Śpiewa

Recorded Sound | Digitized | RG Number: RG-91.1981

Overview

Description: Wiera (Vera) Gran (1916-2007), Polish singer, Warsaw ghetto survivor, performs a selection of prewar repertoire and contemporary material from the 1950s-1960s.

Polskie Nagrania Muza – XL 0297 (1965). Vera Gran, vocalist. Instrumental ensemble directed by Jerzy Abratowski.
Side A Track 1: List (A Letter). Words: Sewer (AKA Seweryn Mendelson), Wiera Gran. Music: Eddy Courts (AKA Edward Kurtz).
Side A Track 2: Gdy odejdziesz (When You're Gone). Words: Józef Lipski; Władysław Szlengel. Music: Stanisław Ferszko; Julian Front.
Side A Track 3: Piosenka o zagubionym sercu (A Song About A Lost Heart). Words: Artur Swinarski. Music: Henryk Wars.
Side A: Track 4: Gdy w ramiona bierze mnie (When He Takes Me In His Arms). Words: Krystyna Wolińska. Music: Louiguy (AKA Louis Guglielmi). Polish version of La Vie en Rose.
Side A Track 5: Ciemna dziś noc (Dark Is The Night). Words: Julian Tuwim; Vladimir Agatov (original Russian lyric). Music: Nikita Bogoslovski.
Side A Track 6: Samotna czekam (I'm Waiting Alone). Words: Marian Hemar. Music Harry Warren.
Side A Track 7: Deszcz (Rain). Words: Music: Dee Clark.
Side B Track 1: To niewiele (Not Very Much). Words: Antoni Słonimski. Music: Witold Elektorowicz.
Side B Track 2: Fernando. Words: Zbigniew Drabik. Music: Jerzy Gert, Ryszard Frank.
Side B Track 3: Trzy Listy (Three Letters). Words: Jerzy Jurandot. Music: Leon Boruński.
Side B Track 4: Maria Dolores. Words: Ref-Ren (AKA Feliks Konarski). Music: Fernando García Morcillo.
Side B Track 5: Dwa serca (Two Hearts). Words: Jerzy Jurandot. Music: Alexander Spiro.
Side B Track 6: Madonna. Words: Krystyna Wolińska. Music: Unidentified Portuguese popular song.
Date: released: 1965
Contributor: Performer: Vera Gran
Format: Phonograph record; vinyl; 12 inches

Physical Details

Language: Polish
Genre/Form: Music.

Rights & Restrictions

Conditions on Access: You do not require further permission from the Museum to access this archival media.
Copyright: Copyright Undetermined
Conditions on Use: Owner of copyright, if any, is undetermined. It is possible this is an orphan work. It is the responsibility of anyone interested in reproducing, broadcasting, or publishing content to determine copyright holder and secure permission, or perform a diligent Fair Use analysis.

Administrative Notes

Legal Status: Permanent Collection - not accessioned
Recorded Sound Provenance: Since 1992, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's music historian has collected historic sound recordings, published materials, interviews, and music related to the Holocaust and World War II.
Recorded Sound Notes: For detailed discography notes, refer to www.discogs.com/Vera-Gran-Vera-Gran-%C5%9Apiewa/release/5327120

For more information, refer to:
USC Shoah Foundation Institute testimony of Wiera Gran, https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/vha8086
Walka Wiery Gran z Cieniami, https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn519051
Prokuratura Sądu Okręgowego w Warszawie (GK 453), https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn713726
Centraly Komitet Żydów w Polsce. Sądy Społeczne (Sygn.313), https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn501392
Relacje ocalalych z Holocaustu (Sygn. 301), https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508120
Wiera Gran "Sztafeta oszczerców: autobiografia śpiewaczki" (1980)
Agata Tuszyńska "Oskarżona Wiera Gran" (2010)
Agata Tuszyńska "Vera Gran: the accused"
Recorded Sound Source: Bret Werb

Record last modified:: 2024-02-21 07:29:49
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