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John Shirley-Quirk
12+ albums
Bass-baritoneClassicalliedervocalopera
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John Stanton Shirley-Quirk CBE (28 August 1931 – 7 April 2014) was an English bass-baritone. A member of the English Opera Group from 1964 to 1976, he gave premiere performances of several operatic and vocal works by Benjamin Britten, recording these and other works under the composer's direction. He also sang and recorded a wide range of works by other composers, ranging from Handel through Tchaikovsky to Henze. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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Lord! I married me a wife
1042She's like the swallow
753Carmina Burana: IV. Primo vere: Omnia sol temperat (All Things are Warmed by the Sun)
744The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38, Part I: Prelude (Lento, mistico - Moderato - Andantino - Come prima)
685Lemady
556The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38, Part I: Jesu, Maria - I am near to death (Gerontius)
507Carmina Burana: XI. In taberna: Estuans interius (Seething Inside)
468Two Insect Pieces: The Wasp
469Two Insect Pieces: The Grasshopper
4510The Dream of Gerontius, Op.38, Part I: So pray for me...Kyrie eleison...Holy Mary, pray for him (Gerontius, semi-chorus, chorus)
39albums
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Tit for Tat - A Celebration
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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius & Enigma Variations
English Song
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Orff's "Carmina Burana"
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Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius
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Bach: Cantata No 147; The Six Motets; Chorales & Chorale Preludes for Advent and Christmas
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Songs Of Travel
Music by George Frideric Handel
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Orff: Carmina Burana
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Handel: Messiah
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Salute To Percy Grainger
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The Essential Vaughan Williams