Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music

DISC 1 SPIRITUALS 1923–1946 VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. ACOUSTIC RECORDINGS 1923–1924 1 Deep River 2 My Way’s Cloudy 3 Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) 4 Heav’n, Heav’n 5 Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen 6 My Lord, What a Mornin’ RCA VICTOR – THE EARLY ELECTRIC RECORDINGS 1936–1946 7 City Called Heaven 8 Lord, I Can’t Stay Away 9 Heav’n, Heav’n 10 Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) 11 My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord 13 Sinner, Please Doan’ Let Dis Harves’ Pass 14 Honor, Honor 15 Crucifixion 16 Trampin’ 17 Let Us Break Bread Together 18 My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord 19 Hard Trials 20 Dere’s No Hidin’ Place Down Dere 21 Traditional: Comin’ Through the Rye 22 Oh, What a Beautiful City! 23 Poor Me 24 Hold On DISC 2 LIEDER, SONGS AND MÉLODIES 1936–1951 1 Brahms: Alto Rhapsody op. 53 2 Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe op. 43/1 · Eternal Love 3 Schubert: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D 839 4 Schubert: Aufenthalt D 957/5 · Sojourn 5 Schubert: Die Forelle D 550 · The Trout 6 Schubert: Wohin? D 795/2 · Whither? 7 Sibelius: Säv, säv, susa op. 36/4 Sigh, Rushes, Sigh · Rauscht, Binsen, rauscht 8 Sibelius: Flickan kom ifran sin äsklings möte op. 37/5 The Tryst · Das Stelldichein 9 Massenet: Élégie 10 Rachmaninoff: In the Silence of the Secret Night op. 4/3 In der Stille der geheimnisvollen Nacht 11 Spross: Will O’ the Wisp 12 Lehmann; The Cuckoo · Der Kuckuck 13 Scott: Lullaby op. 57/2 · Wiegenlied 14 Sarsen-Bucky: Hear the Wind Whispering 15 Thomas: O Men from the Fields 16 Hook: Bright Phoebus 17 Bland: Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 18 Foster: My Old Kentucky Home 19 Bland: Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 20 Foster My Old Kentucky Home 21 “Mr. President and Mrs. Roosevelt”* 21 “Your Majesties”* The Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy conductor [1/2] Victor Symphony Orchestra Charles O’Connell conductor [17/18] DISC 3 BAROQUE ARIAS 1 J.S. Bach: Kreuz und Krone sind verbunden Pain and Sorrow from Cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen BWV 12 2 J.S. Bach: Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen? Jesus Sleeps, What Hope Remaineth? from Cantata Jesus schläft, was soll ich hoffen BWV 81 3 J.S. Bach: Zum reinen Wasser er mich weist To Living Waters Bright and Clear from Cantata Der Herr ist mein getreuer Hirt BWV 112 4 J.S. Bach: Bereite dich, Zion Prepare Thyself, Zion from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 5 J.S. Bach: Erbarme dich, mein Gott Have Mercy, Lord, on Me from St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra Robert Shaw conductor 6 Handel: He Shall Feed His Flock from Messiah HWV 56 7 Mendelssohn: But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own Doch der Herr vergisst die seinen nicht from Paulus op. 36 8 Handel: He Was Despised from Messiah HWV 56 9 Mendelssohn: O Rest in the Lord Sei stille dem Herrn from Elias op. 70 10 J.S. Bach: All Is Fulfilled Es ist vollbracht from St. John Passion BWV 245 RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Charles O’Connell conductor 11 Handel: Come to Me, Soothing Sleep Vieni o Figlio from Ottone, re di Germania HWV 15 12 Handel: O What Pleasure Vanne, segu’il mio desio from Il Floridante HWV 14 13 Bononcini: The Trumpet Is Calling Un’ ombra di pace from Calfurnia 14 Handel: Der Flöte weich Gefühl The Soft Complaining Flute from Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day HWV 76 15 Handel: Sohn! Sieh, deinem greisen Vater Tears, Such as Tender Fathers Shed from Deborah HWV 51 16 Purcell: When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido’s Lament) from Dido and Aeneas 17 A. Scarlatti: Se Florindo è fedele DISC 4 LIEDER BY BRAHMS, MAHLER AND STRAUSS 1 Brahms: Alto Rhapsody op. 53 2-6 Mahler: Kindertotenlieder RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Robert Shaw chorus director Fritz Reiner conductor [1] San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Pierre Monteux conductor [2–6] 7 R. Strauss: Befreit op. 39/4 Freed 8-11 Brahms: 4 ernste Gesänge op. 121 Four Serious Songs 12 Brahms: 4 Alto Rhapsody op. 53 San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Pierre Monteux conductor [12] DISC 5 LIEDER BY SCHUBERT AND SCHUMANN 1 Schubert: Liebesbotschaft D 957/1 Love’s Message from Schwanengesang 2 Schubert: Erlkönig D 328 The Erl-King 3 Schubert: Ständchen D 957/4 Serenade from Schwanengesang 4 Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade D 118 Gretchen at the Spinning-Wheel 5 Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen D 531 Death and the Maiden 6 Schubert: Die Forelle D 550 The Trout 7 Schubert: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D 839 8 Schubert: Wohin? D 795/2 Whither? from Die schöne Müllerin 9 Schubert: Aufenthalt D 957/5 Sojourn from Schwanengesang 10 Schubert: Thekla (eine Geisterstimme) D 595 A Spirit Voice 11 Schubert: Dem Unendlichen D 291 To the Infinite One 12-19 Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben op. 42 Woman’s Love and Life DISC 6 SPIRITUALS 1 Deep River 2 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands 3 Roll, Jerd’n, Roll! 4 Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) 5 Crucifixion 6 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 7 Let Us Break Bread Together 8 Plenty Good Room 9 Every Time I Feel de Spirit 10 If He Change My Name 11 O What a Beautiful City! 12 Nobody Knows the Trouble I See 13 Hear de Lam’s a-Cryin’ 14 My Lord, What a Mornin’ 15 Were You There? 16 On Ma Journey 17 De Gospel Train (Git on Bo’d Li’t Children) 18 Soon-a Will Be Done 19 Sinner, Please Doan’ Let Dis Harves’ Pass 20 Honor, Honor 21 Ride On, King Jesus DISC 7 HIGHLIGHTS FROM VERDI’S A MASKED BALL 1-10 Verdi: Un ballo in maschera A Masked Ball · Ein Maskenball Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Dimitri Mitropoulos conductor Il trovatore The Troubadour · Der Troubadour 11 “Se m’ami ancor” – “Sì, la stanchezza m’opprime” Marian Anderson contralto Jan Peerce tenor RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Erich Leinsdorf conductor DISC 8 HE’S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS AND 18 OTHER SPIRITUALS 1 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands 2 Dere’s No Hidin’ Place Down Dere 3 I Want Jesus to Walk with Me 4 Oh, Didn’t It Rain? 5 I Am Bound for de Kingdom 6 Oh, Wasn’t Dat a Wide Ribber 7 My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord 8 Lord, I Can’t Stay Away 9 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 10 Hold On 11 Scandalize My Name 12 Great Gittin’ Up Mornin’ 13 Done Foun’ My Los’ Sheep 14 I Stood on de Ribber ob Jerdon 15 Behold That Star 16 Heav’n, Heav’n 17 Poor Me 18 Oh, Peter, Go Ring-a Dem Bells 19 Trampin’ 20 Hard Trials DISC 9 CHRISTMAS CAROLS Arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett 1 We Wish You a Merry Christmas 2 Gruber: Silent Night Stille Nacht 3 Deck the Halls 4 Sarsen-Bucky: Angel’s Song 5 The First Noël 6 Schubert: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D 839 7 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen 8 Willis: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 9 Mason: Joy to the World! 10 O Sanctissima / O Thou Joyful Day O du Fröhliche 11 Pierpont: Jingle Bells 12 Spilman: Away in a Manger 13 The Twelve Days of Christmas RCA Victor Chorus and Symphony Orchestra Robert Russell Bennett conductor 14 Gruber: Silent Night 15 Redner: O Little Town of Bethlehem 16 Adeste fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful) 17 The First Noël 18 Mendelssohn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 19 Adam: O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël) 20 Sarsen-Bucky: Angel’s Song 21 Sarsen-Bucky: Hallelujah DISC 10 SONGS BY SCHUBERT, SCHUMANN, BRAHMS, STRAUSS AND HAYDN 1 J. Haydn: A Pastoral Song Hob. XXVIa:27 Schäferlied 2 J. Haydn: She Never Told Her Love Hob. XXVIa:34 3 Schubert: Der Doppelgänger D 957/13 The Double from Schwanengesang 4 Schubert: Der Jüngling und der Tod D 545 The Youth and Death 5 Schumann: Der Nussbaum op. 25/3 The Nut Tree from Myrthen 6 Schumann: Stille Tränen op. 35/10 Silent Tears 7 R. Strauss: Morgen! op. 27/4 Tomorrow! 