Marian Anderson sings 'Ave Maria' - Stokowski conducts

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • This much-loved Schubert song comes from a short 1944 'Christmas Carols' feature, filmed specially for American military personnel stationed overseas, in which Leopold Stokowski conducted the Westminster Choir and a small orchestral ensemble. The great African-American Marian Anderson had a solo spot in this film and here she is, sensitively accompanied by the great Maestro.

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  • @terryjames548
    @terryjames548 5 месяцев назад +4

    She sends chills down my spine. This lady was the best vocalist of the century.

  • @antoineduchamp4931
    @antoineduchamp4931 Год назад +4

    This is Schubert.... If I had one wish for the world it would be this - that everyone could both hear and love this composer. His works are second only to Beethoven and Mozart, and I believe he is not given the recognition he deserves. He was a pall-bearer at Beethoven's funeral. He died, aged just 31

    • @BytomGirl
      @BytomGirl 6 месяцев назад

      I love Schubert, my favorite of his is Wintereise, musical poem with beautiful lyrics, especially Lindenbaum

  • @mhurm3
    @mhurm3 3 года назад +56

    In my youth about 70 years ago one of the few entertainments was to go to the cinema to watch movies. At Christmas time in my hometown Kotka in Finland 🇫🇮 they used to play Schubert’s ”Ave Maria” by Marian Anderson before the curtains were opened for the movie. (Marian had a Finnish accompanist, Kosti Vehanen on her tours.)
    This was the beginning of the Christmas for me, a young girl listening enchanted to Marian’s wonderful voice! 🌟💖🌟

    • @108grog
      @108grog 3 года назад +2

      I was just reading in wikipedia that Sibelius adored her, and wrote or re-arranged several (many?) songs for her.

    • @108grog
      @108grog 3 года назад +1

      Rohkea rokan syö.
      I'm thinking of all the prejudice and forces she had to put up with and struggle against.
      (I looked up Finnish sayings on Google.)

  • @marciapeak893
    @marciapeak893 3 года назад +32

    My mom loved this song. As a child I remember her singing it
    around the house. Each time she heard it she would cry. I didn't understand why she was so touched as she didn't even know the meaning of the words. As I listen now, my tears are flowing. Mom being sentimental, certain songs touched her.
    I inherited that sensitive gene from my mom. RIP Mom.

  • @ethanhill9460
    @ethanhill9460 3 года назад +20

    Singer and conductor were in the zone. FACTS..

  • @johnnorris8567
    @johnnorris8567 3 года назад +27

    My favorite hymn song by someone who knows how to sing it.

  • @carolynfredal986
    @carolynfredal986 3 года назад +29

    Marion Anderson is amazing. Her voice is magical.

    • @Darrigrande
      @Darrigrande 2 года назад +1

      A voice of incredible warm and beauty! Only once in a century we have the privileg to have so a unique voice like the great Marion!

    • @sylviarobinson5952
      @sylviarobinson5952 2 года назад +2

      MARIAN❤

    • @christinecorkish7188
      @christinecorkish7188 2 года назад +3

      Marian Anderson voice is absolutely incredibly beautiful, she sings Ave Maria with pure devotion , of how this song should be sung for who it Honors . The Holy Mother Of God.

  • @jerryvan6709
    @jerryvan6709 4 года назад +32

    A beautiful lady and a beautiful song. Brings me to tears. God bless her soul.

  • @KenWAnderson
    @KenWAnderson 3 года назад +11

    Two of the world's greats - along with other fine accompanying musicians.

  • @beatricewoods3113
    @beatricewoods3113 4 года назад +7

    You'll never hear a voice like that in this Lifetime again.

  • @rosesulla2616
    @rosesulla2616 6 лет назад +34

    The angels wept when she sang- simply divine voice

  • @garywait3231
    @garywait3231 2 года назад +5

    Anderson and Stokowski : my idea of Heaven !

  • @jacquiehurns98
    @jacquiehurns98 3 года назад +15

    My God, what a voice!

  • @thebes50
    @thebes50 6 лет назад +34

    A very lovely lady and a very lovely voice!

  • @lunnouxhinds8464
    @lunnouxhinds8464 4 года назад +11

    What a voice.
    Simply fantastic.

  • @violinstockholm
    @violinstockholm 10 лет назад +36

    Absolutely wonderful stunning and amazing !

  • @kashaneka
    @kashaneka 5 лет назад +46

    Now I know why Nina Simone would listen to this magical voice every morning.

  • @paxguns
    @paxguns 4 года назад +20

    Thank you for posting. To listen to her brings tears, you have made a sad old man very happy.

  • @oucutie1
    @oucutie1 6 лет назад +11

    The most fabulous contralto of the 20th century!!!

    • @andrewb2968
      @andrewb2968 Год назад

      Have to disagree. Ferrier gets my vote. A far more powerful and rounded voice.

  • @bro8974
    @bro8974 4 года назад +5

    Can't hear this without emotion. I fell in love with it in '68 shortly after my return to the Sacraments.

