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Donald Gramm

voc, 1927-1983 US
Singer / Musician of Classical

Donald Gramm (February 26, 1927 – June 2, 1983) was an American bass-baritone whose career was divided between opera and concert performances. His appearances were primarily limited to the United States, which at the time was unusual for an American singer. John Rockwell of The New York Times described Gramm as follows: "He had an unusually rich, noble tone, and although its volume may not have been large, it penetrated even the biggest theaters easily. Technically, he could handle bel-canto ornamentation fluently. But his real strengths lay in his aristocratic musicianship (impeccable phrasing that he polished by accompanying himself at the piano, and an easy command of five languages) and his instinctive acting." Among the most notable of his many operatic roles were the title role in Ve

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Bass
Genres
  • Classical
  • Soundtrack
  • Pop
Popular Tracks   
Songfest: IV. To What You Said... on Bernstein: Songfest, Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein, National Symphony Orchestra Washington, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Wiener Jeunesse-Chor
So You Want to Write a Fugue? on Glenn Gould & Chamber Music by Glenn Gould
2 Gesänge, Op. 1: No. 1, Dank - Voice on Glenn Gould plays Schoenberg: Klavierstücke opp. 11, 19, 23, 33; Piano Suite op. 25; Piano Concerto op. 42; Fantasy for Violin & Piano op. 47; Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte op. 41; Lieder opp. 1; 2; 3; 6; 12; 14; 15; 48 by Arnold Schoenberg & Glenn Gould
Don Pasquale (1996 Digital Remaster), ATTO TERZO Sesta Scena: Com' è gentil la notte a mezzo (Ernesto/Coro) on 100 Best Opera Classics by Various Artists
The Drummer on Songs by 20th Century American Composers by Eleanor Steber, Mildred Miller, Donald Gramm & John McCollum
Don Pasquale, Act I: Sogno soave e casto (Ernesto, Pasquale) on Best Opera Arias by Various Artists
2 Gesänge, Op. 1: No. 2, Abschied - Voice on Glenn Gould plays Schoenberg: Klavierstücke opp. 11, 19, 23, 33; Piano Suite op. 25; Piano Concerto op. 42; Fantasy for Violin & Piano op. 47; Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte op. 41; Lieder opp. 1; 2; 3; 6; 12; 14; 15; 48 by Arnold Schoenberg & Glenn Gould
6 Lieder, Op. 3: No. 1, Wie Georg von Frundsberg von sich selber sang on Glenn Gould plays Schoenberg: Klavierstücke opp. 11, 19, 23, 33; Piano Suite op. 25; Piano Concerto op. 42; Fantasy for Violin & Piano op. 47; Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte op. 41; Lieder opp. 1; 2; 3; 6; 12; 14; 15; 48 by Arnold Schoenberg & Glenn Gould
Carmen, Act I: Chorus of Street-Boys. Avec la garde montante on Bizet: Carmen by Georges Bizet, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Leonard Bernstein
Pulcinella (Complete): Ballet with song in one act after Pergolesi: Serenata on Stravinsky conducts Stravinsky - The Ballets by Igor Stravinsky

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Don GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Donald Gramm, Joan Sutherland, Gabriel Bacquier, Clifford Grant, Werner Krenn, English Chamber Orchestra1996Album
But Yesterday Is Not Today, The American Art Song 1927-1972Samuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard1996Album
The Glenn Gould Edition ┃ Schoenberg: LiederArnold Schoenberg — Ellen Faull, Helen Vanni, Donald Gramm, Cornelius Opthof, Glenn Gould1995Album
La Damnation de Faust / La Damoiselle ElueHector Berlioz, Claude Debussy, Suzanne Danco, David Poleri, Martial Singher, Donald Gramm, Victoria De Los Angeles, Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra1988Album
But Yesterday Is Not TodaySamuel Barber, Paul Bowles, Aaron Copland, Theodore Chanler, Israel Citkowitz, John Duke, Robert Helps, Roger Sessions / James Agee, Jane Bowles, E. E. Cummings, Leonard Feeney, James Joyce, Archibald MacLeish, Walter De La Mare, James Purdy, Edwin Arlington Robinson / Bethany Beardslee / Donald Gramm & Donald Hassard1977Album
Complete Songs For Voice And Piano, Vol. 2Arnold Schoenberg / Glenn Gould, Helen Vanni, Donald Gramm, Cornelius Opthof1972Album
The World's Favorite Symphonies: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 ("Choral")Ludwig van Beethoven, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner, Phyllis Curtin, Florence Kopleff, John McCollum, Donald Gramm, Margaret Hillis1972Album
Don GiovanniWolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Donald Gramm, Joan Sutherland, Gabriel Bacquier, Clifford Grant, Werner Krenn, English Chamber Orchestra1970Album
War ScenesNed Rorem - Donald Gramm, Eugene Istomin1970Album
The Damnation of Faust, op.24Hector Berlioz, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, Suzanne Danco, David Poleri, Martial Singher, Donald Gramm1969Album
Some Trees and other songs / Fragments From SapphoNed Rorem / David Ward-Steinman - Phyllis Curtin, Beverly Wolff, Donald Gramm1969Album
Stravinsky Conducts Pulcinella (Complete) (Ballet With Song, In One Act, After Pergolesi)Igor Stravinsky, Irene Jordan, George Shirley, Donald Gramm1966Album
Songs Of Ned RoremCharles Bressler, Phyllis Curtin, Gianna D'Angelo, Donald Gramm, Regina Sarfaty1964Album
Handel's MessiahGeorg Friedrich Händel, Adele Addison, Lorna Sydney, David Lloyd, Donald Gramm, The Handel & Haydn Society Of Boston, The Zimbler SinfoniettaAlbum
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