Softly Awakes My Heart: Arias, Songs and Spirituals – Original Recordings 1924–1944

~ Release by Marian Anderson (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Don Carlos: O don fatale
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1928-09-17)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1928-09-17)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-09-17)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood (on 1928-09-17)
recording of:
Don Carlo: Atto III, scena 1. N°13 “O don fatale, o don crudel” (Eboli) (on 1928-09-17)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer)
librettist:
Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry
part of:
Don Carlo: Atto III (IV)
Giuseppe Verdi4:16
2Samson and Delilah: Tonight seeking hither my presence … O love, from thy power
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1928-09-17)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1928-09-17)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1928-09-17)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood (on 1928-09-17)
recording of:
Samson and Delilah: Act II. Tonight seeking hither my presence … O love, from thy power (on 1928-09-17)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1877)
translated version of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 1. « Samson, recherchant ma présence … Amour, viens aider ma faiblesse ! » (Dalila)
Camille Saint‐Saëns4:24
3Samson and Delilah: Softly awakes my heart
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-09-04)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1930-09-04)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-09-04)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood (on 1930-09-04)
recording of:
Samson and Delilah : Act II, Scene 3. “Softly Awakes My Heart” (on 1930-09-04)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
translated version of:
Samson et Dalila : Acte II, scène 3. « Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix » (Dalila)
Camille Saint‐Saëns4:56
4Le Cid: Pleurez mes yeux
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1944-11-12)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1944-11-12)
recording of:
Le Cid : Acte III, scène 1. No. 10 Air « Pleurez ! pleurez mes yeux » (Chimène) (on 1944-11-12)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (from 1884 until 1885)
part of:
Le Cid : Acte III
Jules Massenet3:18
5Deep River
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (in 1924)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1924)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1924)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (in 1924)
recording of:
Deep River (arr. Burleigh, for vocals with piano) (in 1924)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cecil Burleigh
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co., Inc.
arrangement of:
Deep River
[traditional]3:15
6My Way’s Cloudy
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (in 1924)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1924)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1924)
conductor:
Rosario Bourdon (French Canadian cellist, violinist, conductor, arranger and composer) (in 1924)
recording of:
My Way's Cloudy (in 1924)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cecil Burleigh
[traditional]3:03
7Oh wasn’t dat a wide ribber
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1930-09)
piano:
Lawrence Benjamin Brown (pianist, composer & arranger) (in 1930-09)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1930-09)
recording of:
Oh wasn't dat a wide ribber (in 1930-09)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cecil Burleigh
[traditional]2:26
8Caro mio ben
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-09-11)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1930-09-11)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-09-11)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood (on 1930-09-11)
recording of:
Caro mio ben (on 1930-09-11)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
previously attributed to:
Giuseppe Giordani and Tommaso Giordani
publisher:
G. Schirmer Inc.
Giuseppe Giordani3:32
9Messiah: He was despised
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1930-09-11)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1930-09-11)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-09-11)
conductor:
Lawrance Collingwood (on 1930-09-11)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 23. Air “He was despised” (Alto) (on 1930-09-11)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
Georg Friedrich Händel4:45
10Te Deum: Signore, o Domine
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-04-04)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (on 1936-04-04)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1936-04-04)
recording of:
Te Deum: Signore, o Domine (on 1936-04-04)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1713)
Georg Friedrich Händel2:51
11Schwanengesang: Aufenthalt
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1936-01)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (in 1936-01)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1936-01)
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: V. Aufenthalt (in 1936-01)
lyricist:
Ludwig Rellstab
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957
Franz Schubert3:50
12Der Tod und das Mädchen
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1936-04)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (in 1936-04)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1936-04)
recording of:
Der Tod und das Mädchen, D. 531 (in 1936-04)
lyricist and writer:
Matthias Claudius (German poet)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1817-02)
part of:
Franz Schubert, thematisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke in chronologischer Folge (number: D. 531)
Franz Schubert3:09
13Läksin minä – Tuku, Tuku
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1936-04)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (in 1936-04)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1936-04)
recording of:
Läksin minä - Tuku, Tuku (Summer Night - Shepherdess) (in 1936-04)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
[traditional]3:23
14Säf, säf, susa
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1936-03)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (in 1936-03)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1936-03)
recording of:
Säv, säv, susa, op. 36 no. 4 (for voice and piano) (in 1936-03)
lyricist:
Gustaf Fröding
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1906)
part of:
6 Songs, op. 36 (for voice and piano)
revision of:
Andantino in E-flat minor, JS 42 (for voice and piano)
Jean Sibelius3:05
15My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1936-03)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (in 1936-03)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1936-03)
recording of:
My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord (in 1936-03)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Florence Price (American composer)
[traditional]2:23
16Let Us Break Bread Together
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1941-07)
piano:
Franz Rupp (pianist) (in 1941-07)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1941-07)
recording of:
Let Us Break Bread Together (arr. Lawrence) (in 1941-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
William Lawrence (Pianist and composer)
arrangement of:
Let Us Break Bread Together
[traditional]2:16
17Trampin’
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1930-09)
piano:
Lawrence Benjamin Brown (pianist, composer & arranger) (in 1930-09)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1930-09)
recording of:
Trampin' (in 1930-09)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Edward Boatner
[traditional]2:44
18Lord, I Can’t Stay – Heaven, Heaven
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1936-01)
piano:
Kosti Vehanen (from 1936 until 1938)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (in 1936-01)
recording of:
Heaven, Heaven (in 1936-01)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Roland Hayes (African-american tenor)
recording of:
Lord, I Can't Stay (in 1936-01)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cecil Burleigh
[traditional]4:32
19I Don’t Feel No Ways Tired
piano [piano accompaniment by]:
Kosti Vehanen (on 1938-11-16)
contralto vocals:
Marian Anderson (classical contralto singer) (on 1938-11-16)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-11-16)
recording of:
I Don't Feel No Ways Tired (arr. Burleigh, for vocals with piano) (on 1938-11-16)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Cecil Burleigh
publisher:
G. Ricordi & Co., Inc.
[traditional]2:26

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