Originally, he had used the standard four vocal soloists - soprano, alto, tenor, bass - but he recast the bass part for baritone, as magnificently sung here.
At its end is a powerful ode for baritone and orchestra to the eponymous city and its treasured memory.
Then her pitch dropped suddenly, as she repeated "nice teddy" in a deep baritone, and without warning, smothered the baby's face with the large bear.
The baritone's role as protagonist was regarded as unusually challenging, requiring a gamut of emotions from the noble and majestic to the pathetic and vulnerable.
It was composed in 1933 for a small male chorus and solo baritone, accompanied by three trombones, tuba, piano and percussion.
Unfortunately this candidate, a baritone, was extremely inaccurate.
In the symphony the solo baritone makes clear that this 'object' is to be fully embraced.
All three are basses or baritones, and sing music that is somewhat stentorian or declamatory.
