BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 3 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. The mill wheel (trad) E472 (6-2780) HMV, London 1927-04-26
2. The palms (Faure) (w. Westminster Cathedral Choir) 02451, D270 HMV, London 1913-01-29
3. The Sergeant’s song (Holst) E472 (6-2781) HMV, London 1927-04-26
4. The Tempest (Purcell) Arise ye subterranean winds D530 Ho4642-2af HMV, London 1920-11-23
5. Walküre (Wagner) Brünnhilde’s battle cry with Austral D680 (3-0819) HMV, London 1922-12-08
6. Walküre (Wagner) Wotan warns Brünnhilde not to disobey with Austral D680 (3-0820) HMV, London 1922-12-11
7. When hands meet (Pinsuti) (w. Allen, Thornton & Harrison) 04096, D299 HMV, London 1911-09-20
8. Zauberflöte (Mozart) O Isis and Osiris 4-2781 Ho2862ab HMV, London 1916-06-13
9. Zauberflöte (Mozart) O Isis and Osiris X-3-42484 Ho1157b Zonophone, London 1915-02-15
10. The Army and the Navy (Cooke) (w. Harrison) 04048 3589f Gramophone, London 1909-08-05
11. The call to arms (Thompson) 4-2508 ak18298e HMV, Hayes 1914-10-01
12. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sachs gives Eva and Walther his blessing (w. Austral) D755 (3-0936) HMV, London 1923-07-23
13. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sachs laments the folly of mankind D753 (3-0931) HMV, London 1923-07-18
14. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) Sachs recognises Eva’s love for Walther (w. Austral & Davies) D755 (3-0935) HMV, London 1923-09-15
15. Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Wagner) The apprentices celebrate mid-summer day (w. chorus Austral, Davies & Coltham) D749 (3-0924) HMV, London 1923-05-08
16. Son and Stranger (Mendelssohn) I’m a roamer 25488 Columbia, London 1904 (Spring)
17. Tannhäuser (Wagner) O Star of Eve X-3-42483 Zonophone, London 1915-04-13

BRITISH BASS ROBERT RADFORD (1874-1933) VOL. 3 CDR

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