Ernest Lough
Ernest Arthur Lough (; 17 November 1911 – 22 February 2000) was an English singer who sang the famous solo "O for the Wings of a Dove", from Felix Mendelssohn's "Hear my prayer", for the Gramophone Company (later HMV and then EMI) in 1927. The record became HMV's biggest seller for 1927, and made the piece, the choir and the soloist world-famous. The original master recording wore out, and a second version had to be recorded to replace it in 1928. In 1962, it became EMI's first million-selling classical record, earning it "gold disc" status. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 17, 1911 (Forest Gate), Died February 22, 2000 (Watford)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1928
Roles Represented in DAHR: boy soprano
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gramophone | CR1020 | 12-in. | 3/15/1927 | Hear my prayer | Ernest Lough ; Temple Church Choir ; George Thomas Thalben-Ball | Boy soprano solo, with mixed vocal chorus and organ | vocalist, boy soprano | |
| Gramophone | CR1021 | 12-in. | 3/15/1927 | Hear my prayer | Ernest Lough ; Temple Church Choir ; George Thomas Thalben-Ball | Boy soprano solo, with mixed vocal chorus and organ | vocalist, boy soprano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lough, Ernest," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104298.
Lough, Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104298.
"Lough, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Ernest Lough
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lough, Ernest, 1911-2000 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83139635
Wikidata: Ernest Lough - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5393473
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44500587
MusicBrainz: Ernest Lough - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a660f303-e9a2-48af-9227-b4d86c046c10
ISNI: 0000 0000 2308 4623 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000023084623
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