Albert Watson
Polyphon called Albert Watson, on their labels, "First Tenor at Windsor Castle". He must have been a concert singer; I find him in
Leeds in 1911 as the tenor soloist in Elijah. And in autumn 1908, he formed Madame Liza Lehmann's Concert Party
together with Peter Dawson, Caroline Hatchard and Palgrave Turner; they toured the UK, performing exclusively Liza Lehmann's music
(for instance in Exeter, Plymouth or Torquay).
Reference 1; reference 2: The Musical Times, 1
February 1911
Discography
Edison Bell, London 1908
4150 The star of Betlehem (Adams) Phona-Disc 287
4151 The holy city (Adams) Phona-Disc 287
Grammavox, London, 1910 or 1911
2165 Semele (Händel): Where e'er you walk D-86, D-113, Ariel 4197, Popular P-326, Popular P-406
2166 Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): On with the motley D-87, Popular P-401
2193 The Messiah (Händel): Comfort ye, my people D-128, Butterfly B255, Ariel 4198
2194 The Messiah (Händel): Every valley shall be exalted D-128, Butterfly B255, Ariel 4198, Fortune 1810 (as "Arthur Allen")
2195 Acis and Galathea (Händel): Love sounds the alarm D-129, Ariel 4197, Popular P-337
2196 Acis and Galathea (Händel): Love in her eyes sits playing D-129, Ariel 4108, Ariel 4464, Popular P-337, Popular P-739
2219 Elijah (Mendelssohn): If with all your hearts D-144
2220 Die Schöpfung (Haydn): In native worth D-144, Popular P-739
2231 Don't go down the mine, Dad (Geddes) Popular P-51
2232 The miner's dream of home (Godwin) D-156, Popular P-51
Grammavox, London, 1914
2294 Red Devon by the sea (Clarke) Chappell 18
Kalliope, London, 1912
E1531 Excelsior! (Balfe), pt. 1 (w. Carr) D7
E1532 Excelsior! (Balfe), pt. 2 (w. Carr) D7
Polyphon, London, February 1913
Molly dear (Gould) 24226
5555 She is far from the land (Lambert) 24227
Mary of Argyle (Nelson) 24228
Meet me by moonlight alone (Wade) 24229
Reference: Michael Thomas' website; Gesellschaft für historische Tonträger, Wien
I wish to thank Anton Bieber for the recordings, label pictures and discography.
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