MCCORMACK, John: McCormack Edition, Vol. 9: Victor Talking Machine Company Recordings (1920-1923)

This volume of the Naxos McCormack Edition charts a chronological survey of recordings made in Camden, New Jersey, between April 1920 and September 1923. Two outstanding examples of the great tenor’s art are here; the famous recording of Handel’s O Sleep! Why Dost Thou Leave Me?—a miracle of breath control and tonal beauty—and Schumann’s The Singer’s Consolation, an outstanding contribution to Lieder on record. There are four collaborations with Fritz Kreisler, some superb examples of popular songs, inimitably sung, and the bonus of three recordings that were never published in the singer’s lifetime, two of which, Rachmaninov’s To the Children and Merikanto’s A Fairy Story By The Fire are now made available commercially for the first time

Tracklist

Wiggers, Alvin S.
Phelps, Marion - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Joseph (violin)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
1 The Barefoot Trail 02:46
McCormack, John (tenor)
Rattay, Joseph (violin)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Handel, George Frideric
Congreve, William - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
2 Semele, HWV 58, Act II: O sleep, why dost thou leave me? 03:25
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Schumann, Robert
Kerner, Justinus - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
3 5 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 127: No. 1. Sangers Trost (Sung in English as The Singer's Consolation) 02:19
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Traditional
Traditional - Lyricist
Hughes, Herbert - Arranger
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
4 The Next Market Day (arr. H. Hughes for voice and piano) 01:07
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
5 A Ballynure Ballad (arr. H. Hughes for voice and piano) 01:31
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Fet, Afanasy - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
6 6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 3. V molchan'i nochi taynoy (arr. for voice, violin and piano) (Sung in English as When Night Descends) 03:00
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Pushkin, Alexander - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
7 6 Songs, Op. 4: No. 4. Ne poy, krasavitsa, pri mne (arr. for voice, violin and piano) (Sung in English as O Cease Thy Singing, Maiden Fair) 03:36
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Kramer, Arthur Walter
Brown, Jessie Christian - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
8 The Last Hour 02:44
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Johnson, J. Rosamond
Johnson, James Weldon - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
9 Since You Went Away 02:51
McCormack, John (tenor)
Kreisler, Fritz (violin)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Marshall, Charles
Harford, Harold - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
10 I Hear You Calling Me 03:40
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Hirsch, Louis Achille
Mandel, Frank - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
11 The O'Brien Girl: Learn to Smile 03:20
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Carlo, Monte
Sanders, Alma M.
Pascoe, Richard - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
12 Little Town in the Old County Down 03:26
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Robledo, Julian
Terriss, Dorothy - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Bourdon, Rosario (celesta)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
13 Three O'Clock in the Morning (arr. for voice and orchestra) 02:54
McCormack, John (tenor)
Bourdon, Rosario (celesta)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Kahn, Herman
Griffin, Gerald E.
Lyman, Tommy
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
14 Mother in Ireland 03:10
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Simons, Seymour
Mitchell, Sidney D. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lennartz, Alfred (cello)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
15 Her Family Tree: Remember the Rose 02:48
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lennartz, Alfred (cello)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Sullivan, Arthur
Procter, Adelaide - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
16 The Lost Chord 04:16
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Barnby, Joseph
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
17 Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All 03:08
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Nicholls, Horatio
David, Worton - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
18 The Kingdom Within Your Eyes 02:39
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Merikanto, Oskar
Schneider, Edouard - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
19 A Fairy Story By The Fire 02:12
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schneider, Edwin (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Khomyakov, Aleksey Stepanovich - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
20 15 Songs, Op. 26: No. 7. K detyam (arr. for voice and orchestra) (Sung in English as To the Children) 03:12
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Pasternack, Josef A. (Conductor)
Grofé, Ferde
Whiteman, Paul
McCormack, John (tenor)
Linton, Charles (celesta)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
21 Wonderful One 02:34
McCormack, John (tenor)
Linton, Charles (celesta)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Openshaw, John
Cooke, Leslie - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Linton, Charles (celesta)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
22 Love Sends A Little Gift of Roses 02:43
McCormack, John (tenor)
Linton, Charles (celesta)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Ayer, Nat D.
Grey, Clifford - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
23 Where the Rainbow Ends 03:08
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Ayer, Nat D.
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schmidt, Alexander (violin)
Linton, Charles (piano)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
24 Somewhere in the World 02:59
McCormack, John (tenor)
Schmidt, Alexander (violin)
Linton, Charles (piano)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Lookwood, Lee W.
Lockwood, Hazel M. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
25 Take a Look at Molly 02:42
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Squire, William Henry
O'Reilly, P.J. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
26 Dream Once again 02:48
McCormack, John (tenor)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
Brahe, May Hannah
O'Reilly, P.J. - Lyricist
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)
27 Thanks be to God 02:25
McCormack, John (tenor)
Lapitino, Francis (harp)
Studio orchestra (Orchestra)
Bourdon, Rosario (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:17:23