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Gluck: | Chiamo il mio ben così (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Charles Bruck Orfeo ed Euridice: 'Deh placatevi con me' (Orfeo) Orchestra & Chorus of the Netherlands Opera, Charles Bruck Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice) Charles Bruck Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice) Charles Bruck | Greene, M: | O praise the Lord arr. Roper Gerald Moore (piano) I will lay me down in peace arr. Roper Gerald Moore (piano) | Handel: | Spring is coming (from Ottone) Gerald Moore (piano) Come to me, soothing sleep (from Ottone) Gerald Moore (piano) | Mahler: | Kindertotenlieder Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter | Mendelssohn: | Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich, Op. 63. No. 1 sung in English as ' I would that my love' Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano) Gruss, Op. 63 No. 3 sung in English as 'Greeting' Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano) | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano) Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano) Shepherd, shepherd, cease decoying (from King Arthur) Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano) |
“An outstandingly beautiful performance … Kathleen Ferrier, under Bruno Walter’s inspired direction, sings these songs as, one feels, Mahler must have imagined them.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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OperaBabes: Rebecca Knight (soprano), Karen England (mezzo-soprano) & Janet Haney (piano) A beautiful collection of songs by celebrated British composers, brought to life by the revered duo the OperaBabes. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | To MusicSolos & Duets from their recordings 1941-46
Arne: | O ravishing delight Where the Bee Sucks | Brahms: | Schwesterlein, WoO posth. 37 No. 1 (sung in English as 'Sister dear') Constancy, Op. 3 No. 1 Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuß gehen (No. 12 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) (sung in English as 'Sweetheart') | Elgar: | My work is done (from Dream of Gerontius) | Gluck: | What is life? (Orfeo ed Euridice) | Greene, M: | I will lay me down in peace O praise the Lord | Grieg: | Med en vandlije, Op. 25 No. 4 | Handel: | Come to me, soothing sleep (from Ottone) Spring is coming (from Ottone) | Mendelssohn: | Gruss, Op. 63 No. 3 sung in English as 'Greeting' Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich, Op. 63. No. 1 sung in English as 'I would that my love' | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) Shepherd, leave decoying (from King Arthur, Z628) Stript of their green our groves appear, Z444 I saw that you were grown so high, Z387 | Schubert: | An die Musik D547 | Scott, Lady J: | Think on me | trad.: | O can ye sew cushions? O whistle an' I'll come to you, Comin' thro the rye |
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| |  | Once Were AngelsThe tradition of boy trebles
| | A Grateful Heart Be not Afraid | Elgar: | Shepherd's Song | Fauré: | Requiem: Pie Jesu En Priere | Gibbons, O: | Drop, drop, slow tears | Handel: | Jephtha: Happy, Iphis, shalt thou live Messiah: I know that my Redeemer liveth | Mendelssohn: | Hear My Prayer | Mozart: | Alleluia Agnus Dei | Purcell: | Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 | Quilter: | Fear no More | Schubert: | Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) | Standford: | A Song of Wisdom | Sullivan, A: | Orpheus with his Lute | trad.: | I will give my love an apple Lark in the Clean Air Skye Boat Song Harke, harke the Lark | Vaughan Williams: | I got me Flowers Linden Lea | Vivaldi: | Laudamus te (We praise thee) from Gloria in D, RV589 |
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Dvorak: | Die Zuversicht, Op. 32 No. 10 Die Bescheidene, Op. 32 No. 8 Die Gefangene, Op. 32 No. 11 Die Verlassene, Op. 32 No. 6 Scheiden ohne Leiden, Op. 43 No. 4 | Geijer: | Dansen | Kodály: | Csillagoknak teremtöje (Bicinia Hungarica I. 80 szám) Kiolvasó (Bicinia Hungarica I. 58 szám) | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 Two Daughters of this Aged Stream (from King Arthur, Z628) Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) | Rossini: | La Pesca (Metastasio) La regata veneziana (C. Pepoli) Duetto buffo di due gatti (Comic Duet for Two Cats) | Tchaikovsky: | L'aube, Op. 46 No. 6 (J. Surikov) Larmes humaines, Op. 46 No. 3 (Paul Collin) Au Jardin, près du ruisseau, Op. 46 No. 4 (Paul Collin) | Wennerberg: | Marketenterskorna Flickorna |
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| |  | Kathleen Ferrier: The Complete EMI Recordings
