Erbarme dich mein Gott Bach Marian Anderson

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Erbarme dich, mein Gott from Matthäus-Passion [The St. Matthew Passion], BWV 244 • by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) • Marian Anderson, contralto • Joseph Fuchs, solo violin • RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra • Robert Shaw, conductor • Recorded June, 1946 • Erbarme dich, • Mein Gott, um meiner Zähren willen! • Schaue hier, • Herz und Auge weint vor dir • Bitterlich. • TRANSLATION: • Have mercy, • My God, for my tears' sake; • Look hither, • Heart and eyes weep before thee • Bitterly. • In Memoriam: Marian Anderson (1897-1993) • Renowned contralto Marian Anderson was born in Philadelphia on February 27, 1897. Famed Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini said that she had a voice that came along once in a hundred years. On April 9, 1939 Marian Anderson performed at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after she was denied use of Constitutional Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) because of her race. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was a member of the DAR. Outraged by their decision, she famously resigned from the organization. (Her letter of resignation can be viewed on National Archives website). This well-publicized controversy led to the invitation to sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before a crowd of more than 75,000 people, with millions more listening to a live radio broadcast. The incident put both the artist and the issue of racial discrimination in the national spotlight. • She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the first African American to sing with New York's Metropolitan Opera. She sang for the inaugurations of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. In 1957, she toured India and the Far East as a goodwill ambassador through the U.S. State Department. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Anderson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963, the Congressional Gold Medal in 1977, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978, the National Medal of Arts in 1986, and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. • CD available from Nimbus Records: • https://www.amazon.com/Prima-Voce-Mar... • Photography in the video: • [1:17] Harris Ewing Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) • [2:09] National Archives and Records Administration • [3:02] Carnegie Hall Archives • [3:19] National Archives and Records Administration • [3:46] Harris Ewing Photograph Collection (Library of Congress) • [4:19] Photo by Abbie Rowe. National Park Service (Library of Congress) • [4:43] Photo by Addison Scurlock. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History • [5:25] Photo by Addison Scurlock. Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History • [6:44] Courtesy of RCA Records

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