| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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mono |
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digital recording |
| Series |
Masterworks Heritage vocal series
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Masterworks heritage vocal series.
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| Note |
Songs in various genres. |
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The 18th-25th works arr. by Normand Lockwood. |
| Performer |
Paul Robeson, bass-baritone ; Lawrence Brown, piano (1st-17th works) ; Columbia Concert Orchestra ; Emanuel Balaban, conductor (18th-25th works). |
| Event |
Recorded in New York City, Jan. 27 and 30, and Feb. 2, 1942 (1st-13th works); Dec. 28, 1945 (14th-17th works); and Nov. 7-8, 1947 (18th-25th works). |
| Note |
Originally released 1942-1948; the 1st-2nd and 5th works previously unreleased. |
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Compact disc. |
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Program and biographical notes by Paul Robeson, Jr. and Albert Innaurato, in English with French and German translations (37 p. : ill.) bound in container. |
| Contents |
Balm in Gilead / spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh (2:26) -- Chassidic chant / Lehman Engel (2:40) -- Quiet flows the Don: From border to border (2:46) ; Oh, how proud our quiet Don (3:18) / Ivan Dzerzhinsky -- Elijah : op. 70: Lord God of Abraham / Felix Mendelssohn (3:07) -- No for an answer: Purest kind of guy (Joe's birthday song) / Marc Blitzstein (3:20) -- Joe Hill / Earl Robinson (2:40) -- Peat-bog soldiers ( Moorsoldaten song from a German concentration camp) / anonymous ; arr. Hanns Eisler (2:25) -- Four insurgent generals (Spanish loyalist song) / anonymous (2:25) -- Native land / Isaac Donayevsky (2:17) -- Song of the plains (Red Army song) / anonymous ; arr. Lev Knipper (3:04) -- Cradle song / Alexander Gretchaninoff (3:49) -- Within four walls / Modest Mussorgsky (3:30) -- Folk songs: By an' by / arr. Harry T. Burleigh (2:26) ; Sometimes I feel like a motherless child / arr. Lawrence Brown (2:27) ; John Henry / arr. Hall Johnson (2:27) -- Water boy / Avery Robinson (2:30) -- My curly headed baby / George H. Clutsam (2:44) -- Mah Lindy Lou / Lily Strickland (3:09) -- Wagon wheels / Peter DeRose (2:42) -- House I live in / Earl Robinson (3:08) -- Showboat: I still suits me / Oscar Hammerstein II & Jerome Kern (2:32) -- Sylvia / Oley Speaks (2:06) -- Showboat: Ol' man river / Oscar Hammerstein II & Jerome Kern (3:09) -- Porgy and Bess: It ain't necessarily so / George Gershwin (2:39). |
| Language |
Sung in English, German, Russian, and Spanish. |
| Subject |
Songs (Low voice) with piano.
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Songs (Low voice) with piano. |
| Genre/Form |
Spirituals (Songs)
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Spirituals (Songs)
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| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged. |
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Oratorios -- Excerpts, Arranged. |
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Oratorios -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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| Genre/Form |
Political ballads and songs.
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Folk songs.
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Folk songs.
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| Subject |
Songs (Low voice) with orchestra.
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Songs (Low voice) with orchestra. |
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Popular music -- 1941-1950.
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Popular music. |
| Chronological Term |
1941-1950 |
| Subject |
Musicals -- Excerpts.
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Musicals -- Excerpts. |
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Musicals. |
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Musicals. |
| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Excerpts.
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Excerpts.
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Arrangements (Music)
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Arrangements (Music)
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| Added Author |
Lockwood, Normand, 1906-2002, arranger.
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Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972, performer.
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Balaban, Emanuel, 1895-1973, conductor.
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Columbia Concert Orchestra, performer.
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| Note |
Subtitle on container: Paul Robeson recital |
| Standard No. |
074646322321 |
| Music No. |
MHK 63223 Sony Classical |
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