McCormack Recordings by Composer and Title

The diversity of McCormack's recorded legacy is unusual, covering opera, oratorio and both modern and traditional songs. His Odeon recordings with identified composers are listed first; the traditional Irish airs follow, since no composer is known for those selections.

Adams
Lx 2798 Roses

Allitsen
Lx 2558 Lord is My Light, The

Balfe
Lx 2619 Bohemian Girl: When other lips
Lx 1582 Killarney

Batten
Lxx 3134-2 Southern Song, A

Bennett
Lx 3137 Take, oh Take Those Lips Away

Bizet
Lx 3138 Carmen: Il Fior

Blumenthal
Lxx 3163 My Queen

Buzzi-Peccia
Lxx 2962 Lolita

Capel
Lx 2432-2 Love's Golden Treasury

Claribel
Lx 1579 Come Back to Erin

Clay
Lx 2796-2 I'll Sing the Songs of Araby

Crouch
Lx 1577-2 Kathleen Mavourneen

de Vere
Lx 1570 Snowy-Breasted Pearl, The

Donizetti
Lxx 3152-2 Favorite: Spirito gentil

Jackson
Lx 1569 Dear Little Shamrock, The

Leoncavallo
Lx 2793-2 Mattinata
Lx 2489 Pagliacci: On with the motley

Liddle
Lx 2431-2 Farewell, A

Marshall
Lx 2502 Child's Song, A
Lx 2852 I Hear You Calling Me (w. piano)
Lxx 2854 I Hear You Calling Me (w. orchestra)
Lx 2853 When Shadows Gather (w. Marshall, piano)
Lx 3136-2 When Shadows Gather

Mascagni
Lx 2488 Cavalleria Rusticana: Siciliana

Metcalf
Lx 2430 Absent

Needham
Lx 2132 My Dark Rosaleen
Lxx 3151-2 My Dark Rosaleen

Pinsuti
Lxx 3164 Last Watch, The
Lxx 2799 Pianto del core

Puccini
Lxx 2791 Boheme: Che gelida manina
Lx 2501-2 Tosca: E lucevan le stelle

Ronald
Lxx 3158 O Lovely Night

Rookol
Lx 1576 Green Isle of Erin, The
Lxx 3160 Green Isle of Erin, The

Root
Lx 1566 God Save Ireland

Simson
Lx 2545 I Sent My Love Two Roses

Squire
Lx 2487 Like Stars Above
Lxx 3135 Mountain Lovers

Thomas
Lx 2797 Mignon: In her simplicity

Tosti
Lx 3157 Ideale
Lx 2963 Parted
Lx 3162 l'Ultima Canzone
Lx 3153-2 Voi dormite signora

Verdi
Lxx 3173 Aida: Celeste Aida
Lx 2491-4 Rigoletto: La donna e mobile
Lx 2559-3 Rigoletto: Questa o quella

Waldeck
Lx 3168 Bay of Biscay, The

Wallace
Lx 2844 Maritana: There is a flower that bloometh


Old Irish airs were favorites of both McCormack and his audiences and he recorded many titles repeatedly through his career.
Lx 2841 Avenging and Bright
Lx 1567 Boys of Wexford, The
Lx 1568 Croppy Boy, The
Lx 3156 Eileen Aroon
Lx 2840 Has Sorrow Thy Young Days Shaded?
Lx 2850 Mary of Allendale (arr. Wilson)
Lx 1565 Nation Once Again, A
Lxx 3167 Ould Plaid Shawl
Lx 2133-2 Savourneen Deelish
Lx 2134 Terence's Farewell to Kathleen
Lx 2843 Trottin' to the Fair


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