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William Warfield (22 Jan 1920 - 26 Aug 2002)

Male Person - United States bass-baritone

Recordings by (17)

  1. Ol’ Man River 3:50 (1951)
  2. Ol’ Man River (reprise) 0:50 (1973)
  3. I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ 2:54 (1990)
  4. Ol’ Man River: Finale Ultimo 2:55 (23 May 1995) Show Boat, 1951 film cast
  5. Ol' Man River (Show Boat) 3:05 (1995)
  6. Ol Man River ?:?? (1996)
  7. Show Boat: Ol' Man River 3:36 (1996)
  8. Old Man River 2:51 (1998)
  9. Old Man River - Showboat 2:52 (1999)
  10. Showboat: Ol’ Man River 3:49 (2000)
  11. Ol' Man River (from "Show Boat") 3:33 (2002)
  12. Ol' Man River (from "Showboat") 2:48 (29 May 2006)
  13. Ol' Man River (Showboat) 3:51 (2011)
  14. Old Man River (Showboat) 2:47 (27 Sep 2013)
  15. Ol’ Man River (Showboat) ?:?? (2015)
  16. Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: William Warfield 0:45 (15 Nov 2019)
  17. Ol' Man River 3:32 ()

On Recordings (42)

Vocals

  1. Messiah: 48. The trumpet shall sound 6:53 William Warfield, Gilbert Johnson, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1959) bass vocals
  2. Messiah: 6. But who may abide 4:33 William Warfield, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1959) bass vocals
  3. Messiah: 47. Behold, I tell you a mystery 0:47 William Warfield, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1959) bass vocals
  4. Messiah: 40. Why do the nations? 2:41 William Warfield, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1959) bass vocals
  5. Messiah: 5. Thus saith the Lord 1:31 William Warfield, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy (1959) bass vocals
  6. Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIIb. Sequentia: Tuba mirum. Andante. 3:56 Irmgard Seefried, Léopold Simoneau, Jennie Tourel, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter (02 May 1986) bass vocals, bass vocals
  7. Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IVa. Offertorium: Domine Jesu. Andante con moto 4:35 Irmgard Seefried, Léopold Simoneau, Jennie Tourel, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter (02 May 1986) bass vocals, bass vocals
  8. Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VI. Benedictus. Andante - allegro 5:25 Irmgard Seefried, Léopold Simoneau, Jennie Tourel, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter (02 May 1986) bass vocals, bass vocals
  9. Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIId. Sequentia: Recordare 6:04 Irmgard Seefried, Léopold Simoneau, Jennie Tourel, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter (02 May 1986) bass vocals, bass vocals
  10. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 3. The Golden Willow Tree 3:35 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  11. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 1. The Little Horses 2:57 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  12. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 5. Ching-a-ring Chaw 1:32 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  13. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 1. The Boatmen's Dance 3:15 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  14. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 3. Long Time Ago 3:11 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  15. Messiah: The Trumpet Shall Sound (Air - Bass) 3:58 New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (1988) solo, bass vocals
  16. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 4. Simple Gifts 1:45 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  17. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 4. At the River 3:13 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  18. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 5. I Bought Me a Cat 2:06 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  19. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 2. The Dodger 2:06 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  20. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 2. Zion's Walls 2:08 William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland (1988) baritone vocals
  21. Ol' Man River (reprise) 2:22 Jerome Kern (02 May 1990)
  22. Ol' Man River 4:19 Jerome Kern (02 May 1990)
  23. Ol' Man River (Finale) 3:02 Jerome Kern (02 May 1990)
  24. Ol’ Man River: Finale Ultimo 2:55 William Warfield (23 May 1995)
  25. Bess, You Is My Woman Now ?:?? Leontyne Price, William Warfield (1995)
  26. Messiah: Thus saith the Lord (Recitative - Bass) 1:44 New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (1998) solo, bass vocals
  27. Messiah: But who may abide (Air - Bass) 4:23 New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (1998) solo, bass vocals
  28. Messiah: Why do the nations (Air - Bass) 2:35 New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (1998) solo, bass vocals
  29. Messiah: Behold, I Tell You A Mystery (Recitative - Bass) 0:58 New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein (1998) solo, bass vocals
  30. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 3. Long Time Ago 3:11 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  31. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 1. The Little Horses 2:54 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  32. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 2. Zion's Walls 2:01 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  33. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 3. The Golden Willow Tree 3:34 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  34. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 5. Ching-a-ring Chaw 1:31 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  35. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 1. The Boatmen's Dance 3:31 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  36. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 2. The Dodger 2:10 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  37. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 5. I Bought Me a Cat 2:13 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  38. Old American Songs, Book 1: No. 4. Simple Gifts 1:35 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  39. Old American Songs, Book 2: No. 4. At the River 3:04 William Warfield, Aaron Copland (1999) baritone vocals
  40. Ol' Man River (from "Show Boat") 3:33 William Warfield (2002) bass-baritone vocals
  41. Special Bruno Walter 80th Birthday Tributes: William Warfield 0:45 William Warfield (15 Nov 2019) spoken vocals
  42. Lincoln Portrait 15:32 William Warfield, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein ()

