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The Irish baritone is definitely unique! Harry Plunket Greene (1865-1936) was best known as a singer of German lied and English song. He did sing briefly at Covent Garden. Clearly, his interpretive skills far outshined his vocal ability.

1. "Der Leiermann (The Organgrinder) from Die Winterreise
2. "Abschied" (Farewell) from Schwanengesang 2:42

Here is a link to my playlist for Plunket Greene:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVaesGflLES9WbbiAOcAn6TBKlrbzg35L

Plunket Greene was a pioneer (late 1890's) in establishing the song recital as we know it today. He was the first to perform Schumann's "Dichterliebe" in London (1895) and had a long musical partnership with the celebrated pianist Leonard Borwick, a student of Clara Schumann. It is likely that Borwick accompanied Greene on the early Abschied recording from 1904, but obviously didn't on Der Leiermann in 1934, as Borwick had died in 1925.