Harold Williams (1893-1976) was an Australian baritone, one of the important British-based singers of the early and mid-twentieth century. He was admired in oratorio, song and concert repertory.

In the Pristine catalogue he appears in Handel, Beethoven, Harty and Boult’s Mahler Eighth, among other British and choral recordings.

Williams’s singing combined firm tone, clear diction and the breadth needed for large choral works. He belonged to a tradition where words and musical architecture had to carry together.

His page is essential because the catalogue footprint is substantial. Williams gives the British vocal shelf a strong, well-spoken baritone centre.