Bach, J S: | Mass in B minor, BWV232: Christe eleison Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Wiener Symphoniker, Bruno Walter Mass in B minor, BWV232: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris Wiener Symphoniker, Bruno Walter Mass in B minor, BWV232: Et in unum dominum Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano) Wiener Symphoniker, Bruno Walter Mass in B minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei recorded in rehearsal in Vienna on 15th June 1950 Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan | Brahms: | Liebestreu, Op. 3 No. 1 recorded on 30th September 1944 Gerald Moore (piano) Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuß gehen (No. 12 from Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33) recorded on 30th September 1944 Gerald Moore (piano) | Elgar: | My work is done (from Dream of Gerontius) recorded on 30th September 1944 Gerald Moore (piano) | Gluck: | What is life? (Orfeo ed Euridice) recorded on 30th September 1944 Gerald Moore (piano) Orfeo ed Euridice performed in the 1889 Ricordi Edition; recorded live on 10th July 1951 Kathleen Ferrier (Orfeo), Greet Koeman (Euridice), Nel Duval (Amore) Chorus & Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera, Charles Bruck | Greene, M: | I will lay me down in peace recorded on 30th September 1944 Gerald Moore (piano) O praise the Lord recorded on 30th September 1944 Gerald Moore (piano) | Handel: | Spring is coming (from Ottone) recorded on 20th April 1945 Gerald Moore (piano) Come to me, soothing sleep (from Ottone) recorded on 20th April 1945 Gerald Moore (piano) | Mahler: | Kindertotenlieder recorded on 4th October 1949 Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter Nun will die Sonn so hell aufgehn (Kindertotenlieder) alternative take previously unissued; recorded 4th October 1949 Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus (Kindertotenlieder) alternative take previously unissued; recorded 4th October 1949 Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter | Mendelssohn: | Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich, Op. 63. No. 1 sung in English as 'I would that my love'; recorded on 21st September 1945 Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Gruss, Op. 63 No. 3 sung in English as 'Greeting'; recorded on 21st September 1945 Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 recorded on 21st September 1945 Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) recorded on 21st September 1945 Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) Shepherd, shepherd, cease decoying (from King Arthur) recorded on 21st September 1945 Isobel Baillie (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano) |
Issued to mark the centenary of Kathleen Ferrier’s birth, this 3CD set brings together for the first time all the EMI recordings by this great contralto, including two previously unissued tracks. In addition the booklet features three EMI publicity photos rarely seen since she first signed a contract with HMV/Colombia in 1944 Kathleen Ferrier (22 April 1912–8 October 1953) remains one of the best-loved British singers of our time. The eminent vocal expert Alan Blyth wrote of her in 1998: ‘Kathleen Ferrier, a legend in her own lifetime, has certainly become one since her untimely death in 1953. Her professional life, lasting little more than a decade, saw her rise from the obscurity of appearing with choirs in the north of England to the eminence of an international career in the company of such conductors as Barbirolli, Walter and Klemperer. It was an extraordinary transformation in every respect, but one wholly justified by the dignity and conviction of her singing and the commitment of her interpretations.’ CD1 begins with four test recordings of pieces by Gluck, Brahms and Elgar recorded by producer Walter Legge in June 1944 but not issued until 1978. Ferrier signed a one-year contract with EMI in September 1944 and her first commercial release was the two arias by the Baroque composer Maurice Greene that follow. Then come two Handel solos and five duets with soprano Isobel Baillie of compositions by Purcell and Mendelssohn. These completed Ferrier’s EMI contract and she then moved to Decca. In 1949 Ferrier came back to EMI to record Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder in London with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter, the great Mahlerian who had introduced Ferrier to this work, which closes CD1 CD2 begins with four items recorded at a rehearsal in June 1950 for a concert of the Bach Mass in B Minor in Vienna with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Karajan. EMI was setting up its recording equipment in the Musikvereinssaal for another project while the rehearsal was taking place and the engineer, as a test, turned on the tape machine to capture, almost complete, these four precious Ferrier tracks, which include two solos and two duets with the soprano Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. Then comes a complete performance of Ferrier’s signature operatic role, that of Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice by Gluck. This live recording dates from a radio broadcast in July 1951 in Amsterdam. CD3 concludes with two bonus tracks; these are reserve takes of the first and the fifth