Purcell: Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

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Songs and Airs by Purcell

Songs and Airs by Purcell


Purcell:

O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406

Ah! how sweet it is to love (from Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr, Z613)

Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400

Stript of their green our groves appear, Z444

Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196

If music be the food of love, Z379

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421

Incassum Lesbia, incassum rogas ('The Queen's Epicedium'), Z383

Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585)

Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z367

From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370

Dear pretty youth (from The Indian Queen, Z630)

From Rosy Bow'rs (from Don Quixote)

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

Beneath a poplar's shadow (from Sophonisba or Hannibal's Overthrow, Z590)

I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen)

Let us dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627)

Fairest Isle (from King Arthur)

Nymphs and Shepherds, Z600

Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams Z355

Love in their little veins inspires (from Timon of Athens, Z632)

Fly swift ye hours, Z369

They tell us that your mighty powers, Z630

Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

In the black dismal dungeon of despair, Z190

See, even Night herself is here (from King Arthur, Z628)

Why should men quarrel? (from The Indian Queen, Z630)

Seek not to know (from The Indian Queen, Z630)

The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

To arms, heroic Prince (from The Libertine Destroyed, Z600)

O lead me to some peaceful gloom (from Bonduca or The British Heroine, Z574)

Halcyon days (from King Arthur, Z629)

Bid the virtues (from Come ye Sons of Art, Z323)

Lord, what is man?, Z192

Music for a while, Z583

Sawney is a bonny lad, Z412

When I have often heard young maids complaining (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Ah! cruel, bloody fate (from Theodosius or The Force of Love, Z606)

Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth (from Dido & Aeneas)


Nancy Argenta (soprano)

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Russell Oberlin sings Blow & Purcell

Russell Oberlin sings Blow & Purcell


Blow:

Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell

Purcell:

The Spanish Friar or The Double Discovery: Whilst I with grief, Z610

What a sad fate is mine, Z428

Strike the Viol (from Come Ye Sons of Art, Z323)

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Love, thou canst hear, tho' thou art blind, Z396

Ye gentle spirits of the air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Let us dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627)

Sylvia, now your scorn give over, Z420

Ah! how sweet it is to love (from Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr, Z613)

I love and I must ('Bell Barr'), Z382

Music for a while, Z583

Fly swift ye hours, Z369

Turn then thine eyes, Z425

Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585)

O how happy's he, Z403

Lovely Albina's come ashore, Z394

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193


Russell Oberlin (countertenor)

Rare early recordings, 1953-54

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Kathleen Ferrier: Arias and Songs

Kathleen Ferrier: Arias and Songs

1946-1950 Recordings


Gluck:

Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice)

Sung in English

Handel:

Dove sei, amato bene? (from Rodelinda)

Sung in English

Ombra mai fu (from Serse)

Come alla tortorella langue (from Atalanta)

arr. for voice and piano

Cangio d'aspetto (from Admeto)

arr. for voice and piano

Irgens-Jensen:

Altar

arr. for voice and piano

Mendelssohn:

Elijah: Woe unto them

Elijah: O rest in the Lord

Purcell:

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

arr. for voice and piano

Schubert:

Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118

Die junge Nonne, D828

An die Musik D547

Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)

Schumann:

Volksliedchen, Op. 51 No. 2

Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1

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)

plus:

Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: Aria: Have mercy, Lord, on me (Sung in English)


Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Phyllis Spurr (piano), John Newmark (piano)

National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Boyd Neel Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent, Boyd Neel

Kathleen Ferrier was one of the greatest British singers of the 20th century. For ten years she enjoyed an unparallelled career, admired equally for the generous warmth and sincerity of her interpretations as for her uniquely splendid contralto voice. This reissue features twelve arias and songs that Ferrier recorded for Decca between 1946 and 1950. In addition there are eight treasurable items from a 1949 Norwegian Radio recital in Oslo, which include her only published recordings of Hugo Wolf.

