Marian Anderson "Ave Maria" by Schubert

[aussiechickdiana]

Oh, Susan's all right...she inspired many to do their best, and that's important.

Marian Anderson is in a different league; vocally and in other ways... but, she also inspires. Please don't take away others' achievements for the sake of imposing accolades on one. We all play our part, and so do they.

Many thanks,

diana

[animefareast]

Her, Julie Andrews and Susan Boyle were and are gifts given to mankind by God.

[Thorneycroft1937]

@animefareast Marian Anderson - genius, Julie Andrews - legendary, but please exclude Susan Boyle from that list.

[Bobbieleeable]

Oh my goodness...I am weeping with joy!

[101lunalovegood]

I have to do a report on Marian Anderson. I LOVE HER SO MUCH!

[thehawk379]

Outstanding!!!

[pattischaack]

Thank you so much for uploading this video recording. She was a beautiful woman.

[cengizturan560]

Muhteşem.....muhteşem ötesi bir ses...Işıklar içinde yatsın.

[SandrineSoprano]

Loves it

[SatchmoSings]

Stokowski was such a pompous ass; l'm sure it was at his insistence that he was photographed this way, at the expense of the soloist, of course.

Leopold, ENOUGH!!!

[megamannt88]

*sob* so beautiful....

[scyballet]

I agree. It speaks beauty and something true. I weep as well. And she is amazing!!

[okun135]

When I was in 3rd grade I wrote a paper about her... now at 21 I came across her name in Eleanor Roosevelt's Autobiography and remembered instantly who this remarkable woman was.... So much talent and heart, through her voice she pushed the Civil Rights movement forward!

[eider1111]

Eider1111, La canción más bella que jamás he escuchado, e interpretada por la voz más prodigiosa , angelical y hermosa que exista.

[hedikomoon]

Since we're done with all of our Houghton Mifflin anthologies, we'll be reading "The Amazing Voice" and learning about Marian. I'm estatic that I found this clip to be a part of my lesson. Thank you!

[Sarayax8]

beautiful



[0000IDKman1]

i have 2 do a project on her 2 so i had 2 listen 2 her sing

[Missaucyfashionista]

Where did you get this footage from? I am doing a school project where i have do do a monolgue as her and am trying to find out how she walked, talked, held herself etc.

[zjones1222]

Her voice is irresistible.

[PianoTuningLover]

She loved people, people will remember her.

[ger520main]

she is better than beyonce

[Baskerville22]

@ger520main That's hardly an earth-shattering opinion.

[1996ZBACK]

@ger520main ummm im not disagreeing or agreeing but they aren't on the same level to compare. but since marian was an opera singer yes she was better.

[kacplaymyst]

If I could sing half as good as Marian Anderson that would make my day ;-)

[cannoir]

@kacplaymyst yeah but that's a lot of work. I know ong singer who can't speak for 4 weeks just to protect his vocal cords. we cannot ring him up we only communicate thru text msg when he is due to be performing.

[violetavalery]

@kacplaymyst lol we all wish that, but it's kind of difficult...

[ninduyable]

bellisimo

[katjecadieux06]

I have always loved Ms Anderson, My Great Grandmother saw her live in Germany were she studied at a University there, My great Grandmother was from an Classic/Opera singing family the Fassbender's, she always said Ms Anderson was truly and American Treasurer, she(Great Grandmother) was upset with the USA when Ms Anderson returned to USA and was turned down for singing at Carnegie Hall because of her colour. "a sad day!" is all she said.

[cannoir]

@katjecadieux06 they were all turned down because of their colour.in those days it was legal back then and there was no room for negociation.today they just don't book you.I know exactly what I am talking about.today everyone pretends it was just "worse" back then or black contraltos and sopranos are being paranoid.

[mindspring57]

@cannoir You are correct. Discrimination exists today. There are simply more subtle ways to accomplish it, and many people do not even realize it is occurring.

[sanphaka04]

I've listened to her since 78 days. Just great.

[annaLUVSnickjonas]

I really think this is the kind of singing that is real. None of that "Pop" crap.

[catchersmitt0]

My favorite singer of this song.

[johnnyamorrison]

I don't like opera but I do respect it

[Jogab37]

Esa voz pareja, llena, aterciopelada, con ese color tan claro y esos matices naturales solo puede ser Marian Anderson, una de las voces mas bellas que he escuchado.

[Zva26]

Marian Anderson had a truly great voice, most specially suited for the concert and recital stage. I believe that she lacked the real flaming temperament to be an ideal singer of opera (the few operatic arias she recorded are very generic), but in the music of Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Sibelius, and Mahler, she was able to take that magical contralto and wrap it around the music like velvet. And of course her singing of Spirituals. A great artist to be forever cherished and remembered.

[mca1218]

Sheer loveliness.

