MCCORMACK, John: McCormack Edition, Vol. 5: The Acoustic Recordings (1914-1915)

Of the many singers who bridged the musical worlds of the Victorian era and the twentieth century, John McCormack was the most versatile, the most adventurous and the most modern. The excerpts from Aida, Rigoletto and La Traviata demonstrate that McCormack, with his clear, clarion delivery, was an exceptional Verdi tenor. In the selections from Victorian operas by Balfe, Benedict and Wallace, McCormack is the master of florid vocalism and the seamless line. The popular Irish and Irish-American songs are sung with a level of artistry and musical imagination that transcends their humble origins. With Luigi Denza’s Funiculì, funicul� we are returned to the threshold moment in McCormack’s career when the Italian composer adjudicated the 1903 Dublin Feis Ceoil music competition and awarded McCormack the gold medal – the beginning of one of the great musical careers of the twentieth century.

Tracklist

Schubert, Franz
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
Rellstab, Ludwig - Lyricist
Seidl, Johann Gabriel - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
O'Brien, Vincent (piano)
1Schwanengesang, D. 957: No. 4. Standchen (Softly Through the Night is Calling)03:40
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
O'Brien, Vincent (piano)
Mascagni, Pietro
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
O'Brien, Vincent (piano)
2Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo, "Ave Maria" (arr. for tenor)02:58
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
O'Brien, Vincent (piano)
Ball, Ernest R.
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
3Who Knows?02:02
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Lohr, Hermann
McCormack, John (tenor)
Bourdon, Rosario (cello)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
4The Little Grey Home in the West: The Little Grey Home in the West01:37
McCormack, John (tenor)
Bourdon, Rosario (cello)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Olcott, Chauncey
Olcott, Chauncey - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
5My Wild Irish Rose03:15
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Lehmann, Liza
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
6Bonnie Wee Thing03:05
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Fearis, John S.
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
7Beautiful Isle of Somewhere02:20
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Wellings, Milton
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
8Golden Love03:35
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Hardelot, Guy d'
Teschemacher, Edward - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
9Because02:25
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
King, Wilton
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
10Avourneen03:13
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Nelson, Sidney
Jefferys, Charles - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
11Mary of Argyle02:50
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Kneass, Nelson
English, Thomas Dunn - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
12Ben Bolt03:01
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bartlett, James Carroll
Cory, Charles B. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
13A Dream02:16
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Balfe, Michael William
Bunn, Alfred - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
14The Bohemian Girl: When other lips and other hearts02:54
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Foster, Stephen C.
Foster, Stephen C. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Macdonough, Harry (tenor)
Murphy, Lambert (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
15Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming03:16
McCormack, John (tenor)
Macdonough, Harry (tenor)
Murphy, Lambert (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Denza, Luigi
Turco, Peppino - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Macdonough, Harry (tenor)
Murphy, Lambert (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
16Funiculi, funicula02:30
McCormack, John (tenor)
Macdonough, Harry (tenor)
Murphy, Lambert (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Piave, Francesco Maria - Lyricist
Bori, Lucrezia (soprano)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Jacoby, Josephine (contralto)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
17Rigoletto, Act III: Bella figlia dell'amore03:51
Bori, Lucrezia (soprano)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Jacoby, Josephine (contralto)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bori, Lucrezia (soprano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
18La traviata, Act III: Parigi, o cara03:24
Bori, Lucrezia (soprano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Puccini, Giacomo
Illica, Luigi - Lyricist
Giacosa, Giuseppe - Lyricist
Bori, Lucrezia (soprano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
19La bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla03:08
Bori, Lucrezia (soprano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Verdi, Giuseppe
Ghislanzoni, Antonio - Lyricist
Marsh, Lucy Isabelle (soprano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
20Aida, Act IV: O terra addio03:49
Marsh, Lucy Isabelle (soprano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Benedict, Julius
Boucicault, Dion - Lyricist
Oxenford, John - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
21The Lily of Killarney: The Moon hath Raised Her Lamp Above03:23
McCormack, John (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Judge, Jack
Williams, Harry
Macdonough, Harry (tenor)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Hooley, William F. (bass)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
22It's A Long Way To Tipperary03:20
Macdonough, Harry (tenor)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Werrenrath, Reinald (baritone)
Hooley, William F. (bass)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Tate, Arthur
Newton, Eileen - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
23Somewhere a Voice is Calling02:57
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Craxton, Harold
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
24Mavis03:26
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Dorel, Francis
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
25When My Ships Come Sailing Home03:42
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
Sanderson, Wilfred Ernest
Teschemacher, Edward - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)
26Until02:13
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Rogers, Walter B. (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:18:10