8 Brahms: Dein blaues Auge hält so still op. 59/8 Your Blue Eyes Are So Still 9 Brahms: Der Schmied op. 19/4 The Blacksmith 10 Brahms: Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer op. 105/2 Ever Quieter Becomes my Slumber 11-12 Brahms: 2 Gesänge op. 91 13 Brahms: Die Schnur, die Perl’ an Perle op. 57/7 The Necklace with Its Rows of Pearls The Philadelphia Orchestra Eugene Ormandy conductor [8–10] DISC 11 SONGS AT EVENTIDE Arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett 1 Dvořák: Songs My Mother Taught Me op. 55/4 Als die alte Mutter mich noch lehrte singen from Gypsy Melodies 2 Believe Me, if All Those Endearing Young Charms 3 All Through the Night 4 Kjerulf: Last Night op. 3/2 Sehnsucht 5 Spilman: Flow Gently, Sweet Afton 6 Humperdinck: Evening Prayer Abendsegen from Hänsel und Gretel 7 Comin’ Through the Rye 8 Mellish: Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes 9 Loch Lomond 10 Molloy: Love’s Old Sweet Song 11 John Scott aka Spottiswoode: Annie Laurie 12 Brahms: Wiegenlied op. 49/4 Cradle Song Text from Des Knaben Wunderhorn & Georg Scherer Chamber Orchestra Robert Russell Bennett conductor DISC 12 FAREWELL RECITAL AT CONSTITUTION HALL First Complete Release 1 Handel: Hear Me! Ye Winds and Waves Tutta raccolta ancor from Scipione HWV 20 2 Handel: Ch’io mai vi possa from Siroe, re di Persia HWV 24 3 J. Haydn: The Spirit’s Song Hob. XXVIa:41 Des Geistes Gesang 4 J. Haydn: A Pastoral Song Hob. XXVIa:27 Schäferlied 5 Schubert: Suleika I (Was bedeutet die Bewegung) D 720 6 Schubert: Liebesbotschaft D 957/1 Love’s Message from Schwanengesang 7 Schubert: Der Doppelgänger D 957/13 The Double from Schwanengesang 8 Schubert: Erlkönig D 328 The Erl-King 9 Barber: Nocturne op. 13/4 10 Swanson: The Negro Speaks of Rivers 11 The Plough Boy 12 Quilter: Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind op. 6/3 13 Let Us Break Bread Together 14 O What a Beautiful City! 15 Hear de Lam’s a-Cryin’ 16 Ride On, King Jesus 17 Done Foun’ My Los’ Sheep 18 Lord, I Can’t Stay Away 19 Le’s Have a Union 20 He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands 21 Encore Speech 22 Schubert: Ungeduld D 795/7 Impatience from Die schöne Müllerin 23 Encore Speech 24 Heav’n, Heav’n 25 Schubert: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III) D 839 DISC 13 JUS’ KEEP ON SINGIN’ 12 SPIRITUALS 1 Introduction 2 Oh, Heaven Is One Beautiful Place, I Know 3 Lord, How Come Me Here? 4 Prayer Is de Key 5 He’ll Bring It to Pass 6 You Go! 7 Jus’ Keep On Singin’ 8 Ain’t Got Time to Die 9 Jus’ Been in de Storm So Long 10 I’ve Been ’Buked 11 Le’s Have a Union 12 Oh, Glory! 13 Jus’ Keep On Singin’ – Ride On, King Jesus DISC 14 SCHUBERT AND BRAHMS LIEDER 1 Schubert: Liebesbotschaft D 957/1 Love’s Message from Schwanengesang 2 Schubert: Ungeduld D 795/7 Impatience from Die schöne Müllerin 3 Schubert: Der Tod und das Mädchen D 531 Death and the Maiden 4 Schubert: Die Forelle D 550 The Trout 5 Schubert: An die Musik D 547 To Music 6 Schubert: Suleika I (Was bedeutet die Bewegung) D 720 7 Schubert: Gretchen am Spinnrade D 118 Gretchen at the Spinning-Wheel 8 Schubert: Wiegenlied D 498 Cradle Song 9 Schubert: Erlkönig D 328 The Erl-King 10 Schubert: Heidenröslein D 257 Wild Rose 11 Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe op. 43/1 Eternal Love 12 Brahms: Botschaft op. 47/1 Message 13 Brahms: Vergebliches Ständchen op. 84/4 Vain Serenade 14 Brahms: Der Schmied op. 19/4 The Blacksmith 15 Brahms: Dein blaues Auge hält so still op. 59/8 Your Blue Eyes Are So Still DISC 15 THE LADY FROM PHILADELPHIA An audio documentary with narration between partial performances by Marian Anderson Adapted from the television series See It Now