Mcferrin,Robert / Anderson,Marian / Warfield Black Swans: Mid Century CD

Parnassus Records is pleased to release a follow-up to their acclaimed "Black Swans" anthology, which returned to international availability extraordinarily rare early recordings of African-American opera singers. The new release, "Black Swans at Mid-Century", contains over two hours of music and focuses on Black artists of the mid-twentieth century.

1. Handel: MessiahûRejoice greatly 2. Bishop: Home, Sweet Home 3. Anon.: Every Time I feel the Spirit 4. Kern: Show BoatûOld Man River 5. Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Carol Brice, contralto 6. Mortensen: Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Frost) 7. Brockway (arr.): The Nightingale, æOne Morning in MayÆ 8. Burleigh (arr.): Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 9. Johnson (arr.): Hold On 10. Jordan (arr.): His Name So Sweet 11. Mortensen: Adventures of Isabel 12. Rossini: Stabat MaterûFac ut portem 13. Hayes (arr.): Sister Mary 14. Hayes (arr.): Little Boy 15. Bachelet: Ch?re nuit 16. Sauguet: Berceuse creole 17. Delibes: Lakm?ûOu va la jeune indoue (ôBell Songö) 18. Disc 2:Shulamit Ran: O, the Chimneys (poems by Nelly Sachs) 19. Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe 20. Saint-Sa?ns: Danse macabre 21. Mussorgsky: The Seminarianist 22. Gershwin: Porgy and BessûMy ManÆs Gone Now 23. Dawson: Talk About a Child that do Love Jesus 24. Johnson (arr.): Honor! Honor! 25. Foster: Old Folks at Home 26. Mozart: Le Nozze di FigaroûDove sono 27. Verdi: AidaûQuestÆ asissa 28. Verdi: AidaûE in uo potere lo sto! In poser di lei! 29. Gershwin: Porgy and BessûSummertime 30. Daugherty (arr.): Sea Shanties:Rio Grande 31. Blow Ye Winds 32. Across the Western Ocean 33. Mobile Bay 34. Shenandoah 35. Carpenter: When I bring you coloured toys