  • @KarinaTheDreama
    @KarinaTheDreama 3 года назад +3

    Brings me to tears immediately it's so beautiful. The beauty. The time. Oh, all the wars for freedom. To think our current regime can just strip these away from all the land & personification of freedom & majesty. Damn.
    We Shall Overcome.❤️🇺🇸♥️

  • @samsonguerda3360
    @samsonguerda3360 3 года назад +9

    J'adore cette chanson belle voix

  • @antoniboleslawowicz8095
    @antoniboleslawowicz8095 5 лет назад +36

    Anderson (contralto extraordinaire) at her best, here emphasizing her bell-like upper registers. In English, no less! And the Maestro closely follows her. Thanks so much for posting. It’s pretty rare that two artists of such limitless expressive power are paired. When it happens - a musical experience almost beyond belief!

    • @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885
      @voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885 4 года назад +1

      I have her singing in German and Latin also - on my playlist of Ave Maria by Schubert.

    • @douglasmurphy9127
      @douglasmurphy9127 4 года назад +1

      well said what great artistry

    • @mobutter2879
      @mobutter2879 4 года назад

      Voidisyinyang Voidisyinyang Please share the links ❤️❤️❤️

    • @giovanna722
      @giovanna722 Год назад

      He looks enraptured.

  • @skarabrae2570
    @skarabrae2570 5 лет назад +9

    A voice from heaven!

  • @Arkelk2010
    @Arkelk2010 7 лет назад +32

    (I don't think she was expecting the applause from the orchestra and chorus.) I feel she was in touch with the meaning of the words as much as just singing--makes all the difference in the world, and it was beautiful.

    • @philipr1567
      @philipr1567 6 лет назад +5

      They realised they were in the presence of greatness.

  • @maggiesolihin816
    @maggiesolihin816 9 лет назад +22

    Beyond beauty

  • @OgemaryNweke
    @OgemaryNweke 2 года назад +2

    O my God🥺❤️🌲🙏🏼
    God bless you Marian

  • @lyndajames6396
    @lyndajames6396 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful lady, beautiful voice.

  • @nellahashimoto1342
    @nellahashimoto1342 6 лет назад +14

    Most beautiful spiritual and inspiring. Thank you.

  • @TheChriskemp
    @TheChriskemp 4 года назад +5

    Breathtaking

  • @gregoryalberts2503
    @gregoryalberts2503 Год назад +3

    Once in a lifetime.

  • @kapi4658
    @kapi4658 2 дня назад

    Beautyfull.. thanks from old Germany

  • @utube0803
    @utube0803 4 года назад +8

    Bravo! Simply sublime. Thank you so much for posting this.

  • @purisermonisamator
    @purisermonisamator Год назад

    As always, I am immensely delighted with the grandiose Marian. And thanks to Maestro Stokovsky for not climbing on the singer's shoulders...

  • @mauracole9219
    @mauracole9219 6 лет назад +15

    SUBLIME ! WHAT A TALENT

  • @kendn01
    @kendn01 4 года назад +5

    I always get the feeling when I hear Anderson - there goes a Wagnerian soprano. I bet she could raise the rafters with that voice!

  • @dorenehague8895
    @dorenehague8895 2 года назад

    I remember Ms Anderson from childhood. Even as young as I was I enjoyed her performances.

  • @marcocito
    @marcocito 6 лет назад +9

    Voix unique et tellement douce! Merci Mme Anderson!

  • @edwardelliott5756
    @edwardelliott5756 3 года назад +3

    Smooth and sweet!

  • @natchiteharmony73
    @natchiteharmony73 3 года назад +3

    🙇👍very soft so sweety voice....she seems one of my sister. 🌴972

  • @ericwest5059
    @ericwest5059 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful! Absolutely gorgeous!😊

  • @crzy2364
    @crzy2364 6 лет назад +4

    Exquisite style and beauty

  • @aaronjorgefridman5662
    @aaronjorgefridman5662 4 года назад +5

    Una maravilla de voz y sentimiento, perdidaen el tiempo

  • @droxyy
    @droxyy 6 лет назад +8

    wow. so rare! Amazing you got this footage.

  • @shellducker7078
    @shellducker7078 5 лет назад +4

    Mesmerising

  • @xmaney153
    @xmaney153 5 лет назад +4

    천상의 목소리입니다. 참 듣기가 너무 편안합니다.

    • @adam28xx
      @adam28xx  5 лет назад +3

      Google translate from Korean: "It is the voice of heaven. It is very comfortable listening."

  • @podunkcitizen2562
    @podunkcitizen2562 3 года назад +10

    When they announced they were going to replace Andrew Jackson on the twenty dollar bill with a woman I thought Marian Anderson would be a good choice. I can't complain with the choice of Harriet Tubman but I thought choosing Anderson would help right a wrong.

  • @littleonekat
    @littleonekat 4 года назад +4

    Enchanting ✨

  • @mobutter2879
    @mobutter2879 4 года назад +5

    ❤️To God Be The Glory ❤️

  • @georgenombrauk1584
    @georgenombrauk1584 4 года назад +3

    Awesome 🌹

  • @donnachurch6884
    @donnachurch6884 3 года назад +2

    beautiful

  • @beechristy7033
    @beechristy7033 2 года назад +1

    Glorious!

