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Songs of free men ; a Paul Robeson recital

Title
Songs of free men ; a Paul Robeson recital
Publication
[New York] : Sony Classical, [1997]

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Additional Authors
  • Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972
  • Balaban, Emanuel, 1895-1973
  • Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
  • Columbia Concert Orchestra, instrumentalist.
Description
1 online resource (1 sound file)
Series Statement
Masterworks Heritage vocal series
Uniform Title
Masterworks heritage vocal series.
Alternative Title
Paul Robeson recital
Subject
  • 1941-1950
  • Folk songs
  • Spirituals (Songs)
  • Songs (Low voice) with piano
  • Operas > Excerpts, Arranged
  • Oratorios > Excerpts, Arranged
  • Political ballads and songs
  • Songs (Low voice) with orchestra
  • Popular music > 1941-1950
  • Musicals > Excerpts
  • Popular music
Genre/Form
Streaming audio.
Note
  • Songs in various genres.
  • The 18th-25th works arranged by Normand Lockwood.
  • Originally released 1942-1948; the 1st-2nd and 5th works previously unreleased.
Language (note)
  • Sung in English, German, Russian, and Spanish.
Contents
Balm in Gilead / spiritual, arr. Harry T. Burleigh (2:28) -- Chassidic chant / Lehman Engel (2:41) -- Quiet flows the Don: From border to border (2:24) ; Oh, how proud our quiet Don (3:17) / Ivan Dzerzhinsky -- Elijah : op. 70: The Lord God of Abraham / Felix Mendelssohn (3:07) -- No for an answer: The purest kind of guy (Joe's birthday song) / Marc Blitzstein (3:18) -- Joe Hill / Earl Robinson (2:29) -- The peat-bog soldiers ( Moorsoldaten song from a German concentration camp) / anonymous ; arr. Hanns Eisler (2:24) -- The four insurgent generals (Spanish loyalist song) / anonymous (2:11) -- Native land / Isaac Donayevsky (2:18) -- Song of the plains (Red Army song) / anonymous ; arranged Lev Knipper (3:48) -- 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 (2:28) ; John Henry / arr. Hall Johnson (2:27) -- Water boy / Avery Robinson (2:23) -- My curly headed baby / George H. Clutsam (2:43) -- Mah Lindy Lou / Lily Strickland (3:08) -- Wagon wheels / Peter DeRose (2:24) -- The 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 (3:08) -- Porgy and Bess: It ain't necessarily so / George Gershwin (2:37).
LCCN
  • USSM14200030
  • USSM14200031
  • USSM14200032
  • USSM14200033
  • USSM14200034
  • USSM14200035
  • USSM14200036
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  • USSM14700068
  • USSM14700067
  • USSM14700066
  • USSM14700065
  • USSM14700064
  • USSM14700063
  • USSM14700062
  • USSM14700061
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  • USSM14500058
  • USSM14500057
  • USSM14200042
  • USSM14200041
  • USSM14200040
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OCLC
961800982
Title
Songs of free men ; a Paul Robeson recital
Publisher
[New York] : Sony Classical, [1997]
Type of Content
performed music
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
audio file
Series
Masterworks Heritage vocal series
Masterworks heritage vocal series.
Performer
Paul Robeson, bass-baritone ; Lawrence Brown, piano (1st-17th works) ; Columbia Concert Orchestra ; Emanuel Balaban, conductor (18th-25th works).
Event
Recorded 1942, 1945, and 1947 New York City.
Language
Sung in English, German, Russian, and Spanish.
Source of description
Hard copy version record.
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Chronological Term
1941-1950
Added Author
Brown, Lawrence, 1893-1972, instrumentalist.
Balaban, Emanuel, 1895-1973, conductor.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976, performer.
Columbia Concert Orchestra, instrumentalist.
Other Form:
Source record: Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976. Songs of free men. [New York] : Sony Classical, ℗1997 (DLC) 2004593209 (OCoLC)38314347
Other Standard Identifier
USSM14200030
USSM14200031
USSM14200032
USSM14200033
USSM14200034
USSM14200035
USSM14200036
USSM14200037
USSM14200038
USSM14700068
USSM14700067
USSM14700066
USSM14700065
USSM14700064
USSM14700063
USSM14700062
USSM14700061
USSM14500060
USSM14500059
USSM14500058
USSM14500057
USSM14200042
USSM14200041
USSM14200040
USSM14200039
Publisher No.
886443372467 Sony Classical
Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music
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