{"id":6778,"date":"2021-02-11T22:42:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T21:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/?p=6778"},"modified":"2024-02-16T10:51:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:51:18","slug":"episode-74-lucretia-west-bhm2021-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/11\/episode-74-lucretia-west-bhm2021-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 74. Lucretia West (BHM2021 II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-primary\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-controls=\"mega-menu-primary\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-primary\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"slide\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"slide\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"200\" data-mobile-force-width=\"body\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"600\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-mobile-direction=\"vertical\"><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-home mega-menu-item-19160\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19160\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-menu-item-19161\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19161\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/about-daniel\/\">About Daniel<\/a><\/li><li class=\"mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-post_type mega-menu-item-object-page mega-current_page_parent mega-menu-item-19171\" id=\"mega-menu-item-19171\"><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/all-episodes\/\">All Episodes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 74. Lucretia West (Black History Month 2021 II)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/?powerpress_embed=278-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SOCIAL SHARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignleft is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button alignright\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius\" href=\"https:\/\/countermelody.blubrry.net\/\">SUBSCRIBE VIA YOUR FAVORITE PODCAST PLATFORM<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-January-1-1955-in-London-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-January-1-1955-in-London-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-January-1-1955-in-London-1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-January-1-1955-in-London-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-January-1-1955-in-London-1.jpg 1011w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The great African American contralto Lucretia West, born on 13 November 1922, is one of the great singers of German <em>Lieder <\/em>in general and of the music of Gustav Mahler in particular. Though she occasionally appeared in her native country, the majority of her life and career was spent in Germany. She was a favorite of some of the greatest conductors of the 1950s and 1960s, including Hans Knappertsbusch, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Carl Schuricht, and Hermann Scherchen. Her collaborations with them are all featured in this episode. Her recorded legacy is not large, but it is impressive, and includes releases of Schubert <em>Lieder<\/em> and two albums of spirituals which are among the most significant contributions to that genre. Though she did not sing much opera, I did uncover a 1958 recording with Ferdinand Leitner of Carl Orff\u2019s realization of Claudio Monteverdi\u2019s <em>Orpheus<\/em>, in which she sings the role of La Messaggera (Die Botin in Orff\u2019s German-language version). All of her work reveals a singer of enormous expressivity and makes an interesting contrast with that of her near-contemporary, Carol Brice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had originally intended to post this extra episode as a bonus for my Patreon supporters, but I decided that all of my Black History Month episodes should be available to all interested listeners, whether they are Patreon subscribers or not. Please enjoy, and please pass on the word to all persons who might enjoy learning more about some of the lesser-known African American singers of past generations. And, if you are so inspired, please do consider becoming a monthly supporter on Patreon. I\u2019m so happy that you are here to join in the celebration of this magnificent artist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-custom-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong> RECORDINGS HEARD IN THIS EPISODE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-at-Keyboard.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-at-Keyboard.png 365w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-at-Keyboard-196x300.png 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual: Oh, What a Beautiful City. Lucretia West; Kurt Rapf [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Schuricht-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Schuricht-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Schuricht-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Schuricht-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Schuricht.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Carl Schuricht (1880 &#8211; 1967)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johannes Brahms, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Ach, wer heilet die Schmerzen (<em>Alt-Rhapsodie<\/em>), Op. 53. Lucretia West; Carl Schuricht, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, Stuttgart Lehrergesangverein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Knappertsbusch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6876\" width=\"640\" height=\"619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Knappertsbusch.png 826w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Knappertsbusch-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Knappertsbusch-768x744.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Hans Knappertsbusch (1888 &#8211; 1965), photographed in 1937 by Gordon Anthony<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gustav Mahler: Nun seh\u2019 ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (<em>Kindertotenlieder<\/em>). Lucretia West; Hans Knappertsbusch, Berliner Philharmoniker [live Berlin 09 April 1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"461\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahler-Scherchen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahler-Scherchen.png 461w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahler-Scherchen-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Mahler-Scherchen-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gustav Mahler: Ich hab\u2019 ein gl\u00fchend Messer (<em>Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen<\/em>). Lucretia West; Hermann Scherchen, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Schubert-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Schubert-1.jpg 468w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Schubert-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Schubert-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Franz Schubert, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Rastlose Liebe, D. 138. Lucretia West; Leo Taubmann [1955]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Vega-Schubert.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Vega-Schubert.png 462w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Vega-Schubert-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Vega-Schubert-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Franz Schubert, Friedrich Klopstock: Dem Unendlichen, D. 291. Lucretia West; Leo Taubmann [1955]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"393\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jonathan-Brice.