Hi I really need help so if anyone can that would be great!! My grandfather who is 82 recorded an opera song for the bbc back in the late 1950's. He not very well and i think it would really mean a lot to him if he got to hear the song again. So does anybody know where old recordings are stored and if there are any ideas of who i should contact?. Thank u X
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You say the name of the song is ...Passing By....did your grandfather sing, or play an instrument on this recording ?
Also was it part of a presentation from an established orchestra or group that I could search ? ANY information will make it easier to track it down.
Wayne
P.S. What name would he have used when he recorded it?
Hi thank you for your message. his name is stan guthrie and it was recorded in aberdeenshire around 1953. It was pre recorded for the bbc radio and it was aired on a tuesday night we think it was aired in a break for a programm called home service. I have a paper cutting from the buchan observer about it which gives me that info but no exact date, We would love to find it for him, he would be over the moon and would be a great surprise as he doesnt know i am looking for it for him!! Thank you again i need all the help i can get!! Donna P.S He sang it on his own.
I don't know if this is the right song but there is a song on U Tube and it is a classical peice,here is the link,it is not from 1954 but if it is the same song you can record it fro your Grand Pa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLyn1rLI61s
Thanks hope this works
Howie
Donna G,
I am having trouble finding the song Passing By. I have found 1...here it is. Can you see if this might be the one and it will give me at least some clue.
Also do you know what opera was performed and if possibe a more specific date.
Here are the lyrics to the one i found can you find out if this is the one.
Passing By
(Robert Herrick, 1592-1674; melody by Edward Purcell)
There is a lady sweet and kind
Was never face so pleased my mind,
I did but see her passing by
And yet I love her till I die!
Her gestures, motions and her smile
Her wit, her voice, my heart beguile;
Beguile my heart, I know not why
And yet I love her till I die!
Cupid is winged, and doth range
Her country; so my heart doth change.
But change the earth, or change the sky
Yet will I love her till I die!
Donna G.........Tell us the name of the song & approximate date it aired. Any info would help. I'll see if I can find it on Limewire, but I must tell you
it will probably be difficult to find. Best wishes to your Grandfather. I hope someone can find this. I'd like to hear it myself!!! Jim
Hello there,
I located a song by that name on an album called First Love Songs From the British Isles by Bryn Terfel. The album can be ordered from www.passionato.com. It consists of 16 tracks, excerpts of which, including Passing By, can be listened to. The excerpt sure has an operatic sound. You have to sign up for a free account first. You might be able to download just the one song instead of the whole album.
Hope this helps.
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Also was it part of a presentation from an established orchestra or group that I could search ?
ANY information will make it easier to track it down.
Wayne
P.S. What name would he have used when he recorded it?
Thanks hope this works
Howie
I am having trouble finding the song Passing By. I have found 1...here it is. Can you see if this might be the one and it will give me at least some clue.
Also do you know what opera was performed and if possibe a more specific date.
Here are the lyrics to the one i found can you find out if this is the one.
Passing By
(Robert Herrick, 1592-1674; melody by Edward Purcell)
There is a lady sweet and kind
Was never face so pleased my mind,
I did but see her passing by
And yet I love her till I die!
Her gestures, motions and her smile
Her wit, her voice, my heart beguile;
Beguile my heart, I know not why
And yet I love her till I die!
Cupid is winged, and doth range
Her country; so my heart doth change.
But change the earth, or change the sky
Yet will I love her till I die!
it will probably be difficult to find. Best wishes to your Grandfather. I hope someone can find this. I'd like to hear it myself!!! Jim
I located a song by that name on an album called First Love Songs From the British Isles by Bryn Terfel. The album can be ordered from www.passionato.com. It consists of 16 tracks, excerpts of which, including Passing By, can be listened to. The excerpt sure has an operatic sound. You have to sign up for a free account first. You might be able to download just the one song instead of the whole album.
Hope this helps.