Brahms, Rhapsody for alto, Marian Anderson.part 1

[TheWillyJ16]

who conducts?

[redbrian3655]

Thank you so very much. Thank you for keeping alive the testimony to life and love that this woman possessed. As a white man, I am so grateful that Marian Anderson has gotten her due (or do we ever?) Her voice and interpretations were heart-wrenchingly beautiful.

[aspergershawn]

I just read the biography of Marian Anderson written by Allan Keilor and her career and life is absolutely amazing. This music is so beautiful and so was Marian Anderson.

[bonnies1234567]

@aspergershawn -- I'll have to get that biography by Allan Keilor. Thank you for mentioning it. In my younger years I read Marian Anderson's autobiography: "My Lord, What a Morning." It is written in the warm simplicity that is this great singer's extraordinary quality.

[enchantissimo]

Very beautiful...

[ssballs]

Playing a collection of the rapsody-versions, it's wonderful to run into this one.Great photo-set.

[schs19947]

I'm soooooo glad Ms. Anderson was recognized with such a voice like hers during a time when not only a woman was recognized for their talents...but an African American woman. Just awesome!!!! A true American treasure

[carlissima28]

beautiful!

[roethinger]

immense!!! :-)

[Kievest]

Breathtaking performance! Thank you

for this treasure!

[7inga7]

I heard every recital she gave here in Chicago. The voice of the century!

[looker768]

Lucky u!

[vstasov]

Many thanks for sharing this great artist.

[OperaBuff1935]

Thank you for this posting. My wife found a framed picture of Marian Anderson in an antique store some years ago. We have it hung in our bedroom now. I lived in Washington, DC when she sang at the Lincoln Memorial. I was only 4 then, but later as a child I soon realized the history and signifcance of that concert. And I did sing the "Alto Rhapsody" with a choral group once - First UM Methodist Church of Hyattsville, MD in the early "90"s. Dr. Dale Krider conducted the piece. A geat memory!

[looker768]

You should take it to the Antique Road show.....lol

[gbarnardoh]

This performance ranks in my opinion with the Ferrier as an all-time classic.

[Russ0000]

According to the late Toscanini, conductor of the NBC symphony orchestra, a voice like hers comes along only once per century. It's too bad that racial prejudice made it impossible for her to have her career here in the U.S.; she had it in Europe.

[operalover58]

Beautiful photos with a beautiful voice. Thank you for posting.

[hcusack]

I remember my mother playing this over 50 years ago and it has lived with me since; unsurpassed beauty, wonderful

[TIKIMILJOVSKA]

Thank God for youtube so that we can share the beauty and keep it alive years after Marion has gone.

[Jamaicanchocolate34]

I was told about Marian only today Oct. 16, 2007.  I immeadiately looked her up and found a treasure. Thank you Lord for sending her to us and for the opportunity to listen to recordings after you took her back.

[jolicrasseux]

You are so right ! toal agreement !

[Saipakora]

Por Dios! Que belleza!!! Gracias!

[yeahbyme]

There is no other..no one else can sing this again.

[nickbaritone]

You don't hear a performance like this everyday. This is an unbelievably beautiful voice up there with the most beautiful voices of all time.

[kmom93]

A voice that cannot be denied - a gift from Almighty God.

[rob88dom]

She had a voice that came along once in a hundred years!

[chad410]

I love the kathleen Ferrier Brahms alto also

[correremos]

she's the coolest!!! 8D

[deec615]

Extraordinary! I had never imagined Marian Anderson to be so wonderful. One of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard.

[jolicrasseux]

And you were not yet born when she sang that ! She is as important to me as M.L.King. Due to my remembrances, I weep everytime I listen to her. Many thanks for your so beautiful comment.