The odyssey of Paul Robeson
- Language
- English. Sung in English (principally), Italian, Russian, Hungarian, Scottish, and French.
- Imprint
- New York, NY : Omega Classics, ℗1992.
- Physical description
- 1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Collection
- Robert Baxter collection
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| Call number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|
| MCD 79497 |
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Contents/Summary
- Contents
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- John Henry (Sonny Terry, harmonica ; Brownie McGhee, guitar) (3:25)
- On my journey / arr. Boatner (Harriet Wingreen, piano) (1:25)
- Sometimes I feel like a motherless child / arr. Lawrence Brown (2:47)
- Balm in Gilead / arr. H.T. Burleigh (2:18)
- Star vicino / [erroneously attributed to] Rosa (2:15)
- The magic flute. O Isis and Osiris / Mozart (2:21)
- Boris Godunov. Prayer and death / Mussorgsky (5:45)
- Spoken excerpt, birthday, 1952 (:50)
- Every time I feel the spirit (1:29) ; No more auction block for me (2:10) / arr. L. Brown
- The house I live in / E. Robinson, Allan (3:13)
- Joe Hill / arr. E. Robinson, A. Hayes (2:42)
- Ol' man river / O. Hammerstein II ; J. Kern (2:40)
- Szivenem / Kodaly (2:42)
- Jerusalem / arr. Parry (1:56)
- Deep river / arr. H.T. Burleigh (2:07)
- Curly headed baby / Clutsam (2:40)
- Water boy / arr. A. Robinson (Sonny Terry, harmonica ; Brownie McGhee, guitar) (2:20)
- All through the night (Judy Ruben, piano) (2:19)
- Danny boy (3:20)
- Eriskay love lilt / arr. Kennedy-Fraser, McLeod (Bruno Raikin, piano) (3:03)
- Chinese children's song (1:57)
- Comments on languages and music of many lands (2:57)
- Hasidic chant / arr. Engel (3:16)
- Oh no John / arr. Cecil Sharp (2:33)
- Ode to joy / Beethoven ; arr. J. Heifetz (Bruno Raikin, piano) (2:53)
- Dans le printemps de mes années / Garat (1:37)
- Othello, last speech / Shakespeare (2:57).
- Included work
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791. Zauberflöte. O Isis und Osiris (Aria and chorus); arranged. English.
- Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich, 1839-1881. Boris Godunov (Rimsky-Korsakov). Proshchaĭ, moĭ syn! umirai͡u arranged.
- Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Show boat. Ol' man river; arranged.
- Kodály, Zoltán, 1882-1967. Szivenem.
- Clutsam, George H., 1866-1951. Ma curly-headed babby.
- Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Symphonies, no. 9, op. 125, D minor. Presto. Allegro assai; arranged. English.
- Garat, Pierre, 1762-1823 Dans le printemps de mes années.
Subjects
- Subjects
- Spirituals (Songs)
- Songs (Low voice) with piano.
- Folk songs, English > United States.
- Popular music > 1951-1960.
- Sacred songs (Low voice) with piano.
- Political ballads and songs.
- Musicals > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Operas > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Oratorios > Excerpts, Arranged.
- Live sound recordings.
- Folk songs, English.
- Popular music.
- United States.
- Genre
- Popular music.
Bibliographic information
- Release date
- 1992
- Production date
- 1959
- Note
- Spirituals, folk songs, popular and classical works, for voice and piano, drawn from Paul Robeson, Jr.'s personal collection of recordings.
- Compact disc.
- Program notes by Paul Robeson, Jr. ([4] p.) inserted in container.
- Production credits
- Producers, Seymour Solomon, Paul Robeson, Jr.
- Participant
- Paul Robeson, bass ; with, in part, Alan Booth, Lawrence Brown, piano ; additional assisting musicians.
- Event
- Recorded 1952-1958; in part live recordings.
- Related Work
- Star vicino.
- Londonderry air.
- Publisher number
- OCD 3007 Omega Classics
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