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jonathan-Brice.png 393w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Jonathan-Brice-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><figcaption>Jonathan Brice<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me. Lucretia West; Jonathan Brice [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Westminster-Spirituals.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Westminster-Spirituals.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Westminster-Spirituals-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Westminster-Spirituals-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual, arr. Sam Morgenstern: The Blind Man Stood on the Road. Lucretia West; Sam Morgenstern, Male Vocal Quartet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Composers-on-Music-Morgenstern-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6873\" width=\"457\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Composers-on-Music-Morgenstern-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Composers-on-Music-Morgenstern-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Composers-on-Music-Morgenstern-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Composers-on-Music-Morgenstern.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><figcaption>One of many books by Sam Morgenstern (1906 &#8211; 1989)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual, arr. Sam Morgenstern: The Gospel Train. Lucretia West; Sam Morgenstern, Male Vocal Quartet [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"831\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kurt-Rapf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kurt-Rapf.jpg 831w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kurt-Rapf-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Kurt-Rapf-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 831px) 100vw, 831px\" \/><figcaption>Kurt Rapf (1922 &#8211; 2007)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual: No, I Don\u2019t Feel Noways Tired. Lucretia West; Kurt Rapf [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Elderly-with-Hand-671x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6881\" width=\"550\" height=\"839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Elderly-with-Hand-671x1024.jpg 671w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Elderly-with-Hand-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Elderly-with-Hand-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Elderly-with-Hand-1006x1536.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Elderly-with-Hand.jpg 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption>Lucretia West photographed in 2015<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual: Trampin\u2019. Lucretia West; Kurt Rapf [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-West-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6878\" width=\"527\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-West-1.jpg 468w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-West-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-West-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual, arr. Sam Morgenstern: Weepin\u2019 Mary. Lucretia West; Sam Morgenstern, The Westminster Light Orchestra [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dimitri.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dimitri.jpg 600w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dimitri-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896 &#8211; 1960)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gustav Mahler, Friedrich Nietzsche: O Mensch! Gib Acht! (<em>Symphony No. 3<\/em>). Lucretia West; Dimitri Mitropoulos, K\u00f6lner Rundfunk Sinfonie Orchester [K\u00f6ln live radio performance 31 October 1960]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Barbirolli-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Barbirolli-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Barbirolli-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Barbirolli-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Barbirolli-1536x1042.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Barbirolli.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>John Barbirolli (1899 &#8211; 1970)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gustav Mahler, text from Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Es sungen drei Engel (<em>Symphony No. 3<\/em>). Lucretia West; John Barbirolli, Berliner Philharmoniker, Frauen- und Knabenchor der St. Hedwigskathedrale [live Berlin 8 March 1969]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"374\" height=\"471\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Young-Fronta.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Young-Fronta.png 374w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-Young-Fronta-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Franz Schubert, Franz von Schober: An die Musik, D. 547. Lucretia West; Leo Taubmann [1954]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/LW-Eyes-Closed-Singing.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6918\" width=\"530\" height=\"547\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Traditional Spiritual: A City Called Heaven. Lucretia West; Kurt Rapf [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Scherchen.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Scherchen.png 597w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Young-Scherchen-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><figcaption>Hermann Scherchen (1891 &#8211; 1966)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gustav Mahler, text from Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Urlicht (<em>Symphony No. 2<\/em>). Lucretia West; Hermann Scherchen, Orchestra of the Wiener Staatsoper [1958]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Musical-America.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Musical-America.jpg 468w, https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/West-Musical-America-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 74. Lucretia West (Black History Month 2021 II) SOCIAL SHARE SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORM The great African American contralto Lucretia West,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[420,1626,1075,5823,2314,2260,808],"tags":[2652,2672,2676,33,1646,2147,2673,101,1297,2669,2670,863,2636,2677,2675,2646,2678,2648,2674,2671,430],"class_list":["post-6778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-african-american-opera-singers","category-african-american-singers","category-art-song","category-forgotten-divas","category-gustav-mahler","category-music-for-a-world-in-crisis","category-needle-drop","tag-alto-rhapsody-brahms","tag-carl-orff","tag-carl-schuricht","tag-claudio-monteverdi","tag-des-knaben-wunderhorn","tag-dimitri-mitropoulos","tag-ferdinand-leitner","tag-franz-schubert","tag-gustav-mahler","tag-hans-knappertsbusch","tag-hermann-scherchen","tag-johannes-brahms","tag-jonathan-brice","tag-kindertotenlieder-mahler","tag-kurt-rapf","tag-leo-taubmann","tag-lieder-eines-fahrenden-gesellen-mahler","tag-lucretia-west","tag-raymond-wolansky","tag-sam-morgenstern","tag-spirituals"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/countermelodypodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lucretia-West-TRIMMED-300x188.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a 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