[landacoco]

What a lovely lady with such a lovely voice! Its things like this that remind me of how far we've come and how truly fortunate I am.

[MANUELFARINELLI]

Marian Anderson was an angel, that voice proves it,

[lovesGenet]

I thought only Ferrier could make me cry.Well she &Stokowsky do it here.Her poise and presence.WOW!

[GuinevereJuliet]

Quite impressive.

[Lactoris1]

Hear Marian Anderson in "Gretchen Am Spinnrade" with pianist Franz Rupp who taught her a great deal about Schubert and the German language.

[wazonu]

WOW.

[maecake]

amazing

[semisavage]

What a gift from God Almighty, both the composition from Schubert, the greatest song writer of all time, and Marion Anderson with a voice that is the perfect blend of velvet and titanium. I wish more young people knew about her and could experience what real art and real singing is. They actually think American Idol contestants are singing! THIS IS SINGING!

[starstruckidd]

I would like to Thank my buddie for relaying this information about the first Black Opera Singer really people Blacks and Whites are very similar here in America and this is proof of my claim

[musicminded64]

I mean: I _really_ feel Marian Anderson is a Saint.

[AngryOpiumWhore]

So beautiful.

[musicminded64]

p.s.: and in the midst of the darkest days for all humanity, "world war II" 1944..., she sang this "Ave Maria", twenty years before my birth... I am touched and moved by this sweet voice of Great Capacity that even despite "old days recording quality" outshines and feels like Living Forever.

[musicminded64]

As I am not at all much into "Ave Maria", I have heard this famous song sung by many different singers, it is as if one cannot escape that song, but this is the first time... it touches my heart. Even also for me it is introduction to Marian Anderson. I see her as example of someone who had not lived for nothing. Thank you.

[goblinonacloud]

So many people have forgotten this beautiful singer. For me, Marian Anderson was and will always be the Contralto voice for the millenium. Such control, warmth, expression and absolute molten gold. Shame on the singing world for forgetting that before mezzo sopranos came along there were true Contraltos. Ms Anderson was a shining star. I could listen to her forever

[annadams95340]

I have been listening to her since the late 40's and I still can't hear her voice or see the few video clips without weeping.

She opened so many doors in her own quiet way.

[Lakshmi1118]

wow

[iORGASMiC]

Love it =)

[kittyxhunni]

she's beautiful and her voice is amazingly significant. music will never be this way again, but i'm still glad i can enjoy it. <3

[jarabaa]

A great and legendary singer and an outstanding human being. I grew up in a time and milieu in which this was considered the most angelic sound to be heard (alongside Kathleen Ferrier, it has to be said): Marian Anderson singing Ave Maria - admittedly, I was more used to hearing recordings of her singing the original text in German, but it is rather understandable that in 1944 she sang an English translation. How beautiful to find a Youtube video of her singing a fragment of the song.

[operalament]

Absolutely sublime, the first note is enough to bring tears.

[grantrocco]

A beautiful woman with an incredible gift! A great American patriot who could teach us all a little something about fortitude and character.

[Malleolust]

It's sad that many people do not know what this woman accomplished for African-Americans. We all know Dr. King, we all know Rosa Parks, we've all heard of W.E.B. DuBois. Marian Anderson deserves just as much valor and esteem. She was a beautiful woman with a beautiful voice. She never stopped singing, and eventually recieved some of the recognition she deserved in the music world.

Bravo! 5/5.

[dacor31]

This way of singing "Ave Maria" is wonderful, Dame Marion Anderson sings it in a humble interpretation as it is must be done simply because it's a prayer.

I'd have liked to meet this Lady.

[schs19947]

Miss Marian. U were truly spectacular!!!

[PinataWithPizazz]

I really love this lady.

[jabartone]

A window into a voice in another time. Strange how just the voice and harp manage to filter through to the recording medium though you can plainly see the orchestra playing as well.

[chuchiya]

pelos de gallina!!

[thesugarheartgirl1o1]

all i can say is wow. I have a project due tomorrow and i chose her as my topic, but this is the first time i heard her sing and its amazing. Im reading her book "My Lord What a Morning"

[RAFAAMARILLAS]

One of the greatest contraltos ever!!! Bravo Marian.

[etcetera34]

Yesterday I was in B&N with my husband and my daughter looking for books...suddenly I found one about this amazing woman MARIAN ANDERSON I read all her biography! Dios mio, how come I didn't know about her! A great singer! A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS! Kisses from MEXICO.

[PurrfectPeach]

That's great. If you're looking for more role models for your daughter, send me a msg!

[65attila]

This is amazing - what a voice and artist.

What greatness bigotry cost us in so

many ways. Fortunately we have these

glimpses.

[MariannWinden]

this is absolutly amazing! i have to do a huge report on Marian Anderson and i loved reading her book and listening to her sing. wow. its amazing, i love her contralto voice.

