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SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS PAST
The Spirit of Christmas Past (rec 1908-1944) John McCormack, Emmy Destinn, Enrico Caruso, Alma Gluck, Charles Laughton, Celebrity Quartet, Isobel Baillie, Gladys Ripley, John McHugh, etc [ Nimbus Prima Voce / CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] Listeners to this disc will be entertained by a couple of dozen of the best, roundest and sturdiest voices ever to be gathered together under one yuletide roof. |
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MASSENET / TOSTI / VERDI / SCHUBERT / BACH-GOUNOD
John McCormack Edition Vol. 4: The Acoustic Recordings (1913-14) John McCormack / Studio Orchestra [ Naxos Historical / CD - released 4/Dec/2006 ] With its focus on Irish songs and Victorian ballads, Volume 4 of the Naxos McCormack Edition completes the tenor’s 1913 recordings. McCormack could be very good in opera, but he was supreme in the world of song |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
McCormack Edition, Vol. 5: The Acoustic Recordings (1914-1915) John McCormack (tenor) / Various orchestras and conductors [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 2/Sep/2007 ] "From what we hear, McCormack was a strong lyrical tenor with a clean edge to the voice. He is comfortable with the Verdi and Puccini arias heard here but lacks the power of a Pavarotti. With ballad singing he seems much more at home. A particular... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The McCormack Edition Volume 8 - Acoustic Recordings (1918-1920) John McCormack (tenor) / Victor Orchestra / Josef Pasternack [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 6/Dec/2010 ] John McCormack found extraordinary success as a concert hall artist, being declared in 1918 'the most popular singer in the world' and at one stage selling more records than Caruso. The 26 recordings collected on this eighth volume of Naxos's... |
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VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The McCormack Edition Volume 10 - Victor Talking Machine Company (1923-1924) & Gramophone Company Ltd. (1924) John McCormack (tenor) with Alexander Schmidt (violin), Alfred Lennartz (cello), Edwin Schneider (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD - released 20/Nov/2013 ] John McCormack found extraordinary success as a concert hall artist, being declared in 1918 'the most popular singer in the world' and at one stage selling more records than Caruso. |
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AITKEN / STERNDALE BENNETT / HERBERT / BIZET
John McCormack:The Acoustic Recordings (1912-1913) John McCormack (Tenor) with Louise Kirkby-Lunn (Mezzo-soprano), Victor Orchestra / Studio orchestra / Percy Pitt (Conductor) [ Naxos Historical Naxos The McCormack Edition Vol 3 / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] This volume of recordings continues to document the earliest years of McCormack's success in the United States, the titles indicating his greatly increased concert work. |
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John McCormack (tenor) with Mario Sammarco, baritone / Victor Orchestra
John McCormack: Acoustic Victor Recordings, Vol. 1 (1910) [ Naxos Historical Naxos The McCormack Edition Vol 1 / CD - released 6/Dec/2004 ] "For those who do not know the voice, I strongly recommend the modest outlay and enjoy what many have long known and can now glory in anew." - MusicWeb Dec 2004 |
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John McCormack (tenor) with Nellie Melba, soprano / Mario Sammarco, baritone / Edna Thornton, contralto with various orchestras
John McCormack: Acoustic Recordings (1910-1911) [ Naxos Historical Naxos The McCormack Edition Vol 2 / CD - released 14/Apr/2005 ] Born in the small Irish town of Athlone on 14th June 1884, John McCormack seemed destined for a life in the civil service until he won the gold medal in a Dublin music festival in 1903. |
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JOHN McCORMACK
McCormack Edition, Vol. 6: The Acoustic Recordings (1915-1916) John McCormack (tenor) with various orchestras and accompaniments [ Naxos Historical McCormack Edition / CD - released 10/Apr/2008 ] "Ward Marston's restorations draw out as much information from these more than 90-year-old records as is possible and those who are still sceptical about acoustic recordings should give this disc a try." (MusicWeb May 2008) |
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JOHN McCORMACK
McCormack Edition, Vol. 7: The Acoustic Recordings (1916-1918) John McCormack (tenor) with various orchestras and accompaniments [ Naxos Historical McCormack Edition / CD - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "McCormack always gave his best and had his heart in all that he did. He always said that he only ever sang music that he wanted to sing." |
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DONIZETTI / VERDI / PUCCINI / BIZET / BOITO / etc
Mccormack In Opera John McCormack (tenor) with with Lucrezia Bori & Mario Sammarco [ Nimbus / CD ] "Nimbus has carefully assembled the best of John McCormack's operatic recordings and brought them vividly and convincingly to life through the 'Digital Ambisonic Process' ... the liveliest transfers of McCormack's acoustic output to date" Fanfare |
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John Mccusker
Yella Hoose / Goodnight Ginger [ Navigator / CD - released 8/Apr/2008 ] |
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John Mccusker / Various Artists
Under One Sky [ Navigator / CD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] |
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John Mccutcheon
The Greatest Story Never Told [ Red House / CD - released 2/Sep/2002 ] |
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John McDermott
Timeless Memories: The Greatest Hits [ Angel / EMI Music / CD - released 4/Apr/2006 ] "John McDermott is the real thing, a worthy heir to the famed Irish tenor John McCormack... a sound as pure and achingly beautiful as the ancient countryside itself" - The Chicago Sun-Times |
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John McLaughlin
Black Light [ Mediastarz / CD - released 25/Sep/2015 ] |
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John McLaughlin
Electric Guitarist / Electric Dreams [ Beat Goes On / CD - released 7/Jun/2010 ] Two albums from the amazing jazz / rock guitarist, John McLaughlin - digitally re-mastered, slipcased and with new notes. Featuring Stanley Clarke, Jack Bruce, Billy Cobham, Chick Corea and others. |
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John McLaughlin
The Promise [ Verve Records / CD - released 5/Feb/1996 ] European Import. |
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John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension
The Boston Record [ Abstract Logix / CD - released 18/Mar/2014 ] At 72, McLaughlin isn't just at the top of his game; with his best fusion group since his breakthrough/breakout days of the early '70s, The Boston Record documents an artist still vital, still treading new ground-and still as relevant as ever. |
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John McLaughlin / Carlos Santana
Love Devotion Surrender [ Columbia Records / CD - released 2/Jan/2008 ] This recording first took flight during it's inception in 1972. Even in this day and age, it still soars above the heavens, and now sounds better than ever, having been digitally re-mastered. |