. Romansy, op. 26. K detyam

Franck, César, 1822-1890. Procession.

Fauré, Gabriel, 1845-1924. Automne.

Donaudy, Stefano, 1879-1925. Arie di stile antico. O del mio amato ben

Donaudy, Stefano, 1879-1925. Arie di stile antico. Luoghi sereni e cari

Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Is she not passing fair?

Quilter, Roger, 1877-1953. Songs, op. 3. Now sleeps the crimson petal

OCLC:

23717965

Publisher Number:

CDH 7 633062 EMI