movements of Kindertotenlieder being issued here for the first time. This work was originally recorded on 12-inch waxes, with a tape machine running as safety back-up, as was EMI’s practice in 1949. Masters from the waxes were used for most of the original 78-rpm sides, but for the release of the work on CD, the back-up tapes were used, and these reserve ‘takes’ have also survived. “plenty of treats on EMI’s contribution to the celebration” New York Times, 23rd November 2012 “The voice is unique, its emotional power palpable after all these years.” The Observer, 16th April 2012 “The voice is unmistakable: richly textured, darkly coloured, ringed with nobility, sadness too...In some tracks she almost sounds like the darker sibling of counter-tenor Alfred Deller, another vocal wonder of the time. But the resemblance is fleeting. And as this set proves, the longer Ferrier sang the more uniquely expressive she became. Even now, almost 60 years on, her death still leaves a hole.” The Times, 20th April 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Victoria de los Ángeles: The Voice of an Angel
Bach, J C: | Ah! lamenta, oh bella Irene | Barbieri, F: | Canción de Paloma (from El Barberillo de Lavapiés) Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Barrera Saavedra: | Adiós Granada (from Emigrantes) arr. de los Angeles Victoria de los Angeles (guitar) | Beethoven: | Oh! would I were but that sweet linnet, WoO. 154 No. 9 Eduard Drolc (violin), Irmgard Poppen (cello) He promised me at parting, WoO. 154 No. 12 They bid me slight my Dermot dear, WoO. 152 No. 8 Eduard Drolc (violin), Irmgard Poppen (cello), Gerald Moore (piano) | Bizet: | Carmen (highlights) Nicolai Gedda (Don Jose), Denise Monteil (Micaela), Marcelle Croisier (Frasquita), Monique Linval (Mercédès) Chœurs et Orchestre National da la Radiodiffusion Française, Sir Thomas Beecham | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) Dein blaues Auge, (No. 8 from Acht Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 59) Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4 Gerald Moore (piano) Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4 Gerald Moore (piano) | Caballero: | Romanza de Pilar (from Gigantes y cabezudos) Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Canteloube: | Songs of the Auvergne Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Jean-Pierre Jacquillat | Catalani: | Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (from La Wally) Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Giuseppe Morelli | Chapí: | Canción de Pastora (from La patria chica) Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Canción de la gitana (from La chavala) Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Carceleras from Las hijas de Zebedeo Sinfonia of London, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Chueca: | La gran vía: Tango de la menegilda Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos La gran vía: Chotís del eliseo madrilène Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Debussy: | Fêtes galantes - Set 1 Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Delibes: | Les filles de Cadix | Duparc: | L'Invitation au voyage Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre | Dvorak: | Als die alte Mutter (No. 4 from Zigeunermelodien, op. 55) Moglichkeit Der Apfel, Op. 38 No. 2 Gerald Moore (piano) | Falla: | La vida breve: ‘Vivan los que rien!' Alli está! Riyendo (from La vida breve) Philharmonia Orchestra, Stanford Robinson El sombrero de tres picos: Overture Philharmonia Orchestra with Chorus, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos El Amor Brujo: excerpts Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini Siete Canciones populares españolas Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Fauré: | Tristesse, Op. 6 No. 2 Au bord de l'eau, Op. 8 No. 1 (Prudhomme) Les roses d'Ispahan Op. 39 No. 4 Toujours!, Op. 21 No. 2 Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Gounod: | Ah! Je ris de me voir (from Faust) Il se fait tard ! Adieu ! (from Faust) Nicolai Gedda (Faust), Boris Christoff (Mephistopheles) Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra, André Cluytens | Granados: | Tonadillas: No. 2, Callejeo Tonadillas: No. 11, El tra la la y el punteado Gerald Moore (piano) Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor New Philharmonia Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Iban al pinar Gracia mía Alicia de Larrocha (piano) | Grieg: | Ich liebe Dich, Op. 5 No. 3 | Guridi Bidaola: | Jota (from Six canciones castellanas) Gerald Moore (piano) | Hahn, R: | L'Enamourée Trois jours de vendange Le rossignol des lilas Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Handel: | Joshua: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre Gerald Moore (piano) | Haydn: | Schlaf in deiner engen Kammer Eduard Drolc (violin), Irmgard Poppen (cello) | Leoncavallo: | Qual fiamma avea nel guardo!.... Hui! Stridono lassù (from I Pagliacci) RCA Victor Orchestra, Renato Cellini | Lleó Balbastre: | Couplets babilónicos (from La corte del Faraón) Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Lorca: | Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Anda, jaleo Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Los cuatro muleros Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Las tres hojas Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Los mozos de Monleón Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Las morillas de Jaén Canciónes (13) españolas antiguas: Sevillanas del Siglo XVIII Miguel Zanetti (piano) | Luna, P: | El Niño Judío: De España vengo Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Martini, J P: | Plaisir d'amour | Mascagni: | Voi lo sapete o mamma (from Cavalleria rusticana) Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Giuseppe Morelli | Massenet: | Allons! Il le faut pour lui-même!... Adieu, notre petite table (from Manon) Je marche sur tous les chemins (from Manon) Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l’Opéra-Comique, Pierre Monteux Werther! Werther!…Je vous écris de ma petite chambre (from Werther) Va! Laisse couler mes larmes (from Werther) Orchestre de Paris, Georges Prêtre | Mendelssohn: | Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, Op. 34 No. 2 | Montsalvatge: | Canciones negras (5) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Mozart: | Porgi amor (from Le nozze di Figaro) Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Giuseppe Morelli Ecco quel fiero istante, K346 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Dietrich Fischer Dieskau (baritone), Gerald Moore (piano) | Nin: | Granadina (from Cantos populares españoles) Gerald Moore (piano) | Offenbach: | Elle a fui, la tourterelle (from Les Contes d' Hoffmann) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, André Cluytens | Ovalle: | Azulao Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Puccini: | Si, mi chiamano Mimi (from La Bohème) O soave fanciulla (from La Bohème) Donde lieta usci (from La Bohème) Jussi Björling (Rodolfo), Robert Merrill (Marcello) RCA Victor Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham O mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) Orchestra del Teatro dell Opera di Roma, Tullio Serafin Ancora un passo…Spira sul mare (from Madama Butterfly) Jussi Björling (Pinkerton), Mario Sereni (Sharpless) Bimba dagli occhi pieni di malia (from Madama Butterfly) Jussi Björling (Pinkerton) Un bel di vedremo (from Madama Butterfly) Con onor muore (from Madama Butterfly) Coro e Orchestra del Theatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini | Purcell: | Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) Lost is my quiet for ever, Z502 Gerald Moore (piano) | Ravel: | La Flûte enchantée (Shéhérazade No. 2) Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, Georges Prêtre | Rossini: | Nacqui all'affanno, al pianto...Non più mesta (from La Cenerentola) Giuseppe Morelli Una voce poco fa (from Il barbiere di Siviglia) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vittorio Gui | Sadero: | Era la vo Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Scarlatti, A: | Le violette Gerald Moore (piano) | Schubert: | Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531 Wohin? (No. 2 from Die schöne Müllerin, D795) An die Musik D547 Gerald Moore (piano) | Serrano: | Cancion de la gitana (from Le alegria del battallon) Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Escena lírica (Los claveles) Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Romanza de Gloria (Los de Aragón) Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos | Stanford: | An Irish Lullaby | Tchaikovsky: | Schottische Ballade, Op. 46 No. 2 Gerald Moore (piano), Dietrich-Fischer Dieskau (baritone) | Toldrá: | Cançó de grumet (A l’ombra del Leidoner) Gonzalo Soriano (piano) | Turina: | Saeta en forme de Salve a la Virgen de la Esperanza, Op. 60 Poema en forma de canciones, Op. 19: No. 3, 'Cantares' Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind | Valls Gorina: | Canciones Sefarditas Jean-Claude Gérard (flute), Oscar Ghiglia (guitar) | Valverde: | Clavelitos Gerald Moore (piano) | Verdi: | Surta è la notte...Ernani! Ernani, involami (from Ernani) Era più calmo? (from Otello) Mia madre aveva...Piangea cantando...Ave Maria (from Otello) Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Giuseppe Morelli Come in quest'ora bruna (from Simon Boccanegra) Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Gabriele Santini Libiamo, ne' lieti calici (from La Traviata) È strano! è strano!...Ah! fors è lui (from La traviata) Teneste la promessa...Addio, del passato (from La Traviata) Carlo del Monte (Alfredo) Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Tullio Serafin | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena) Bachianas brasileiras no 5 ; Dança (martelo) Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Heitor Villa-Lobos | Wagner: | Dich, teure Halle (from Tannhauser) Einsam in trüben Tagen (from Lohengrin) Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Giuseppe Morelli | Yradier: | La Paloma Profesores de la Orquesta Nacional de España, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos |
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| |  | Kathleen Ferrier: When the Voice Finds Wings to Fly
| | Folk Songs Phyllis Spurr (piano), John Newmark (piano), Frederick Stone (piano) | Bach, J S: | St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (excerpts) Elsie Suddaby (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Eric Greene (tenor),
William Parsons (bass) The Bach Choir, The Jacques Orchestra, Reginald Jacques Mass in B minor, BWV232: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult Mass in B minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht sung in English as 'All is fulfilled' London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Buss und Reu sung in English as 'Grief for Sin' London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich sung in English as 'Have mercy, Lord' National Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Aria No. 10 "Ah Tarry Yet" from Cantata BWV11 The Jacques Orchestra, Reginald Jacques | Brahms: | Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91 Phyllis Spurr (piano), Max Gilbert (viola) | Gluck: | Orfeo ed Euridice -abridged version Ann Ayars, Zoë Vlachopoulos (sopranos) Southern Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Fritz Stiedry | Greene, M: | O praise the Lord Gerald Moore (piano) I will lay me down in peace Gerald Moore (piano) | Handel: | Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse) London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Art thou troubled? (from Rodelinda) London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Spring is coming (from Ottone) Gerald Moore (piano) Come to me, soothing sleep (from Ottone) Gerald Moore (piano) Samson: Return, O God of hosts London Philharmonic Orchestra Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion London Philharmonic Orchestra Judas Maccabaeus: Father of Heaven London Philharmonic Orchestra Messiah: He was despised London Philharmonic Orchestra | Mahler: | Das Lied von der Erde Julius Patzak (tenor) Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter Kindertotenlieder Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder) Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (Rückert-Lieder) Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder) Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter | Pergolesi: | Stabat Mater The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Let us Wander not Unseen (from The Indian Queen, Z630) London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent Shepherd, shepherd, cease decoying (from King Arthur) London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent | Schubert: | Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 An die Musik D547 Die junge Nonne, D828 Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe) Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Schumann: | Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42 John Newmark (piano) Volksliedchen, Op. 51 No. 2 Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 John Newmark (piano) | Stanford: | A soft day The Fairy Lough Op. 77 No. 2, from An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures (1901) | Vaughan Williams: | Silent Noon | Wolf, H: | Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder) Der Gärtner (No. 17 from Mörike-Lieder) Auf ein altes Bild (No. 23 from Mörike-Lieder) Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder) Phyllis Spurr (piano) |
The centenary of the birth of the extraordinary British contralto Kathleen Ferrier, a singer who became a legend after her untimely death in 1952, is marked by a 10-CD set on the Documents label. These recordings from her all-too-short career present an outstanding artist who with her inspired singing and her legendary, darkly warm timbre achieved immortality. Many of the recordings featured have become benchmarks, in particular her interpretations of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde and Kindertotenlieder. Her Brahms, Schubert, Schumann and Wolf are evidence that she was a great Lied singer. The set also includes sacred works by Pergolesi, Handel and Bach, together with a complete recording of Gluck’s opera Orfeo ed Euridice, as well as her wonderful interpretations of the traditional songs of her native country, sung with lightness of touch and devotion in equal measure. “It’s somewhat of a mish-mash of a collection yet gives a good idea of the breadth of Ferrier’s repertoire at an inexpensive price...Those who are testing the water when it comes to Kathleen Ferrier might be at a loss without any background information to put her into context as Britain’s greatest lyric contralto of the twentieth century but on the other hand the voice ‘says’ it all.” MusicWeb International, November 2012 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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