[vstasov]

Good luck with your report.

[looker768]

Beautiful voice!

[mishu8990]

thanks...awesome video. she had a beautiful voice (someone that young singers studying opera can look up to and study)

[skidrowpreacher]

Thank you for posting this... what a blessing to hear and see! Thank u!

[rartolaf]

Qué hermosa interpretación. Fabulosa Marian Anderson, su voz emana de su garganta casi sin esfuerzo desplegando notas como golondrinas al vuelo.

[PinataWithPizazz]

Makes me sad just listening to her sing.

[paulostroff99]

Superb singing! Brava! TY.

[lilysleighpetal]

Beautiful performance! Thanks for posting

[Zva26]

kuiq24 - Maria Anderson's race was undoubtedly a factor in her never being engaged for opera. However, she showed a great affinity for the classical song literature, spirituals, and in the music of Bach, Brahms, etc. I doubt whether she would have ever proven to be a really exciting and forceful interpreter of operatic music. She lacked the dramatic skills, the forcefulness of declamation, and the ability to "act" with the voice. She was a great recitalist and concert singer and much loved.

[poliutox2]

Comments of this kind are very unnecessary, mean-spirited, and grossly uninformed of musical intergrity, whatever the intention.

[Zva26]

The voice of Anderson is gorgeous here ---- and what a voice it was!!!!!!! She was a true contralto, and those voices are the rarest. She had a great career, and she made a LOT of money --- even without opera, which I doubt she had the dramatic temperment for anyway.

[qklq42]

I remember that some years ago I have heard an integral version of IL TRVOTARE with this beautiful woman as Azucena. It took a long time before she was asked for opera-roles. According to the comment to that recording: by that time her memory did not allow her to sing longer (complete) operas.

Anybody knows if this is true ?

Hans NL

[marklackeydotnet]

According to both sources, the /Il ballo/ role was the only stage role of her career. Was your /il trovatore/ a recital of arias, perhaps? (Or could you be confusing Anderson for soprano Leontyne Price, just a few years later?)

But what a concert singer--and what a powerful effect she had on the face of music in the US! Other black singers appeared on the Met roster during the very next season.

Peace.

[poliutox2]

This post, I'm sure, was added only to stave off any one seeing through the real intent of an earlier entry made by this "commentator". Pura b...ll sh...t.

[TexasClarinet]

Very nice audio and video quality of this performance. Too bad they cut the song after two minutes. The entire 5 minutes, in less than perfect sound, has been on youtube for a long time, posted by sound78rpm. I wish there were a version here with your A/V quality and his length!

[Hazafan88]

Perhaps she should have been the voice for the Ave Maria sequence on Fantasia?

[yodavidnavarro]

Ethereal and strong at the same time. A wonderful voice and one of the icons of opera in the league of Callas, Leontyne, Flagstad and Tetrazzini!

[lweezyhhs08yadigg]

i love that song!

her voice is so beautiful!

God granted her with the voice of an angel!

[Stagecoach1210]

I had the privilege to see Marian Anerson in concert at my college a year before she gave her final concert at Carnegie Hall. She invited us to come, but as a poor college student I couldn't. She left the stage without singing Ave Maria and we applauded until she came back. Then she sang it and we knew there would not be another encore. Nothing could top that!

[louisalit]

What an experience that must have been! She was my family's favorite singer, we used to listen to her on a radio concert based on wishes from the listeners, and she topped that list of songs. This was in the 1950's

[brysonwest93]

Stagecoach1210, how I envy you! what an experience...

[mickey05491]

whats even more remarkable.......she did this during the civil rights movement.......when women of her time and color were barely aloud to speak in public, let alone sing. thank you ms.anderson for opening our eyes

[branchwater7]

imagine the courage and grace of this woman to have taken her art to a level where the place for its true recognition had not yet be created. blessings, madam anderson. rest in peace. wake up in glory.

[elaine9703]

Simply beautiful! I am going to share this with my 92 year old mom! We will come back many times, I sure, and listen to it.

[MissLimLam]

Oh thats sooo sweet...

[stevevandien]

O my -- more of Miss Anderson, if you please:) -- what a great voice and artist --

[ygorcs88]

My favourite interpretation of Schubert's "Ave Maria" ever. Mrs. Anderson somehow seemed to have a direct link with God - at least this is my perception when I hear her simple, humble and pure singing in religious songs.

[MissLimLam]

Schuberts ave maria is sooo groovy

[MusicaParola]

Qué tesoro, mil gracias por compartirlo. The German text explains that in 1938 Miss Anderson was denied a concert by the DAR at Constitution Hall; this led to Eleanor Roosevelt's resignation from that organization, and the famous concert at the Lincoln Memorial. Years later, when Leontyne Price sang at that very hall, she dedicated her concert to Marian Anderson.

[BAMBAM8993]

Thanks for sharing this!