"Noch'" (ночь, Night) is a song by

Anton Rubinstein Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein ( rus, Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, r=Anton Grigor'evič Rubinštejn; ) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Sa ...

. It appeared in German as Die Nacht ("Des Tages letztes Glühen"), a song for 2 voices & piano, Op. 48/7. The song became popular, with new English words by

Sonny Miller Sonny Miller (July 18, 1960 – July 8, 2014) was an American cinematographer and waterman specializing in surfing and nature photography. He achieved success filming surfing related dramas, ''In God's Hands'' (1998). '' Riding Giants'' (2004), ...

as "Come Back My Love" (1941), in arrangement by

Bernard Grün Bernard Grun (german: link=no, Bernhard Grün; 11 February 1901 28 December 1972) was a German. composer, conductor, and author. He is primarily remembered as the compiler of ''The Timetables of History''. Early life Grün was born on 11 Febr ...

(sometimes mis-credited as "Green").Gramophone 1983 - Volume 60 - Page 919 In another Tauber recording, of Rubinstein's Come back my love (RO20508), the great tenor was in direct competition with an equally celebrated artist, John McCormack (HMV DA1809). Harold Rosenthal felt that Tauber's version with orchestra was "warmer and more fluid", whereas McCormack, with the pianist Gerald Moore, was more "deliberately poised"."

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Richard Tauber Richard Tauber (16 May 1891 – 8 January 1948) was an Austrian tenor and film actor. Early life Richard Tauber was born in Linz, Austria, to Elisabeth Seifferth (née Denemy), a widow and an actress who played soubrette roles at the local theat ...

John McCormack (tenor) Papal Count John Francis McCormack, KSG, KSS, KHS (14 June 1884 – 16 September 1945), was an Irish tenor celebrated for his performances of the operatic and popular song repertoires, and renowned for his diction and breath control. He was ...

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