Since you are interested in McCormack Edition, Vol. 6: The Acoustic Recordings (1915-1916), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
John McCormack
The Very Best of John McCormack - Ballads of the Irish tenor [ Alto Records / CD - released 12/Jun/2017 ] "Clear phrasing and beautiful tone, from the quintessential Irish Tenor, who starred at the New York Metropolitan Opera before a second career in classic ballads" (Tony Watts) |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Kreisler: Complete Concerto Recordings Vol.1 Fritz Kreisler (Violin) / Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Leo Blech [ Naxos Historical Great Violinists / CD - released 23/Jun/2001 ] The first of an important series |
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 |
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. |
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. |
JOHN McCORMACK
18 Favourites Vol.1 John Mccormack (tenor) with various accompaniments [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 30/Nov/2007 ] 18 Favourites by the Irish master tenor |
Remember (1911-1928): Incls 'When You And I Were Young, Maggie' & 'Keep The Home Fires Burning'
John McCormack, tenor [ Naxos Nostalgia / CD - released 16/Jun/2005 ] It might be said that McCormack, however shining an example of a lost tradition,was just one among many other great singers, but in any serious evaluation of his vocal credentials it is impossible to play down the superlatives |