JOHN MCCORMACK: Icon - I'll Walk Beside You (4 CDs)

Even in his lifetime, singer John McCormack was synonymous with Ireland. His worldwide success attracted a host of imitators, so that he could be said to have invented the Irish tenor. But a few minutes spent with the unique recordings of the original will quickly put the others in their place. McCormack was among a handful of artists of his time others were Enrico Caruso, Fritz Kreisler, Amelita Galli-Curci and Sergei Rachmaninov whose records could be found in every middle-class parlor in the civilized world. Even fellow singers looked up to him as a paragon of vocal technique and enunciation. Above all, he was a master communicator who could touch listeners hearts with his sincerity in the simplest of ballads. Although his recitals were usually packed with thousands of adoring fans, through his records he reached out to countless millions in the states of middle America, the outback of Australia or the hinterland of Africa who would never hear him in person. This 4-CD set features his celebrated operatic performances.

CD 1 including Arias by Bizet, Donizetto, Gounod, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Ponchielli, Puccini, Rossini, Thomas & Verdi

Art Songs and Lieder

CD 2 Songs By Brahms, Elgar, Fauré, Frankc, Handel, MArtini, Mozart, Quilter, Rachmaninov, Schubert, R. Strauss & Wolff

CD 3 Songs by J. S. Bach, Bantock, Bax, Brahms, Coleridge-Taylor, Cornelius, Tchaikovsky, Vaughan Williams, Wagner & Wolf

Popular Songs & Irish Ballads

CD 4 including The Bard of Armagh, Down by the Salley Gardens, The Green Bushes, The Green Isle of Erin, I know of two bright eyes, Jeanie with the light brown hair, Kashmiri Song, Passing By, The Star of the County Down

