Great British basses and baritones - Allin, Norman 1884-1973; Walker, Norman 1907-1963; Williams, Harold 1893-1976; Dawson, Peter 1882-1961; Heyner, Herbert 1882-1954; Stevens, Horace 1876-1950; Radford, Robert 1874-1933; Noble, Dennis 1899-1966; Heming, Percy 1883-1956; Ranalow, Frederick 1873-1953; Natzka, Oscar 1912-1951; Henderson, Roy 1899-2000; et al. (EMI Records (The Gramophone Company), 1972)
Oratorio and opera excerpts, and songs; sung in English. - Recorded 1918-Aug, 27, 1947. - "Compiled from EMI archives by Bryan Crimp and Grenville Eves"--Container. - Eds. recorded listed on container. - Biographical notes on the singers by Grenville Eves and original issue and matrix no. on container
Various bass and baritone soloists ; various orchestras, choruses, and conductors, or with piano acc
Samson. Honor and arms / Hamilton, Handel (Norman Allin, bass ; orchestral acc.) -- The Queen of Sheba. She alone charmeth my sadness / Gounod (Norman Allin, bass ; orchestral acc.) -- The creation. And God said/Now heav'n in fullest glory / Haydn (Norman Walker, bass ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor) -- Elijah. Draw near/Lord God of Abraham ; Is not his word / Mendelssohn (Harold Williams, baritone ; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ; Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor) -- Caractacus. The sword song / Acworth, Elgar (Peter Dawson, bass-baritone ; orchestral acc.) --The dream of Gerontius. Go, in the name of angels and archangels (Herbert Heyner, baritone ; Royal Choral Society ; Royal Albert Hall Orchestra ; Sir Edward Elgar, conductor) ; Jesu! by that shudd'ring dread (Horace Stevens, bass ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Sir Edward Elgar, conductor) / Newmann, Elgar
(continued) The marriage of Figaro. I'll have vengeance / Mozart (Robert Radford, bass ; orchestra, Percy Pitt, conductor) -- Scipio. From the rage of the tempest/Hear me! / Handel (Robert Radford, bass ; orchestral acc.) -- The barber of Seville. I'm the factotum / Rossini (Dennis Noble, baritone ; Sadler's Wells Orchestra ; Warwick Braithwaite, conductor) -- Othello. Iago's creed / Verdi (Dennis Noble, baritone ; orchestra, Warwick Braithwaite, conductor) -- Parsifal. Amfortas' lament / Wagner (Percy Heming, baritone ; symphony orchestra, Albert Coates, conductor) -- The beggar's opera. My heart was free ; How happy I could be with either ; If the heart of a man / Gay, Pepusch ; arr. Austin (Frederick Ranalow, baritone ; Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) Orchestra ; Frederick Austin, conductor) -- Captain Stratton's fancy / Masefield, Warlock (Oscar Natzke, bass ; orchestral acc.) -- Sea fever / Masefield, Ireland (Roy Henderson, baritone ; piano acc.)
(continued) Tommy lad / Margetson (Harry Dearth, bass ; piano acc.)