MARIAN ANDERSON Softly Awakes My Heart

 

Includes:

O don fatale / Tonight seeking hither my presence / Softly awakes my heart / Pleurez mes yeux / Deep River / My Way's Cloudy / Oh wasn't dat a wide rubber / Caro mio ben / He was despised / Signore, O Domine

 

Naxos Nostalgia 8.120566

 

Naxos Nostalgia presents its first release of Marian Anderson, featuring tracks taken from recordings between 1924 and 1941. A true contralto, Anderson's vocal range went from 'soul-stirring' to 'soul-lifting'; her voice, although large, had the flexibility to be equally at home with either Negro spirituals or German lieder.