The Essential Leontyne Price - Spirituals, Hymns, etc

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Album Summary

Performers

• Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Connally Walton (Tenor)
• George Decker (Organ)
• Ambrosian Singers (Voice)

Conductors

• Gerhardt, Charles
• Henderson, Skitch
• Holmes, Lassaye Van Buren

Ensemble

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Composers

• Anonymous
• Edward Boatner
• John Dykes Bower
• Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
• Albert Hay Malotte (1895 - 1964)
• May H. Brahe (a.k.a. Stanley Dickson or May H. Mor) (1882 - 1956)
• Charles Gounod (Composer) (1818 - 1893)
• J. Rosamond Johnson (1873 - 1954)
• Traditional Spiritual
• American Traditional
• Billy Taylor
• John Bacchus Dykes (1823 - 1876)
• Charles C. Converse
• William H. Doane
• Robert Lowry (1826 - 1899)
• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
• Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
• Harry (Henry) Thacker Burleigh (1866 - 1949)
• Roland Hayes (1887 - 1977)
• Florence Price (1887 - 1953)
• Robert MacGimsey (1898 - 1979)
• Josef Knapp
• John Newton ("Amazing Grace" Composer) (1725 - 1807)
• Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810 - 1876)
• Christmas Traditional
• Samuel A. Ward (1847 - 1903)
• William Steffe (circa 1830 - 1890)
• Lawrance Collingwood

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Works Details

Burleigh, Henry Thacker : Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Collingwood, Lawrance : Let Us Break Bread Together

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral

Traditional Spiritual : His Name So Sweet

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal

Hayes, Roland : 'Roun' About De Mountain

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 18 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Traditional Spiritual : Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: by 1865

Anonymous : Sit Down, Servant

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.

Anonymous : Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: by 1865

Traditional, American : He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
• Written: by 1865

Traditional Spiritual : Deep River

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
• Written: by 1875

Traditional Spiritual : Honor! Honor!

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Vocal

Price, Florence Beatrice : My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord for voice & piano

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Boatner, Edward : On Ma Journey

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 3 sec.

Traditional Spiritual : Po' Pilgrim of Sorrow (a.k.a. A City called Heaven)

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: by 1865

Traditional Spiritual : Ride On, King Jesus

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 42 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: by 1865

Taylor, Billy : I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Traditional Spiritual : Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

MacGimsey, Robert : Sweet Little Jesus Boy, carol for voice & orchestra

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 3 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Vocal
• Written: 1934

Traditional Spiritual : There Is a Balm in Gilead, spiritual

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Burleigh, Henry Thacker : Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 1 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Traditional Spiritual : Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 1 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: by 1865

Anonymous : My Way Is Cloudy

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.

Traditional Spiritual : Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Written: by 1865

Traditional Spiritual : I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray, spiritual

• Performers: Leontyne Price (Soprano); Connally Walton (Tenor)
• Conductor: Lassaye Holmes
• Notes: 04/19/1970-04/22/1970
• Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
• Written: by 1865

Bower, John Dykes : Holy, Holy, Holy

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Modern

Dykes, John Bacchus : Lead, Kindly Light

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1865

Knapp, Josef : Blessed Assurance

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.

Schubert, Franz : Ave Maria

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1825

Converse, Charles : What a Friend We Have in Jesus

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Newton, John : Amazing Grace

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1779

Malotte, Albert Hay : The Lord's Prayer

• Performers: Leontyne Price (Soprano); George Decker (Organ)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1935

Doane, William H. : Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour

• Performers: Leontyne Price (Soprano); George Decker (Organ)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral

Wesley, Samuel Sebastian : The Church's One Foundation :: Aurelia)

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral

Stan, May H. Brahe (a.k.a. : Bless This House, for chorus & keyboard

• Performers: Leontyne Price (Soprano); George Decker (Organ)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Form: Choral

Lowry, Robert : I need Thee every hour (Dependence)

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Anonymous : Schlessiche Volkslieder :: Fairest Lord Jesus

• Performers: George Decker (Organ); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Notes: 04/04/1966-04/07/1966
• Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.

Traditional, Christmas : I Wonder As I Wander (American)

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
• Written: by 1933

Gounod, Charles : Ave Maria

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Running Time: 2 min. 59 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: circa 1852

Gershwin, George : Porgy and Bess

• Performer: Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Skitch Henderson
• Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1935

Ward, Samuel Augustus : America the Beautiful

• Performers: Leontyne Price (Soprano); Ambrosian Singers (Voice)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Notes: 05/10/1982-05/12/1982
• Running Time: 3 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1895

Johnson, J. Rosamond : Lift Every Voice and Sing, hymn

• Performers: Ambrosian Singers (Voice); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Notes: 05/10/1982-05/12/1982
• Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1899

Luther, Martin : A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Ein feste Burg)

• Performers: Ambrosian Singers (Voice); Leontyne Price (Soprano)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Notes: 05/10/1982-05/12/1982
• Running Time: 4 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Renaissance
• Written: 1529

Steffe, William : Battle Hymn of the Republic

• Performers: Leontyne Price (Soprano); Ambrosian Singers (Voice)
• Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
• Notes: 05/10/1982-05/12/1982
• Running Time: 5 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1862