Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
4 Chansons sérieuses, op. 121

Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
La donna ancora e fedele

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Die Forelle, D 550
Schwanengesang, D 957
Der Erlkonig, D 328

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
5 Lieder, op. 39

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Dido et Aeneas, Z 626

Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
6 Mélodies, op. 4

Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Elegie

Liza Lehmann (1862-1918)
The coucou

Franz Rupp (piano)
Kosti Vehanen (piano)
Marian Anderson (alto)

MARIAN ANDERSON: RARE AND UNPUBLISHED RECORDINGS, 1936– 1952 Rare & unreleased performances recorded for Victor & HMV, incl. the first release of Anderson’s interpretation of Brahms’s Four Serious Songs. Material drawn from the collection of the University of Pennsylvania Library & mastered by Ward Marston. Selections include songs by A. Scarlatti, Schubert, Strauss, Rachmaninoff, Massenet, Lehmann and “When I Am Laid in Earth” from Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), With pianists Kosti Vehanen and Franz Rupp, & violist William Primrose. Winner: “Best Historic Vocal Recording“ 2000 - ‘Classical Record Collector’