John McCormack - Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes (1910) video free download


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Duration: 03:24
Uploaded: 2010/03/21

"Great recordings of 100 years ago"

1910 was a great year for Victor/HMV in my opinion; both Caruso and McCormack made several of their all time greatest recordings that year. Since this is the year 2010, I am going to do a little series called 'Great recordings of 100 years ago,' where I try to post recordings that were recorded exactly 100 years ago to the day of my posting them. This is a 4 March 1910 Victor/HMV recording of the old English song 'Drink to Me Only', as sung by the great John McCormack. 4 March 2010 was only a few weeks ago.

I will try to post more Caruso and McCormack recordings in the coming months.

Comments

11 years ago

Douglas McGaghie

I have a few original McCormick records and I like to play them on my 1915 Grafanola. My wife thinks that I am crazy but I like it! Thank you for posting this!

12 years ago

Rob Pollock

Nature and nobility are terms not always in comfortable balance with each other. Yet, here they come together and match beautifully - John McCormack sings this with total lack of affectation and with a fine, true nobility - no wonder at all that the Catholic Church made him a Papal Count.

13 years ago

Paul Ostroff

Awesome! TY.

14 years ago

GermanOperaSinger

@meltzerboy Robert Merrill recorded an excellent version of this song in 1940s, I'll post it later this week if I can.

14 years ago

sospello

Remarkable to think this is now 100 years ago, but, of course its appeal and the beauty of McCormack's voice as captured here are eternal. Thank you.

14 years ago

meltzerboy

Beautiful singing, so typical of the great John McCormack. Though less "perfect," technically speaking, I also admire the recordings of the song by Jeanette MacDonald and Paul Robeson. Thanks for posting!

14 years ago

Herur22

Lovely song and interpretation.

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