Ernest Lough
Ernest Arthur Lough (; 17 November 1911 – 22 February 2000) was an English singer who was the soloist in Felix Mendelssohn's "Hear my prayer", which includes the famous "O for the Wings of a Dove", for the Gramophone Company (later His Master's Voice and then EMI) in 1927. The record became His Master's Voice'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 Forest Gate (district of the London Borough of Newham in East London, England), Died February 22, 2000 (Watford (town in Hertfordshire, England) )
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 January 20, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104298.
Lough, Ernest. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 20, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104298.
"Lough, Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 20 January 2026.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lough, Ernest, 1911-2000 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83139635
Wikidata: Ernest Lough - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5393473
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/44500587
MusicBrainz: Ernest Lough - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a660f303-e9a2-48af-9227-b4d86c046c10
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