Paul Robeson
| Pee AUL ROBESON’S voice is wasted on most of the songs he chooses to record, just as his talent is wasted on the stories of some of the films he makes. His singing is apparently so effortless, so naturally faultless, the quality of the
voice so magnificent, that to hear him singing for example such a trifle as "Lindy Lou" is like listening to the Minneapdlis Symphony Orchestra playing "Hearts and Flowers," or Backhaus performing "The Merry Peasant" on a concert Steinway. But Paul Robeson lately showed his acting talents in the title role of Shakespeare’s "Othello," and a record heard several times lately shows his better qualities as a musician. It is the recording of two Russian songs, "Within Four Walls," by Moussorgsky, and a Cradle Song by Gretchaninov. Personally, I could listen to Robeson even if he sang nothing by scales and arpeggios, but I hope this is only the first of a number of new recordings of better music. There are so many bass songs I should like to hear sung by this particular bass voice,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 313, 22 June 1945, Page 8
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181Paul Robeson New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 313, 22 June 1945, Page 8
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