Tag: Edward Purcell
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Paul Robeson ~ Songs of Struggle and Love
Paul Robeson (1898–1976) once said: ‘The artist must elect to fight for Freedom or for Slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative’. This statement, spoken during a rally for anti- fascist supporters in Spain, was inscribed on his gravestone. He excelled at track and field at Rutgers and held a law degree…
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The Very Best of John McCormack’s Irish & Other Ballads
“Clear phrasing and beautiful tone, from the quintessential Irish Tenor, who starred at the New York Metropolitan Opera before a second career in these classic ballads”
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Favourite Ballads of Yesteryear
The songs in this collection form part of a rich, yet sometimes unfairly derided, heritage of music made popular in the Victorian era throughout the English-speaking world. The recording contains all the great singers of Victorian and Edwardian ballads with many favourites on one quality CD.
