BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 1 CDR

 

ROBERT RADFORD (NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM, 13 MAY, 1874 – LONDON, ENGLAND, 3 MARCH, 1933)

 

 

 

He studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Albert Randegger, Battison Haynes, and Frederick King, and made his concert debut at the Norwich Music Festival in 1899. In 1904, he made his stage debut at Covent Garden in London as the Commendatore in Don Giovanni under Hans Richter. He was engaged again for Richter’s Ring Cycle in 1908, performing the roles of Fasolt in Das Rheingold, Hunding in Die Walküre, and Hagen in Götterdämmerung. In 1909, he sang in the premiere of the opera The Angelus by Naylor. In 1910, he appeared in the English premiere of d’Albert’s Tiefland. That same year, he performed at His Majesty’s Theatre in operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, including the role of Osmin in Die Entführung aus dem Serail. During the 1911-1919 seasons, he was engaged as the principal bass by the Beecham Opera Company, with one of his best roles being Boris Godunov. In 1921, he was one of the founders of the British National Opera Company, where he also took over management. In 1929, he became a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. His daughter, Winifred Radford (1901-1993), sang at prestigious venues such as the Glyndebourne Festival.

 

Chronology of some appearances

 

1904 London Covent Garden Don Giovanni (Commendatore)

1908 London Covent Garden Das Rheingold (Fasolt)

1908 London Covent Garden Die Walküre (Hunding)

1908 London Covent Garden Götterdämmerung (Hagen)

1910 London His Majesty’s Theatre Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Osmin)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Acis and Galatea (Händel) I rage, I melt, I burn… O ruddier the the X-3-42933 y21061e Zonophone, Hayes 1918-03-26
2. Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) My power is absolute  D115 Ho3086af HMV, London 1918-02-20
3. Coffee and Cupid (Bach, arr Terry) All one gets from plaguey daughters E431 (6-2537) HMV, Hayes 1925-12-04
4. Coffee and Cupid (Bach, arr Terry) Maidens are all stubborn creatures E431 (6-2529) HMV, Hayes 1925-12-04
5. Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) Ah, my pretty brace of fellows 02804 Ho3089af HMV, London 1918-02-20
6. Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart) When a maiden takes your fancy D114 02819 HMV, London 1918-02-20
7. Faust (Gounod) Be mine the delight (w. Hyde) 04308, D585 HMV, London 1920-04-19
8. Faust (Gounod) The Calf of Gold X-3-42127 ak18124e Zonophone, Hayes 1914-07-15
9. Geneviève de Brabant (Offenbach) We’ll run ’em in (w. Harrison) 4483 8862e Gramophone, London 1908-08
10. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Gunther and Gutrune welcome Siegfried (w. B Jones & T Davies) D704 (3-0861) HMV, London 1923-04-26
11. Götterdämmerung (Wagner) Hagen meditates revenge D704 (3-0857) HMV, London 1922-06-29
12. Had a horse (Hungarian folk song, arr Korbay)… In sheltered vale (Gluck, arr Alquen) E351 (5-2989), E388 (6-2185) HMV, London 1924-05-26
13. I would I were a King (Sullivan) X-3-42990 y21062e Zonophone, Hayes 1918-03-26
14. In cellar cool (Fischer) 3-2907x Ho1467ab HMV, London 1915-05-06
15. Israel in Egypt (Händel) The Lord is a Man of war with Peter Dawson D967 (04386) HMV, London 1925-01-05 (ac)
16. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Disdain not the Master’s ways (w. chorus Trenton, Coltham, Glynne, Hubbard, Halland, B Jones, Furmedge & Peel) D758 (3-0942) HMV, London 1922-12-18
17. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Pognor extols the art of singing – Then hear me D747 (3-0919) HMV, London 1923-08-27
18. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Quintet of Sachs and the lovers (w. Austral, Walker, Davies & Mummery) D756 (3-0937) HMV, London 1923-07-18\

BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 1 CDR

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