Mark Obert-Thorn, producer and audio restoration engineer

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Kathleen Ferrier: The Centenary Edition – A Tribute

Kathleen Ferrier: The Centenary Edition – A Tribute


Bach, J S:

St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich

sung in English as 'Have mercy, Lord'

St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Buss und Reu

sung in English as 'Grief for sin'

St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht

sung in English as 'All is fulfilled'

Bist du bei mir, BWV508

Mass in B minor, BWV232: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris

Mass in B minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei

Brahms:

Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2

Gluck:

Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice)

Sung in English as 'What is life to me without thee?'

Handel:

Samson: Return, O God of hosts

Come alla tortorella langue (from Atalanta)

Sung in English as 'Like as the love-lorn turtle'

Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

Messiah: He was despised

Ombra mai fu (from Serse)

Mahler:

Nun will die Sonn so hell aufgehn (Kindertotenlieder)

Nun seh ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen (Kindertotenlieder)

Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen (Kindertotenlieder)

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder)

Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder)

Der Abschied (Das Lied von der Erde)

Mendelssohn:

Elijah: O rest in the Lord

Purcell:

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Schubert:

An die Musik D547

Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118

trad.:

Blow the Wind Southerly

Down by the Salley Gardens

The Keel Row

Ye Banks and Braes

Drink to me only with thine eyes

Ma bonny lad

Come you not from Newcastle

Kitty my love

I know where I'm going


Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)

In addition to the 15-disc boxed set, Decca is also presenting a 2-CD collection of Ferrier’s best-loved recordings.

Decca - 4806151

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Purcell - Love Songs

Purcell - Love Songs


Purcell:

Curtain Tune from Timon of Athens Z632

The Chair Dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627)

If music be the food of love, Z379

For love ev'ry creature is formed by his nature (from King Arthur, Z628)

Hornpipe

I love and I must ('Bell Barr'), Z382

Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585)

Timon of Athens, Z632: Overture

Hark how the songsters of the grove (from Timon of Athens, Z632)

Love in their little veins inspires (from Timon of Athens, Z632)

But ah! how much are our delights (from Timon of Athens, Z632)

Come all to me (from Timon of Athens, Z632)

First Music (From The Fairy Queen)

Entrance of night (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

One charming night (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Hush, no more, be silent all (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Chaconne

Ye gentle spirits of the air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Prelude

Since from my dear Astrea's sight (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627)

O let me ever, ever weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

If love's a sweet passion (from The Fairy Queen, Z628)

The cares of lovers (from Timon of Athens, Z632)

Let us dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627)

Boree

Butterfly dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627)

Man is for the woman made (from The Mock Marriage, Z605)

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Chaconne


Dorothee Mields (soprano)

Lautten Compagney Berlin, Wolfgang Katschner

Dorothee Mields has specialized in 17th and 18th century music from early on in her career and performs with the Collegium Vocale Ghent and the Bach Collegium Japan. Her artistic work and her repertoire extend from Monteverdi and Bach to Grisey and Furrer. The Lautten Compagney Berlin is one of the most renowned German baroque ensembles.

“It's heartening to hear a German ensemble perform Purcell...with such conviction. Dorothee Mields is a fine soprano who is as confident in the melismas of "Sweeter than roses" as she is heartfelt in the broken phrases of 'O let me weep"; and, on the whole, her English is excellent.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2010

“Mields has barely a hint of an accent, and is marvellously expressive throughout, suggesting more than a passing familiarity with the English language...The instrumental playing...also has much to recommend it.” International Record Review, September 2010

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Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute

Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute


anon.:

Newcastle

The Keel Row

Ye Banks and Braes

Bach, J S:

St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich

Sung in English

Mass in B minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei

St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht

Sung in English

Brahms:

Geistliches Wiegenlied, Op. 91 No. 2

Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4

Botschaft, Op. 47 No. 1

Bridge:

Go Not, Happy Day

Gluck:

What is life? (Orfeo ed Euridice)

Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice)

Handel:

Art thou troubled? (from Rodelinda)

Ombra mai fu (from Serse)

Come alla tortorella langue (from Atalanta)

Sung in English

Judas Maccabaeus: Father of Heaven

Messiah: He was despised

Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

Mahler:

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder)

Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (Rückert-Lieder)

Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder)

Mendelssohn:

Elijah: Woe unto them

Elijah: O rest in the Lord

Purcell:

