Once in a century : a tribute to Marian Anderson.

Format:

Other

Contributor:

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993, interviewee.

Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977, performer.

Rupp, Franz, performer, interviewee.

Dawn, Bob, 1921-1983, interviewer.

Hurok, Sol, 1888-1974, interviewee.

Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952.

Vehanen, Kosti, 1887-1957, performer.

Stamberg, Susan, 1938-2025.

Calend, Fred.

Montego, Robert.

National Public Radio (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anderson, Marian, 1897-1993.

Anderson, Marian.

Sacred songs (Low voice) with orchestra.

Sacred songs (Low voice) with piano.

Spirituals (Songs).

Genre:

Interviews.

Sound recordings.

Penn Provenance:

Gift of Marian Anderson, 1977, 1987, and 1991.

Physical Description:

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks ; 7 in., 1/4 in. tape

1 sound tape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 tracks, NAB standard ; 10 1/2 in., 1/4 in. tape

1 audiocassette : analog, Dolby B processed

7 in.

Contained In:

Marian Anderson Collection of Miscellaneous Sound Recordings. Cassette MA266.

Other Title:

Tribute to Marian Anderson

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen.

Little boy, how old are you.

Gospel train.

My country 'tis of thee.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1977]

System Details:

analog

magnetic

7 1/2 ips

half (2) track

Summary:

Robert Montego's narration includes a brief biography of Marian Anderson, comments concerning the opinions that Toscanini and Sibelius held of Anderson, a comparison of Anderson to other singers who were her contemporaries, a description of her various vocal characteristics (with recorded excerpts for illustration), an account of the 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert that came about as a result of the refusal of the D.A.R. to allow Anderson to perform in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., and other aspects of Marian Anderson's life and career. The excerpt from the interview with Anderson's accompanist Franz Rupp deals with the effects of racial prejudices. Excerpts from the Robert Dawn interviews with Marian Anderson include her discussions about the influence of Roland Hayes on her life, her recollections of Paul Robeson, the Lincoln Memorial concert, the effects of her performance at the Metropolitan Opera, and some of her basic beliefs about life.

Contents:

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen (incomplete) (Anderson, with orchestra; early RCA Victor recording, recorded in Camden ca. 1923)

Little boy, how old are you? (Roland Hayes, tenor, with piano)

Finnish folk song (Anderson, with Kosti Vehanen, piano)

A selection of excerpts used to demonstrate various characteristics of Anderson's voice

My country 'tis of thee (Anderson, with Kosti Vehanen, piano, recorded at the 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert)

Ulrica's aria from Un ballo in maschera (Anderson, with orchestra) / Verdi

Ave Maria (Anderson, with piano) / Schubert.

Notes:

A segment of National Public Radio's program, All Things Considered, with introduction by Susan Stamberg, narration by Robert Montego, and written by Fred Calend. Recorded Feb. 1977 to celebrate Marian Anderson's 75th birthday (based on the commonly accepted, though erroneous, birthdate of 1902). It contains excerpts from an interview of Marian Anderson conducted by Robert Dawn Oct. 14, 1975 for radio station WMUK (see cassette tape MA264), recordings of Anderson, and excerpts of interviews with other figures, including Franz Rupp and Sol Hurok.

Title from announcer's spoken introduction.

Aired Feb. 1977.

Original copy: 1 7 in. reel to reel tape (MA266); preservation copy: 1 10 1/2 in. reel to reel tape (MA Reel 51); service copy: 1 cassette tape (MA266). Preservation and service copies recorded 1997.

Contains:

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Ellens Gesang, D. 839