Marian Anderson - Ave Maria (Schubert)

A request. Marian Anderson singing Schubert's Ave Maria for HMV in 1937.

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Music

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• Marian
• Anderson
• Schubert
• Victor

[semisavage]

If this doesn't put a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye you may be dead....already...

[baritonebynight]

She had such greath breath control. She sings this very slowly...because she CAN. As she got older she sped it up a bit to compensate for her diminished resources but she kept this in her voice for her entire career.

[marioriospinot]

Wonderful.

[Celilochan4ever]

Not the best quality but she is a good singer.

[MrBrinydeep]

@weightfeather1 I looked it up on the ever-helpful Wikipedia, and you're at least partly correct:

"Early disc records were made of various materials including hard rubber. From 1897 onwards, earlier materials were largely replaced by a rather brittle formula of 25% shellac, a filler of a cotton compound similar to manila paper, powdered slate, and a small amount of a wax lubricant."

[MrBrinydeep]

@weightfeather1 I looked it up on the ever-helpful Wikipedia, and you're at least partly correct:

Early disc records were made of various materials including hard rubber. From 1897 onwards, earlier materials were largely replaced by a rather brittle formula of 25% shellac, a filler of a cotton compound similar to manila paper, powdered slate, and a small amount of a wax lubricant."

[MrBrinydeep]

@weightfeather1 I personally would never put those old bakelite 78s on a record changer. I have several that cracked and broke just from normal handling because of their age and the fact that bakelite is brittle. I have that same 12 inch recording of Ave Maria. I found it at a Goodwill Outlet store for 10 cents.

[lightmeter123]

by uploading this treasure you made assured that it is kept for future generations.

[78Maniac]

Magnifique, poignant, émouvant! Quelle émotion! Je ne peux rien dire d'autre...

[kerryannedramaqueen]

WOWIE! Amazing!