[ Naxos Historical Great Singers / CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 1 May 2010
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Throughout the 1950s baritone Leonard Warren, a dedicated musician with high standards and a powerful personality, held sway at New York's Metropolitan Opera, until his tragic death on stage, on 4 March 1960, having just completed Morir, tremenda cosa (To die, a momentous thing) from La forza del destino. His remarkable artistry, rich tone allied with clear enunciation, and sheer musicality made him a leading exponent not only of the operatic repertoire but also of popular music, as in these recordings of ballads, songs and shanties laid down during the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Blow the Man Down (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)The Drummer and the Cook (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
Haul-a-way, Joe (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
The Drunken Sailor (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
A-rovin' (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
Low Lands (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
Shenandoah (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
Rio Grande (arr. T. Scott for baritone and orchestra)
The Just So Song Book: No. 12. Rolling Down to Rio (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
Gunga Din (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
Recessional (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
Boots (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
Mother O'Mine (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
Smuggler's Song (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
On the Road to Mandalay (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)
America, the Beautiful
Love's Old Sweet Song
Mother Machree
The Heart of Paddy Whack: A Little Bit of Heaven
Home on the Range (arr. D. Guion for baritone and orchestra)
Show Boat: Ol' Man River
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Danny Deever, Op. 2, No. 7 (arr. F. Black for baritone and orchestra)