  • @honeypot-pd2oc
    @honeypot-pd2oc 3 года назад +5

    so sad she wasn't allowed to perform everywhere ,, america sucks sometimes

  • @everton2165
    @everton2165 4 года назад +3

    Conjunto de beleza inenarrável!

  • @numetutelare
    @numetutelare 3 года назад +6

    Toscanini disse che era un miracolo vocale... aveva ragione

  • @marcullus1
    @marcullus1 Год назад

    Transcentendicly beautiful

  • @TartempionLampion
    @TartempionLampion 5 лет назад +2

    Very beautiful...

  • @harryzisch8169
    @harryzisch8169 5 лет назад +6

    Ich bin überzeugter Atheist, aber wenn ich sie höre, spüre ich die Engel um mich...

  • @toth-music
    @toth-music 3 года назад +2

    divine

  • @johncritic6997
    @johncritic6997 4 года назад +3

    As beautiful as this sounds, I have never heard any other version of Franz Schubert's Ave Maria that in any way beats Walt Disney's in the 1940 animated classic Fantasia.

    • @sweetulip2004
      @sweetulip2004 3 года назад

      Have you heard Josh Groban's rendition? Sooo good!!

  • @arealoldname8461
    @arealoldname8461 5 лет назад +6

    There I was waiting for the choir to join in, lol!

    • @helenrogers1400
      @helenrogers1400 5 лет назад +3

      Areal Oldname, me too.Her singing is beyond beautiful. 🙏💚

  • @margaritaporete1684
    @margaritaporete1684 6 лет назад +5

    Sin duda la mejor version

  • @marlenegold280
    @marlenegold280 Месяц назад

    She doesn’t look 47 here, looks much younger.
    Voice quality sounds excellent too.

  • @jsunit5354
    @jsunit5354 4 года назад +3

    Simply Beautiful.
    I would like to find a re-mastered version of the original. The original would have been mastered on a disc recorder, or maybe a wire recorder, then onto an optical track on film, as the artifacts are apparent. This YT version was a distribution film copy, then through a film-transfer to NTSC video, and then down to 128bit/sec sample, compressed, as all YT audio; sad, but necessary.
    Having said that, it would be terrific to locate original media, or as close to that as possible. Perhaps it still exists in a reference library, studio, or private collection.
    We can always hope that to be true.

  • @eras9872
    @eras9872 6 лет назад +2

    Thank you

  • @laurentstuderlafontaine8077
    @laurentstuderlafontaine8077 4 года назад +3

    Splendide interprétation adressée à Dieu directement

  • @georgefieldsjr.640
    @georgefieldsjr.640 Год назад

    So Beautiful!

  • @ferdinandof2003
    @ferdinandof2003 4 года назад +4

    The inspiration of Leontyne Price!

  • @refulgensq478
    @refulgensq478 3 года назад +1

    angel 😘 bravo

  • @rlittlejohn2772
    @rlittlejohn2772 3 года назад +5

    Those were different times. Everything is the opposite of what it seems. She went thru hell and back . Of course, her voice would resonate with the times. Oppressed people sing because not of happiness but because of malaise.

  • @dorenehague8895
    @dorenehague8895 2 года назад

    And she was a wonderful person.

  • @ugoibeawuchi28
    @ugoibeawuchi28 2 года назад

    Clear and Angelic

  • @deniscullis8518
    @deniscullis8518 4 года назад +2

    Brilliant xden

  • @angelmatt8161
    @angelmatt8161 4 года назад +3

    LEOPOLD !

  • @danielpincus221
    @danielpincus221 2 года назад +1

    The English translation she's singing would be great to see here.

  • @mariaeugeniabranco3956
    @mariaeugeniabranco3956 2 года назад

    Une merveillhe! Um Ange chante!

  • @sparklerucker8054
    @sparklerucker8054 3 года назад +2

  • @wentsaitai4827
    @wentsaitai4827 5 лет назад +2

    好美的聲音

  • @arlenehensley6753
    @arlenehensley6753 2 года назад +1

    I do not like the theology of "Ave Maria", but Marian Anderson does a fantastic job of singing it.

  • @betsya7054
    @betsya7054 Год назад

    🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @jcoats150
    @jcoats150 Год назад

    🙏🏻😌

  • @richardmabie5779
    @richardmabie5779 Год назад

    Best deal

  • @marioriospinot
    @marioriospinot 6 лет назад +4

    Nice.

  • @asmakabbous7019
    @asmakabbous7019 Год назад

    jm ave maria en contralto

  • @michaelocasey9668
    @michaelocasey9668 3 года назад +2

    Just HOW did Stokowski get into that tight shot? And ruin it.

  • @shataravaughn2093
    @shataravaughn2093 6 лет назад +2

    Try and get some sleep

  • @lorrainem8234
    @lorrainem8234 6 лет назад +2