Paul Robeson - Paul Robeson Live in New York 1958 (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Turning 60 a month before, Paul Robeson was coming to the end of a near decade-long battle with the US government over his right to travel internationally when he appeared at Carnegie Hall on May 9, 1958. Robeson made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1929, and this May 9 concert was seen as a major comeback. The controversy surrounding the legendary baritone meant that the sellout audience was met in front of the Hall by 20 police officers. The New York Times reported that “their presence was unnecessary. The audience, which filled the Hall, was orderly, and there were no demonstrations outside. And so the police went home about 9:15 PM.”

Accompanied by pianist Alan Booth, Robeson performed songs—in English, German, Russian, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Chinese—and theatrical monologues, including one from Othello, which The New York Times ironically regarded as one of the most musical parts of the evening. He reserved one of his signature songs, “Joe Hill,” as an encore—the opening strains being drowned out by applause.

Paul Robeson made a second 1958 appearance at Carnegie Hall a couple of weeks later on May 23. He went on to tour successfully in Britain, the Soviet Union, Australia, and New Zealand. Having performed here more than 10 times over four decades, the May 23, 1958, Carnegie Hall concert turned out to be his last at the Hall.

TRACKLIST

1. Paul Robeson - Over the Mountain - Love will find Out the Way (2024 Remastered Version)
2. Paul Robeson - Balm in Gilead (2024 Remastered Version)
3. Paul Robeson - Freedom - Moravian Hussite Hymn (2024 Remastered Version)
4. Paul Robeson - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, BWV 80 (2024 Remastered Version)
5. Paul Robeson - Ode to Joy "Choral Section of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9" (2024 Remastered Version)
6. Paul Robeson - Oh No, John! (2024 Remastered Version)
7. Paul Robeson - An Eriskay Love Lilt (2024 Remastered Version)
8. Paul Robeson - In a Place Far, Far Away "Chinese Folk Song" (2024 Remastered Version)
9. Paul Robeson - Comments on Languages and Music of Many Lands (2024 Remastered Version)
10. Paul Robeson - Borris Godunov, Act IV, Scene 2: "Gospodi! Gospodi! Vozzri, molyu" (2024 Remastered Version)
11. Paul Robeson - Othello, the Moor of Venice: "Soft you, a word or two before you go" (2024 Remastered Version)
12. Paul Robeson - Introduction of Lawrence Brown (2024 Remastered Version)
13. Paul Robeson - Didn't my Lord Deliver Daniel? (2024 Remastered Version)
14. Paul Robeson - Swing Low Sweet Chariot (2024 Remastered Version)
15. Paul Robeson - No More Auction Block (2024 Remastered Version)
16. Paul Robeson - Water Boy (2024 Remastered Version)
17. Paul Robeson - The Four Insurgent Generals (2024 Remastered Version)
18. Paul Robeson - We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder (2024 Remastered Version)
19. Paul Robeson - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child (2024 Remastered Version)
20. Paul Robeson - How Does the Keyser Live (2024 Remastered Version)
21. Paul Robeson - Mexican Lullaby (2024 Remastered Version)
22. Paul Robeson - Closing Thanks (2024 Remastered Version)
23. Paul Robeson - The Ballad of Joe Hill (2024 Remastered Version)
24. Paul Robeson - House I Live In (2024 Remastered Version)



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