A Portrait of Norman Walker

~ Release by Norman Walker (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1I Rage, I Melt, I Burn... O Ruddier Than the Cherry (Acis & Galatea)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood
recording of:
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act II, no. 11. Recitativo accompagnato "I rage, I melt, I burn!" (Polyphemus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1718)
librettist:
John Gay (English poet and dramatist) (in 1718)
part of:
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act II
recording of:
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act II, no. 12. Aria "O ruddier than the cherry" (Polyphemus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1718)
librettist:
John Gay (English poet and dramatist) (in 1718)
part of:
Acis and Galatea, HWV 49: Act II
George Frideric Handel4:17
2I Feel the Deity Within... Arm, Arm, Ye Brave (Judas Maccabaeus)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 9: Recitative "I feel, I feel the Deity within" (Simon)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 10: Air "Arm, arm, ye brave!" (Simon)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I
George Frideric Handel4:38
3Why Do the Nations (Messiah)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 40. Air “Why do the nations” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel2:52
4The Trumpet Shall Sound (Messiah)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
George Frideric Handel4:50
5And God Said (The Creation)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part II: XX. Rezitativ: Und Gott sprach: Es bringe die Erde hervor lebende Geschöpfe
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part II (The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part II)
Joseph Haydn3:32
6Now Heav'n in Fullest Glory (The Creation)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
recording of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part II: XXII. Arie: Nun scheint in vollem Glanze der Himmel
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2: Part II (The Creation, Hob. XXI:2: Part II)
Joseph Haydn3:42
7Jesu! By That Shuddering Dread (The Dream of Genrontius)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Malcolm Sargent (conductor)
partial recording of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38: Part II, VI. Thy judgment now is near (cues 102–113)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1900)
part of:
The Dream of Gerontius, op. 38
Edward Elgar4:37
8Sea King's Song (Dylan)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Joseph Holbrooke (English composer)
partial recording of:
Dylan, op. 53
composer:
Joseph Holbrooke (English composer) (in 1909)
librettist:
Thomas Scott-Ellis
Joseph Holbrooke3:59
9Noden's Song (Children of Don)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
orchestra:
Orchestra ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Clarence Raybould (conductor / pianist / composer)
partial recording of:
The Children of Don, op. 56
composer:
Joseph Holbrooke (English composer) (from 1910 until 1912)
librettist:
Thomas Scott-Ellis
part of:
Works of Joseph Holbrooke by opus number (number: op. 56)
Joseph Holbrooke4:14
10Then Leave Her (Faust)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Sadler’s Wells Opera Chorus
soprano vocals:
Joan Cross (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Webster Booth
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Warwick Braithwaite (conductor)
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. No. 31 « Alerte, alerte » … « Anges purs » (Méphistophélès, Marguerite, Faust, Chœur)
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
part of:
Faust : Acte V
Charles‐François Gounod4:34
11Dalle Cime del'Alpi... Venti Olà (Le Quattro Stagioni)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
London Chamber Singers
orchestra:
London Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Anthony Bernard
partial recording of:
Il pianto e il riso delle quattro stagioni
composer:
Benedetto Marcello (composer)
Benedetto Marcello4:24
12Bevi, Bevi (La Morte D'orfeo)
cello:
Terence Weil (cellist)
harpsichord:
Arnold Goldsbrough (organist / harpsichordist / conductor)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
partial recording of:
La morte d'Orfeo
composer:
Stefano Landi (1600s Italian opera composer)
Stefano Landi1:30
13What, What Can Be Done?
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
London Chamber Singers
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
tenor vocals:
Richard Lewis (Welsh tenor)
orchestra:
London Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Anthony Bernard
Henry Purcell4:28
14The Pretty Creature
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
recording of:
The Pretty Creature
composer:
Stephen Storace
Stephen Storace2:44
15False Phyllis
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
recording of:
False Phyllis
composer:
Henry Lane-Wilson
Henry Lane-Wilson2:49
16Off to Philadelphia
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
recording of:
Off to Philadelphia
composer:
Battison Haynes
Battison Haynes3:13
17Love, Could I Only Tell Thee!
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
recording of:
Love Could I Only Tell Thee
lyricist:
Graham Clifton Bingham
composer:
John Mais Capel
John Mais Capel4:19
18O Isis and Osiris (The Magic Flute)
piano:
Ella Walker (pianist early 1900's)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
recording of:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 10 Arie and Chor „O Isis und Osiris” (Sarastro, Priester)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1791)
librettist:
Emanuel Schikaneder
part of:
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Akt II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:50
19Ah, My Pretty Brace of Fellows (The Abduction From the Seraglio)
piano:
Gerald Moore (pianist)
bass vocals:
Norman Walker (operatic bass)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:18