Black Swans - First Recordings ( AUDIO CD 08-23-2019 )

An amazing revival of a lost area of African American cultural history: classical music performances from the early part of the 20th century. These souvenirs of the earliest such commercial recording ventures showcase forgotten examples of a great culture's accomplishments.

CONDITION: NEW

TRACK LISTING

1 Go Down Moses; Harry Burleigh
2 I Don't Feel No Ways Tired; Edward Boatner
3 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; Edward Boatner
4 Dett: In the Bottoms Barcarolle; R. Nathaniel Dett
5 Dett: Magnolia Suite-Mammy; R. Nathaniel Dett
6 Delibes: Lakme Bell Song; Florence Cole-Talbert
7 The Last Rose of Summer; Florence Cole-Talbert
8 Dell'acqua: Villanelle; Florence Cole-Talbert
9 Arditi: Il Baccio; Talbert
10 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen; Talbert
11 White: Cradle Song; Clarence Cameron White (Violin)
12 White: Lament; Clarence Cameron White
13 Make More Room; Hattie King Reavis
14 Gounod: There Is a Green Hill; Hattie King Reavis
15 Leoncavallo: Vesti la Giubba (Pagliacci); Roland Hayes
16 Donizetti: Una Furtiva Lagrima (L'elisir D'amore); Roland Hayes
17 Verdi: Sollene in Quest'ora (La Forza Del Destino; Roland Hayes
18 Katherine Glen: Twilight; Roland Hayes
19 Bye and Bye; Roland Hayes
20 Steal Away to Jesus; Roland Hayes
21 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Roland Hayes
22 Verdi: Caro Nome (Rigoletto); Antoinette Garnes
23 Verdi: Ah! Fors'e Lui (La Traviata); Antoinette Garnes
24 Haydn: My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair; Antoinette Garnes
25 Faure: Les Rameaux; Harry Burleigh