Notes and Editorial Reviews
Includes work(s) by various composers. Soloists: Dame Clara Butt, Beniamino Gigli, Paul Robeson, Ernest Lough, Vera Lynn, Ann Stephens, Phyllis Robins, Phil Harris, Mahalia Jackson, John McCormack, Richard Crooks, Emmy Bettendorf, Norman Allin, Ursala Van Dieman, Marian Anderson.
Includes work(s) by various composers. Soloists: Dame Clara Butt, Beniamino Gigli, Paul Robeson, Ernest Lough, Vera Lynn, Ann Stephens, Phyllis Robins, Phil Harris, Mahalia Jackson, John McCormack, Richard Crooks, Emmy Bettendorf, Norman Allin, Ursala Van Dieman, Marian Anderson. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
The Holy City by Stephen Adams
Performer:
Dame Clara Butt (Alto)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1892; England
Date of Recording: 07/11/1929
Length: 3 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: English
2.
The Lost Chord by Arthur Sullivan
Performer:
Dame Clara Butt (Alto)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; England
Date of Recording: 08/08/1930
Length: 4 Minutes 15 Secs.
Language: English
3.
Panis angelicus by César Franck
Performer:
Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra,
Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1872; France
Date of Recording: 06/02/1936
Length: 3 Minutes 57 Secs.
Language: English
4.
My Lord, what a morning by Traditional
Performer:
Lawrence Brown (Piano),
Paul Robeson (Bass)
Written: USA
Date of Recording: 09/1928
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: English
5.
Swing low, sweet chariot by Traditional
Performer:
Lawrence Brown (Piano),
Paul Robeson (Bass)
Date of Recording: 02/15/1933
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: English
6.
Hear my prayer: O, for the wings of a dove by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Sir George Thalben-Ball (Organ),
Ernest Lough (Treble)
Conductor:
Sir George Thalben-Ball
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Temple Church Choir
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Germany
Date of Recording: 03/30/1928
Length: 8 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: English
7.
Adeste fideles "O come, all ye faithful" by John Francis Wade
Performer:
Hans Schneider (Boy Alto)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Boys' Choir
Period: Classical
Written: by 1782; England
Date of Recording: 10/14/1938
Length: 3 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: Latin
8.
I'll walk beside you by Alan Murray
Performer:
Vera Lynn (Voice)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: England
Date of Recording: 06/09/1941
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: English
9.
Christopher Robin is Saying his Prayers "Vespers" by Harold Fraser-Simson
Performer:
Ann Stephens (Voice)
Conductor:
Clifford Greenwood
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: by 1924; England
Date of Recording: 07/09/1941
Length: 2 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: English
10.
Little Drummer Boy by Art Noel
Performer:
Phyllis Robins (Voice)
Conductor:
Jay Wilbur
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1938; USA
Date of Recording: 02/24/1938
Length: 3 Minutes 6 Secs.
Language: English
11.
Deck of Cards by T. Texas Tyler
Performer:
Phil Harris (Spoken Vocals)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1948; USA
Date of Recording: 1948
Length: 3 Minutes 46 Secs.
Language: English
12.
Amazing Grace by Traditional
Performer:
Mahalia Jackson (Voice),
James Francis (Electric Organ)
Date of Recording: 09/17/1947
Length: 2 Minutes 23 Secs.
Language: English
13.
Nearer, my God, to Thee by Lowell Mason
Performer:
John McCormack (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1856; USA
Date of Recording: 05/01/1913
Length: 3 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: English
14.
Silent Night by Franz Xaver Gruber
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Vienna Boys' Choir
Period: Classical
Written: 1818; Austria
Date of Recording: 10/14/1938
Length: 2 Minutes 44 Secs.
Language: German
15.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Jesu bleibet meine Freude "Jesu, joy of man's desiring" by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Gerald Moore (Piano),
John McCormack (Tenor)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1723; Leipzig, Germany
Date of Recording: 03/06/1941
Length: 3 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: English
16.
The Rosary by Ethelbert Nevin
Performer:
Richard Crooks (Tenor)
Conductor:
Sir John Barbirolli
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1898; USA
Date of Recording: 1932
Length: 3 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: English
17.
Cavalleria Rusticana: Ineggiamo, il Signor "Easter Hymn" by Pietro Mascagni
Performer:
Emmy Bettendorf (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra,
Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Italy
Date of Recording: 04/29/1927
Length: 7 Minutes 17 Secs.
Language: Italian
18.
Jésus de Nazareth by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Norman Allin (Baritone)
Conductor:
Stanford Robinson
Orchestra/Ensemble:
BBC Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: by 1856; France
Date of Recording: 07/08/1932
Length: 4 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: English
19.
Laudate Dominum by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Ursala Van Dieman (Soprano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Chorus
Period: Classical
Written: Austria
Date of Recording: 05/1928
Length: 4 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: Latin
20.
Oh, what a beautiful city by Traditional
Performer:
Marian Anderson (Alto)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Written: USA
Date of Recording: 1949
Length: 2 Minutes 0 Secs.
Language: English
21.
Heav'n, heav'n by Traditional
Performer:
Marian Anderson (Alto)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra
Written: USA
Date of Recording: 1949
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
22.
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod
Performer:
Beniamino Gigli (Tenor)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestra,
Chorus
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; France
Date of Recording: 05/24/1936
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
Notes: This work is based on J.S. Bach's Prelude no 1 in C from 'The Well-Tempered Clavier.'
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