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Schubert:

An die Musik D547

Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)

Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118

Die junge Nonne, D828

Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert)

Rosamunde, D797: Romance 'Der Vollmond Strahlt auf Bergeshöh'n'

Schumann:

Er, der Herrlichste von allem (No. 2 from Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42)

Stanford:

A soft day

trad.:

Ma bonny lad

Kitty my love

Blow the Wind Southerly

I have a bonnet trimmed with blue

Down by the Salley Gardens

The stuttering lovers

Drink to me only with thine eyes


Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)

“This is the best Kathleen Ferrier collection available and it includes many of her famous recordings...Decca have remastered and improved the sound for this bargain two-CD set, and the booklet includes many fascinating pictures of the great contralto.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition

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Purcell: Now the night is chac'd away (from The Fairy Queen, Z629), etc.

Purcell:

Now the night is chac'd away (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

If love's a sweet passion (from The Fairy Queen, Z628)

Fairest Isle (from King Arthur)

Strike the Viol (from Come Ye Sons of Art, Z323)

Air (Instrumental From King Arthur)

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Overture in D major

When I am laid in earth (from Dido and Aeneas)

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

Music for a while, Z583

Chaconne (From King Arthur)

Shepherd, leave decoying (from King Arthur, Z628)

Third Act Hornpipe (From King Arthur)

Prelude (From The Fairy Queen)

One charming night (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

First Music (From The Fairy Queen)

How blest are the shepherds (from King Arthur)

From Rosy Bow'rs (from Don Quixote)

Trumpet Tune (From King Arthur)

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)


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Now What is Love?

Now What is Love?

Aspects of Love in the 17th Century


anon.:

Occhi Belli

Bataille:

Ma bergere non legere

Danyel:

Griefe keepe within

Dowland:

Go Crystal tears

Solus Cum Sola

Guédron:

Cesses mortels de soupirer

Jones, Robert:

Now what is love?

Matteis the elder:

Suite in D major

Moulinié:

Enfin La Beaute

Piccinini:

Toccata Prima

Purcell:

Love arms himself in Celia's eyes, Z392

If love's a sweet passion (from The Fairy Queen, Z628)

O lead me to some peaceful gloom (from Bonduca or The British Heroine, Z574)

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Rossi, Luigi:

Guardatevi Olà

Striggio:

Se piu del canto mio


Glenda Simpson (mezzo-soprano), Barry Mason (lute, baroque guitar & chitarrone)

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JS Bach: Mass in B minor

JS Bach: Mass in B minor

and recitals by Kathleen Ferrier


Bach, J S:

Mass in B minor, BWV232

Recorded off-air from a live radio broadcast on 15th June 1950 (missing passages patched from the 1952 studio recording)

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Walter Ludwig (tenor), Paul Schöffler (bass)

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Singverein, Herbert von Karajan

Brahms:

Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121

Recorded off-air from a BBC broadcast on 12th January 1949

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Bridge:

Go Not, Happy Day

Handel:

Come alla tortorella langue (from Atalanta)

sung in English as 'Like as the love-lorn turtle'

Cangio d'aspetto (from Admeto)

sung in English as 'How changed the vision'

Jensen, A:

Altar

Parry:

Love is a bable, Op. 152 No. 3

Purcell:

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370

arr. Britten

Stanford:

The Fairy Lough Op. 77 No. 2, from An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures (1901)

A soft day

trad.:

Come you not from Newcastle

Kitty my love

Vaughan Williams:

Silent Noon

Warlock:

Sleep

Pretty Ring Time

Wolf, H:

Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder)

Der Gärtner (No. 17 from Mörike-Lieder)

Auf ein altes Bild (No. 23 from Mörike-Lieder)

Fussreise (No. 10 from Mörike-Lieder)


Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)

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Kathleen Ferrier: The Complete Decca Recordings

Kathleen Ferrier: The Complete Decca Recordings

Centenary Edition


Bach, J S:

St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (excerpts)

ed. Elgar and Atkins; transl. Troutbeck and Johnson

Elsie Suddaby (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Eric Greene (tenor), William Parsons (baritone), Osborne Peasgood (organ), Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord)