Credited as (47)

  1. William Warfield
  2. Leontyne Price with William Warfield
  3. Georg Friedrich Händel; New York Philharmonic, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein, Adele Addison, Russell Oberlin, David Lloyd, William Warfield
  4. Georg Friedrich Händel; Addison, Lloyd, Oberlin, Warfield, Westminster Choir, Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
  5. Georg Friedrich Händel; Adele Addison, David Lloyd, Russell Oberlin, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic
  6. George Frederick Handel; The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Eileen Farrell, Martha Lipton, Davis Cunningham, William Warfield
  7. William Warfield & Chorus
  8. Copland; London Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland, William Warfield
  9. William Warfield, Aaron Copland
  10. Irmgard Seefried, Léopold Simoneau, Jennie Tourel, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, New York Philharmonic, Bruno Walter
  11. George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, McHenry Boatwright, Skitch Henderson
  12. George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, RCA Victor Orchestra, Skitch Henderson
  13. William Warfield & MGM Studio Orchestra
  14. George Frideric Handel; Adele Addison, Russell Oberlin, David Lloyd, William Warfield, Westminster Choir, Leonard Bernstein
  15. William Warfield, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
  16. William Warfield, Gilbert Johnson, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy
  17. William Warfield, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Aaron Copland
  18. Leontyne Price, William Warfield, John W. Bubbles, McHenry Boatwright, RCA Victor Orchestra & Chorus
  19. George Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Skitch Henderson
  20. William Warfield, New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein
  21. William Warfield & Franz Allers
  22. Leontyne Price, William Warfield
  23. Gershwin; Leontyne Price, William Warfield
  24. George Gershwin; William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway
  25. William Warfield, Helen Thigpen, Joseph James, Sam Kasakoff, William Veasey, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  26. William Warfield, Helen Colbert, Helen Thigpen, Georgia Burke, Catherine Ayers, Moses LaMarr, Willis Daily, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  27. William Warfield, Cab Calloway, Helen Colbert, Helen Thigpen, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  28. William Warfield, Leontyne Price, John McCurry, Jerry Laws, Helen Thigpen, Joseph Crawford, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  29. William Warfield, Leontyne Price, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  30. William Warfield, Cab Calloway, Helen Thigpen, Georgia Burke, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  31. William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Georgia Burke, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  32. William Warfield, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  33. Leontyne Price, William Warfield, Cab Calloway, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  34. William Warfield, Helen Thigpen, Georgia Burke, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  35. William Warfield, Jerry Laws, Helen Thigpen, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  36. William Warfield, Jerry Laws, Helen Thigpen, Joseph James, Howard Roberts, Leslie Scott, Georgia Burke, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  37. William Warfield, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  38. William Warfield, Leontyne Price, John McCurry, Jerry Laws, Helen Thigpen, Joseph James, Howard Roberts, Leslie Scott, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  39. William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Cab Calloway, John McCurry, Jerry Laws, Helen Thigpen, Joseph James, Howard Roberts, Leslie Scott, Georgia Burke, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  40. William Warfield, Helen Thigpen, Joseph James, Helen Dowdy, Sam Kasakoff, Walter Riemer, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  41. William Warfield, Joseph James, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  42. William Warfield, Helen Thigpen, Joseph Crawford, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  43. William Warfield, Joseph Crawford, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  44. William Warfield, Leontyne Price, Helen Colbert, Choir of the Blevins Davis & Robert Breen production, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  45. William Warfield, Helen Dowdy, RIAS‐Unterhaltungsorchester, Alexander Smallens
  46. Leontyne Price & William Warfield
  47. Copland; London Symphony Orchestra, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Copland, William Warfield

Links (15)

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82025101
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n82025101
  3. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb139383026
  4. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6zm7j1f
  5. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=64088
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119286742
  7. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/william_warfield

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Warfield

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1252375

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000686511

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0912208/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/44489000

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2577488

Biographies

  1. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6725872

Picture

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