Marian Anderson - Beyond the Music (CD)

Limited 15 CD set. Beyond the Music celebrates contralto Marian Anderson, the first black singer at the Met. This is the first release of Marian Anderson's complete recorded legacy for RCA Victor. Along with the first-ever complete release of her legendary Farewell Recital at Constitution Hall in 1964, many recordings appear here on CD for the first time. From her debut in 1924 for the Victor label to her last LP from 1966, all recordings have been meticulously restored and remastered from the original analog masters using 24 bit / 96 kHz technology. 72 works are appearing on CD for the first time, 9 recordings previously unreleased. The 228-page coffee-table book is richly illustrated with numerous photos and facsimiles, a new essay by Raymond Arsenault - author of The Sound of Freedom and Freedom Riders - and full discographical notes. It is a homage to the artistic life of a singer "one is privileged to hear only once in a hundred years" (Toscanini) and who left us a legacy of humanity, generosity, talent, and faith.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Disc 1: Spirituals 1923-1946
2. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Deep River [1923], with Rosario Bouron
3. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: My Way's Cloudy [1923], with Rosario Bouron
4. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) [1924], with Mr. Prince
5. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Heav'n, Heav'n [1924], with Mr. Prince
6. Traditional Arr. Brown: Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen [1924], with Josef Pasternack
7. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: My Lord, What a Mornin' [1924], with Joseph Pasternach
8. Traditional Arr. Johnson: City Called Heaven [1936]
9. Traditional Arr. Hayes: Lord, I Can't Stay Away [1936]
10. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Heav'n, Heav'n [1936]
11. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) [1936]
12. Traditional Arr. Price: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord [1936]
13. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Sinner Please Doan Let Dis Harves' Pass [1939]
14. Traditional Arr. Johnson: Honor, Honor [1939]
15. Traditional Arr. Payne: Crucifixion [1941]
16. Traditional Arr. Boatner: Trampin' [1941]
17. Traditional Arr. Lawrence: Let Us Break Bread Together [1941]
18. Traditional Arr. Price: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord [1941]
19. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Hard Trials [1941]
20. Traditional Arr. Brown: Dere's No Hidin' Place Down Dere [1941]
21. Traditional Scottish: Comin' Through the Rye [1941]
22. Traditional Arr. Boatner: O What a Beautiful City! [1941]
23. Traditional Arr. Dett: Poor Me [1946]
24. Traditional Arr. Johnson: Hold on! [1945]

Disc: 2

1. Disc 2: Lieder, Songs and Mélodies 1936-1951
2. Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 [1939], with Eugene Ormandy
3. Brahms (Orch. Hertz): Von Ewiger Liebe, Op. 43/1 [1939], with Eugene Ormandy
4. Schubert: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III), D 839 [1936]
5. Schubert: Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt, D 957/5 [1936]
6. Schubert: Die Forelle (In Einem Bächlein Helle), D 550 [1941]
7. Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin: Wohin?, D 795/2 [1945]
8. Sibelius: SÄV, SÄV, Susa, Op. 36/4 [1936]
9. Sibelius: Flickan Kom Ifran Sin Älsklings Möte, Op. 37/5 [1936]
10. Massenet: Élégie (Song of Mourning) [1941]
11. Rachmaninoff: In the Silence of the Secret Night, Op. 4/3 [1941]
12. Spross: Will O' the Wisp [1941]
13. Lehmann: The Cuckoo [1941]
14. Scott: Lullaby, Op. 57/2 [1946]
15. Bucky: Hear the Wind Whispering [1945]
16. Thomas: O Men from the Fields [1946]
17. Hook: Bright Phoebus [1945]
18. Bland (Orch. Black): Carry Me Back to Old Virginny [1941], with Charles O'Connell
19. Foster Orch. Black: My Old Kentucky Home [1941], with Charles O'Connell
20. Bland: Carry Me Back to Old Virginny [1951], with Gregor Piatigorsky
21. Foster: My Old Kentucky Home [1951], with Gregor Piatigorsky
22. "MR. President and Mrs. Roosevelt" [1940]
23. "Your Majesties" [1940]

Disc: 3

1. Disc 3: Baroque Arias
2. Bach, J.S.: Cantata No. 12: Kreuz Und Krone (Pain and Sorrow) [1946], with Robert Shaw
3. Bach, J.S.: Cantata No. 81: Jesus SCHLÄFT, Was Soll Ich Hoffen? (Jesus Sleeps, What Hope Remaineth) [1946], with Robert Shaw
4. Bach, J.S.: Cantata No. 112: Zum Reinen Wasser Er Mich Weist (To Living Waters Bright and Clear) [1946], with Robert Shaw
5. Bach, J.S.: Weihnachtsoratorium: Bereite Dich, Zion (Prepare Thyself, Zion) [1946], with Robert Shaw
6. Bach, J.S.: Matthäuspassion: Erbarme Dich, Mein Gott (Have Mercy, Lord on Me) [1946], with Robert Shaw
7. Handel: Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock [1941], with Charles O'Connell
8. Mendelssohn: St. Paul, Op. 36: But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own [1941], with Charles O'Connell
9. Handel: Messiah: He Was Despised and Rejected [1941], with Charles O'Connell
10. Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70: O Rest in the Lord [1941], with Charles O'Connell
11. Bach, J.S.: Johannespassion, BWV 245: All Is Fulfilled (Es Ist Vollbracht) [1941], with Charles O'Connell
12. Handel: Ottone, Re Di Germania: Come to Me, Soothing Sleep (Lo Sperai Trovar Riposo) [1950]
13. Handel: Floridante: Oh, What Pleasure (Vanne, Segu'il Mio Desio) [1950]
14. Handel: Floridante: The Trumpet Is Calling (Un Ombra Di Pace) [1950]
15. Handel: Die Flöte Weich Gefühl (The Soft Complaining Flute) from Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day [1939]
16. Handel: Deborah: Tears Such As Tender Fathers Shed [1939]
17. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth [1939]
18. Scarlatti: Se Florinda È Fedele [1939]

