Are video clips like this of him scarce? Due to his extreme popularity, I thought there’d be bunches of films. Song by Harold Herford & Charles Marshall. John mccormack sold millions of recordings of this tune.
Are video clips like this of him scarce? Due to his extreme popularity, I thought there’d be bunches of films. Song by Harold Herford & Charles Marshall. John mccormack sold millions of recordings of this tune.
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Yeah, it’s a really good read. I hope to read his other one – “The Unashamed Accompanist” – soon. I’m also reading a very interesting book at the moment – “The Maestro Myth” by Norman Lebrecht. I would reccomend it if the history of conductors interests you at all.
Aler is one of our finest light lyric tenors. I especially admire his Messiah recording.
(I am perhaps biased, because both Aler and my primary voice teacher studied with the great Oren Brown:))
Bless him for reminding us of these delightful songs –
That’s a very good barometer indeed:) –
Fascinating, and perhaps sobering, to realize that such a great artist as McCormack COULD enjoy enormous popularity while earning so much money. I read once that at the height of his fame, he made about a million dollars annually. God knows how much more that would be today:) –
Educating oneself is always a worthy goal. I was a semi-professional singer (classical and Broadway) off and on for nearly 30 years, and I’m still learning more and more — about opera and classical music, of course, but also about MANY other subjects. As long as our brains remain healthy, we should never stop our self-education. Life and the world are so rich and complex that there’s always something new and interesting to learn:).
PS: Isn’t Moore’s book a wonderful read?
That’s actually funny that you should mention that, because the reason I loooked up this video was because I just finished reading that book. I had heard of McCormack but wasn’t so familiar with his performances. So yeah. Just trying to educate my self I guess, being neither a pianist nor a singer!
Hey, don’t denigrate yourself over that — it’s VERY easy to overlook stuff in videos:).
As an aside, Gerald Moore also played for McCormack late in the latter’s career. Moore also provided a fine account of this in his book, “Am I Too Loud?” I recommend it highly:) –
Haha, yeah, I saw that bit right after I posted…I’m such a stooge!
Yep, it’s Schneider; he’s identified by a subtitle late in the video:) –
Am pretty sure McCormack’s accompanist here is Edwin Schneider, who played for the great tenor during most of his career –
Does anyone know who the accompanist is? They are extremely important too.
McCormack has a great voice.
I first heard McCormack at a friends house in the early 1940’s, on their wind up Victrola….later bought an LP reissue and now have a CD. Lovely voice and most sentimental music!
@goblinonacloud his signature tune was The Old House….
OMG this is AWESOME……….I adore John McCormack
Holding the little book with the words to the songs he was singing. There ar no artists like this anymore because there is no popularity for them ,and no money to be made from them. Wonderfull
my world stops when i hear this..and i can just be…
dad used to play the old 78’s on a gramaphone
untouched ..and the wee hmv needle tins with the wee dog..lol
John Aler has recorded this song along with some other wonderful gems that have been forgotten….Actually I believe the CD is called “Songs We Forgot To Remember” A wonderful collection indeed and well worth looking into…
One of the best!!!
One of my favourite singers, along with Tito Schipa…
78′ recordings are the best…as are the Cetra tenors of this era
NO ONE sings like this anymore. It’s thrilling to hear and to watch. What a singer. You get a glimpse of why all of his recitals were packed to the doors.
My barometer for judging talent is how I react emotionally when I hear someone perform. John makes me cry with this one, everytime.
This was McCormick’s signature tune so yes, he always sang it. One of his most beautiful, that shows his range and breadth of breath. This particular song always makes me cry..
There were at least 6 commercial recordings of this song by McCormack: two Odeons from March 1908 [one with Marshall at the piano, the other with orchestra]; 3 acoustic Victors [1910, 1911 and 1921, all with orchestra] and the electric Victor with Teddy Schneider at the piano from 12 October 1927.
No doubt there are others versions from films or broadcasts, as he sang this song at almost all his recitals.
I thank my friend Tim Kelleher – for introducing me to this man – my favorite song of all time
I believe it was filmed at a concert in LA in 1929