1. Oh, Lola - John McCormack/Orchestra
2. On with the Motley - John McCormack
3. E Lucevan Le Stelle - John McCormack/Orchestra
4. Che Gelida Manina - John McCormack/Orchestra
5. In Her Simplicity - John McCormack
6. Il Fior Che Avevi a Me - John McCormack
7. Spirto Gentil - John McCormack
8. Celeste Aida - John McCormack
9. Rigoletto, Act I, Questa O Quella - John McCormack 1
10. Rigoletto, Act III, la Donna E Mobile - John McCormack 1
11. Rigoletto, Act III, Bella Figlia Dell'amore - Dame Nellie Melba/Edna Thornton/Mario Sammarco/New Symphony Orchestra/John McCorma
12. Faust, Act V, Alerta! Alerte! - Dame Nellie Melba/Mario Sammarco/John McCormack/New Symphony Orchestra/Sir Landon Ronald 1
13. Il Barbiere Di Siviglia, Act I, Oh, Il Meglio Mi Scordavo... Numero Quindici - John McCormack 1
14. La Gioconda, Act I, Badoer Questa Notte...'O Grido Di Quest' Anima - John McCormack/Mario Sammarco 1
15. I Gioielli Della Madonna, Act I, T'eri Un Giorno Ammalato - John McCormack 1
16. La Serenata (Mira, la Bianca Luna) (Pepoli) - John McCormack/Emmy Destinn 1
17. Dear Little Shamrock - John McCormack 1
18. The Snowy Breasted Pearl - John McCormack 1
19. Come Back to Erin - John McCormack 2
20. Killarney - John McCormack 2
21. My Dark Rosaleen - John McCormack 2
22. Savourneen Deelish - John McCormack 2
23. Eileen Aroon - John McCormack 2
24. Plaisir D'amour - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 2
25. Where'er You Walk - John McCormack/Orchestra/Walter Goehr 2
26. Caro Amor - John McCormack/Orchestra/Walter Goehr 2
27. Come, My Beloved - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 2
28. Oh! What Bitter Grief Is Mine (Wie Unglücklich Bin Ich Nit K147) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 2
29. Ridente la Calma K152/K210A - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
30. Who Is Sylvia? D891 - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
31. II. Die Mainacht (Hölty) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
32. II. Feldeinsamkeit (Allmers) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
33. Allerseelen Op. 10 No. 8 (Herman V. Gilm) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
34. Morgen Op. 27 No. 4 (John Henry MacKay) - John McCormack/Fritz Kreisler/Edwin Schneider 3
35. II. Du Meines Herzens Krönelein (Dahn) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
36. Auch Kleine Dinge (Heyse) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
37. Herr, Was TRÄGT Der Boden Hier (Anon Trans Heyse) (1990 - Remaster) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
38. Schlafendes Jesuskind - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 3
39. Wo Find' Ich Trost? - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
40. Anakreons Grab - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
41. Beneath My Window Op.26 No.10 (Galina) - John McCormack/Fritz Kreisler/Edwin Schneider 4
42. VII. How Fair This Spot (Galina) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
43. VII. to the Children (Khomyakov Trans. Newmark) - John McCormack/Fritz Kreisler/Edwin Schneider 4
44. La Procession - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
45. L'automne Op.18 No.3 (Silvestre) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
46. O Del Mio Amato Ben - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
47. Luoghi Sereni - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
48. Is She Not Passing Fair? - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 4
49. II. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Tennyson) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 5
50. Tre Giorni Son Che Nina - John McCormack 5
51. Praise Ye the Lord - John McCormack 5
52. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - John McCormack 5
53. To Chloë - Gerald Moore/John McCormack 5
54. Du Bist Die Ruh D776 - John McCormack/Anonymous 5
55. Die Liebe Hat Gelogen D751 - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 5
56. Komm Bald' Op.97 No.5 - Edwin Schneider/John McCormack 5
57. Ave Maria - Herbert Dawson/String Quartet/John McCormack 5
58. Träume - Walter Goehr/Orchestra/John McCormack 5
59. Ganymed from Goethe Lieder - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 6
60. Beherzigung from Goethe Lieder - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 6
61. A Legend (Christ in His Garden) - Gerald Moore/John McCormack 6
62. The Quietest Things - Edwin Schneider/John McCormack 6
63. The Lass with the Delicate Air - Gerald Moore/John McCormack 6
64. Love's Secret - John McCormack 6
65. Men from the Fields (Cradle Song) - John McCormack 6
66. She Rested By the Broken Brook - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 6
67. Linden Lea - John McCormack 6
68. The White Peace - Gerald Moore/John McCormack 6
69. A Child's Prayer - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 7
70. So Deep Is the Night (Étude Op.10 No.3 'Tristesse') - Walter Goehr/Orchestra/John McCormack 7
71. Still As the Night - Dame Maggie Teyte/John McCormack/Gerald Moore 7
72. The Bitterness of Love - Edwin Schneider/John McCormack 7
73. Bless This House - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 7
74. I'll Walk Beside You - John McCormack 7
75. Mighty Lak' a Rose - John McCormack 7
76. The Old House - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 7
77. The Garden Where the Praities Grow - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 7
78. The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 7
79. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 8
80. Terence's Farewell to Kathleen - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 8
81. Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 8
82. The Green Isle of Erin - John McCormack/Orchestra/Lawrance Collingwood 8
83. The Kerry Dance - John McCormack/Orchestra/Lawrance Collingwood 8
84. O Mary Dear (Londonderry Air) - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 8
85. The Star of the County Down - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 8
86. She Is Far from the Land (Arr. F. Lambert) - John McCormack/Orchestra/Lawrance Collingwood 8
87. Oft in the Stilly Night (Arr. E. Schneider) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 8
88. The Meeting of the Waters (Arr. E. Schneider) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 8
89. The Bard of Armagh (Arr. H. Hughes) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
90. Down By the Salley Gardens (Arr. H. Hughes) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
91. She Moved Through the Fair (Arr. H. Hughes) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
92. Green Bushes (Arr. F. Keel) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
93. Off to Philadelphia - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
94. Bantry Bay - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
95. I Hear You Calling Me - John McCormack/Charles Marshall 9
96. I Know of Two Bright Eyes - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 9
97. Sweetly She Sleeps, My Alice Fair - John McCormack/Edwin Schneider 9
98. IV. Pale Hands I Loved Beside the Shalimar (Kashmiri Song) - John McCormack/Gerald Moore 9
99. Passing By - John McCormack/Gerald Moore