Disc: 4

1. Disc 4: Lieder By Brahms - Mahler - Strauss
2. Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 [1950], with Fritz Reiner
3. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder [1950], with Pierre Monteux
4. Strauss, R.: Befreit, Op. 39/4 [1947]
5. Brahms: Vier Ernste Gesänge, Op. 121 [1952]
6. Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53 [1945], with Pierre Monteux

Disc: 5

1. Disc 5: Lieder By Schubert and Schumann
2. Schubert: Schwanengesang: Liebesbotschaft, D 957/1 [1950]
3. Schubert: Erlkönig (Wer Reitet So SPÄT Durch Nacht Und Wind), D 328 [1951]
4. Schubert: Schwanengesang: Ständchen, D 957/4 [1951]
5. Schubert: Gretchen Am Spinnrade (Meine Ruh Ist Hin), D 118 [1950]
6. Schubert: Der Tod Und Das Mädchen (Vorüber, Ach Vorüber), D 531 [1946]
7. Schubert: Die Forelle (In Einem Bächlein Helle) D 550 [1951]
8. Schubert: Ave Maria (Ellens Gesang III), D 839 [1946]
9. Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin: Wohin?, D 795/2 [1951]
10. Schubert: Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt, D 957/5 [1946]
11. Schubert: Thekla. Eine Geisterstimme (Wo Ich Sei, Und Wo Mich Hingewendet), D 595 [1950]
12. Schubert: Dem Unendlichen (Wie Erhebt Sich Das Herz) D 291 [1950]
13. Schumann: Frauenliebe Und -Leben, Op. 42 [1950]

Disc: 6

1. Disc 6: Spirituals
2. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Deep River [1952]
3. Traditional Arr. Forrest: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands [1952]
4. Traditional Arr. Johnson: Roll, Jerd'n, Roll! [1952]
5. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Go Down, Moses (Let My People Go) [1952]
6. Traditional Arr. Payne: Crucifixion [1952]
7. Traditional Arr. Brown: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [1952]
8. Traditional Arr. Lawrence: Let Us Break Bread Together [1952]
9. Traditional Arr. Boatner: Plenty Good Room [1952]
10. Traditional Arr. Brown: Every Time I Feel de Spirit [1952]
11. Traditional Arr. Gimsey: If He Change My Name [1952]
12. Traditional Arr. Boatner: O What a Beautiful City! [1952]
13. Traditional Arr. Brown: Nobody Knows de Trouble I've Seen [1947]
14. Traditional Arr. Brown: Hear de Lam's A-Cryin' [1947]
15. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: My Lord, What a Mornin' [1947]
16. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Were You There? [1947]
17. Traditional Arr. Boatner: On Ma Journey [1947]
18. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: de Gospel Train [1947]
19. Traditional Arr. Boatner: Soon-A Will Be Done [1947]
20. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Sinner Please Doan Let Dis Harves' Pass [1947]
21. Traditional Arr. Johnson: Honor, Honor [1947]
22. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Ride on, King Jesus [1947]

Disc: 7

1. Disc 7: Verdi: A Masked Ball - Highlights
2. Verdi: A Masked Ball (Abridged) [1955], with Dimitri Mitropoulos
3. Verdi: II Trovatore: Ai Nostri Monti, [1950], with Erich Leinsdorf

Disc: 8

1. Disc 8: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
2. Traditional Arr. Forrest: He's Got the Whole World in His Hands [1961]
3. Traditional Arr. Brown: Dere's No Hidin' Place Down Dere [1961]
4. Traditional Arr. Boatner: I Want Jesus to Walk, with Me [1961]
5. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Oh, Didn't It Rain [1961]
6. Traditional Arr. Price: I Am Bound for de Kingdom [1961]
7. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Oh, Wasn't Dat a Wide Ribber [1961]
8. Traditional Arr. Price: My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord [1961]
9. Traditional Arr. Hayes: Lord, I Can't Stay Away [1961]
10. Traditional Arr. Brown: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [1961]
11. Traditional Arr. Johnson: Hold on! [1961]
12. Traditional Arr. Burleigh: Scandalize My Name [1961]
13. Traditional Arr. Brown: Great Gittin' Up Mornin' [1961]
14. Traditional Arr. Johnson: Done Foun' My Los' Sheep [1