The Bach Choir, The Jacques Orchestra, Reginald Jacques

Cantata BWV67 'Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ'

Ena Mitchell (soprano), William Herbert (tenor), William Parsons (bass), Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord continuo), Wilfred Parry (piano)

The Jacques Orchestra, The Cantata Singers, Reginald Jacques

Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11

Ena Mitchell (soprano), William Herbert (tenor), William Parsons (bass), Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord continuo), Wilfred Parry (piano)

The Jacques Orchestra, The Cantata Singers, Reginald Jacques

Erbarm' dich mein, o Herre gott, BWV305

sung in English as 'Have mercy, Lord'

David McCallum (violin)

National Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Vergiss mein nicht, BWV505

Millicent Silver (harpsichord)

Ach, dass nicht die letze Stunde BWV439

Millicent Silver (harpsichord)

Bist du bei mir, BWV508

John Newmark (piano)

Mass in B minor, BWV232: Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris

Michael Dobson (oboe d’amore)

St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Buss und Reu

sung in English as 'Grief for sin'

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht

sung in English as 'All is fulfilled'

Ambrose Gauntlett (viola da gamba)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Mass in B minor, BWV232: Agnus Dei

Basil Lam (harpsichord continuo)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Brahms:

Sapphische Ode, Op. 94 No. 4

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Botschaft, Op. 47 No. 1

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121

orch. Sargent; transl. England

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent

Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53

London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir (men’s voices), Clemens Krauss

Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91

Phyllis Spurr (piano), Max Gilbert (viola)

Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Julius Patzak (tenor), Horst Günter (bass-baritone) (Clifford Curzon, Hans Gál piano duet)

Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, Op. 105 No. 2

Bruno Walter (piano)

Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht, Op. 96 No. 1

Bruno Walter (piano)

Botschaft, Op. 47 No. 1

Bruno Walter (piano)

Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1

Bruno Walter (piano)

Neue Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 65

Irmgard Seefried (soprano), Julius Patzak (tenor), Horst Günter (bass-baritone), Clifford Curzon, Hans Gál (piano duet)

Bridge:

Go Not, Happy Day

Frederick Stone (piano)

Britten:

Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Jo Vincent (soprano), Peter Pears (tenor)

Concertgebouw Orchestra, The Netherlands Radio Choir, The Boys’ Choir of St Willibrorduskerk, Rotterdam, Eduard van Beinum

O Waly, Waly

Frederick Stone (piano)

Come ye not from Newcastle?

Frederick Stone (piano)

O Waly, Waly

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Chausson:

Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19

Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

Ferguson, H:

Discovery, Op. 13

Ernest Lush (piano)

Gluck:

Orfeo ed Euridice -abridged version

Kathleen Ferrier (Orfeo), Ann Ayars (Euridice), Zoë Vlachopoulos (Amor)

Southern Philharmonic Orchestra, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Fritz Stiedry

What is life? (Orfeo ed Euridice)

London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Gruber, F:

Silent Night

The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Boyd Neel

Handel:

Art thou troubled? (from Rodelinda)

London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Frondi tenere e belle ... Ombra mai fù (from Serse)

London Symphony Orchestra, Malcolm Sargent

Come alla tortorella langue (from Atalanta)

sung in English as 'Like as the love-lorn turtle'

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Cangio d'aspetto (from Admeto)

sung in English as 'How changed the vision'

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Samson: Return, O God of hosts

Basil Lam (harpsichord continuo)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Messiah: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion

Basil Lam (harpsichord continuo)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Judas Maccabaeus: Father of Heaven

Basil Lam (harpsichord continuo)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Messiah: He was despised

Basil Lam (harpsichord continuo)

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult

Jensen, A:

Altar

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Mahler:

Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'

Jo Vincent (soprano)

Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam Tonkunst Choir, Otto Klemperer

Kindertotenlieder

Concertgebouw Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

Das Lied von der Erde

Julius Patzak (tenor)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter

Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (Rückert-Lieder)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter

Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder)

Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter

Mendelssohn:

Elijah: Woe unto them

The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel

Elijah: O rest in the Lord

The Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel

Parry:

Love is a bable, Op. 152 No. 3

Frederick Stone (piano)

Pergolesi:

Stabat Mater

Joan Taylor (soprano)

Nottingham Oriana Choir, The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Roy Henderson

Purcell:

From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370

arr. Britten

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Quilter:

Now sleeps the crimson petal, Op. 3 No. 2 (Tennyson)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

The Fair House of Joy

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

To Daisies, Op. 8 No. 3

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Over the Mountains

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Ye banks and braes

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Drink to me only

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Rubbra:

Psalms (3), Op. 81

Ernest Lush (piano)

Schubert:

Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Die junge Nonne, D828

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

An die Musik D547

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Der Musensohn, D764 (Goethe)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Ganymed, D544 (Goethe)

Benjamin Britten (piano)

Du liebst mich nicht D756 (Platen)

Benjamin Britten (piano)

Lachen und Weinen, D777

Benjamin Britten (piano)

Die junge Nonne, D828

Bruno Walter (piano)

Rosamunde, D797: Romance 'Der Vollmond Strahlt auf Bergeshöh'n'

Bruno Walter (piano)

Du liebst mich nicht D756 (Platen)

Bruno Walter (piano)

Der Tod und das Mädchen, D531

Bruno Walter (piano)

Suleika I, D720

Bruno Walter (piano)

Du bist die Ruh D776 (Rückert)

Bruno Walter (piano)

Schumann:

Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42

John Newmark (piano)

Volksliedchen, Op. 51 No. 2

John Newmark (piano)

Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1

John Newmark (piano)

Frauenliebe und -leben, Op. 42

Bruno Walter (piano)

Stanford:

The Fairy Lough Op. 77 No. 2, from An Irish Idyll in Six Miniatures (1901)

Frederick Stone (piano)

A soft day

Frederick Stone (piano)

trad.:

Kitty my love

arr. Hughes

Frederick Stone (piano)

Ma bonny lad

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

The Keel Row

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Blow the Wind Southerly

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

I have a bonnet trimmed with blue

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

My boy Willie

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

I know where I'm going

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

The fidgety bairn

John Newmark (piano)

I will walk with my love

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Ca' the yowes

John Newmark (piano)

Willow, willow

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

The stuttering lovers

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Have you seen but the whyte lillie grow

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Down by the Salley Gardens

arr. Hughes

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

The lover's curse

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Vaughan Williams:

Silent Noon

Frederick Stone (piano)

Wade:

O come, all ye faithful

The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, Boyd Neel

Warlock:

Sleep

Frederick Stone (piano)

Pretty Ring Time

Frederick Stone (piano)

Wolf, H:

Verborgenheit (No. 12 from Mörike-Lieder)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Der Gärtner (No. 17 from Mörike-Lieder)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Auf ein altes Bild (No. 23 from Mörike-Lieder)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Auf einer Wanderung (No. 15 from Mörike-Lieder)

Phyllis Spurr (piano)

Wordsworth:

Songs (3), Op. 5

Ernest Lush (piano)


Kathleen Ferrier (contralto)

22nd April 2012 marks 100th anniversary of the birth of Kathleen Ferrier.

Kathleen Ferrier was born on 22 April 1912 and died at the age of forty-one on 8 October 1953.

She was an artist held in awe and affection by numerous colleagues and countless fans worldwide and her reputation is undiminished to this day. A true contralto, whose repertory encompassed English song as well as German Lieder, her recording of Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde with the Vienna Philharmonic under Bruno Walter [and tenor Julius Patzak] is one of the most celebrated classical recordings of all time and has been a staple of the Decca catalogue since it was first released in 1952. The majority of Ferrier’s studio recordings were made for DECCA and many from broadcast sources have also been published by DECCA.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Kathleen Ferrier’s birth the DECCA legacy is brought together in a comprehensive 14-CD set with a bonus DVD.

All the recordings have been remastered for this anniversary edition and will further demonstrate the unique qualities of this much-loved artist.

Also included is 'What the Edinburgh Festival has meant to me' - a talk given by Ferrier on 11th September 1949

Decca Complete Decca Recordings - 4783589

(CD - 14 discs)

$82.25

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