Kathleen Ferrier "What is Life"

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22 Tracks including:
Blow The Wind Southerly
Handel's Largo
Art Thou Troubled?
Silent Night

Kathleen Ferrier "What is Life", Music, Various
Edition V8 / Blow the Wind Southerly
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Kathleen Ferrier
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ASIN: B00000E4XK
Release Date: 1992-04-01

Tracks:

  1. Ma Bonny Lad
  2. The Keel Row
  3. Blow The Wind Southerly
  4. I Have A Bonnet Trimmed With Blue
  5. My Boy Willie
  6. I Know Where I'm Goin'
  7. The Fidgety Bairn - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
  8. I Will Walk With My Love
  9. Ca' The Yowes - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
  10. O Waly, Waly
  11. Willow, Willow
  12. The Stuttering Lovers
  13. Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
  14. The Fair House Of Joy
  15. The Daisies
  16. Over The Mountains
  17. Have You Seen The But A Whyte Lillie Grow?
  18. Ye Banks And Braes
  19. Drink To Me Only
  20. Down By The Salley Gardens
  21. The Lover's Curse

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Gift.......2006-11-07

Item received in ample time for presenting, and the receiver of the present seems to be very satisfied with it!

5 out of 5 stars Simple, Sublime.......2005-01-11

I first bought this recording 20 years ago, and it has never lost it's appeal for me. The singing is simple - as suits these simple yet eloquent songs - unmannered, lovely, with that incredible warmth that was intrinsic to everything this great singer recorded. When I am overwrought - as I am from time to time - nothing is as soothing to me as Ferrier singing "O Waly, Waly" or "Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal".
Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Bruno Walter
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 Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Bruno Walter
Gustav Mahler , Bruno Walter , Kathleen Ferrier , Julius Patzak , and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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ASIN: B00004XQ8E
Release Date: 2000-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Das Lied Von Der Erde: I. Das Trinklied Vom Jammer Der Erde - Julius Patzak
  2. Das Lied Von Der Erde: II. Der Einsame Im Herbst - Kathleen Ferrier
  3. Das Lied Von Der Erde: III. Von Der Jugend - Julius Patzak
  4. Das Lied Von Der Erde: IV. Von Der Schonheit - Kathleen Ferrier
  5. Das Lied Von Der Erde: V. Der Trunkene Im Fruhling - Julius Patzak
  6. Das Lied Von Der Erde: VI. Der Abschied - Kathleen Ferrier
  7. 3 Ruckert-Lieder: Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen - Julius Patzak
  8. 3 Ruckert-Lieder: Ich Atmet' Einen Linden Duft - Kathleen Ferrier
  9. 3 Ruckert-Lieder: Um Mitternacht - Julius Patzak

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars IF YOU ALREADY LOVE THESE PIECES..........2007-07-16

...go for this cd. Just my taste talking: after many listenings, I could not get a melody out of this. Nothing made sense. It just wanders, never giving a communicating melody (and I do love some Debussy and Poulenc - and almost every note of Beethoven). Happy sailing!

5 out of 5 stars One the greatest of all time........2006-05-20

There are times when you can't let something pass. I've heard this nonsense about how Bruno Walter "didn't understand Mahler." The fact that Walter knew Mahler well and worked with him gave him far better insight into the composer than those commenting almost a century after the fact. The poetry in this performance is there for those whose who are capable of hearing it. Stating that Ferrier was past her prime seems odd in that she was about 40 when this recording was made and if made in 1951 it would have been two years before her death. She was a true contralto (the voice for which the music was written)with a tonal color that any mezzo-soprano can only approximate. Regarding this not being opera it might do well to remember that Mahler was primarily a conductor of opera. Would this have influenced how he may have wanted this work performed? I think so.

3 out of 5 stars The Da Mahler Code.......2006-01-10

This is probably a minority report, but I could never understand why the Walter/Ferrier recordings of the "Das Lied" are considered to be the best Songs of the Earth. Probably because everyone else says so.

Yes, it's not bad, but certainly not at the top of the list.

The question is why is it so overrated? Our culture loves drama and hates death. Ferrier sang her Farewell in 1951 when she was dying of cancer and she knew it. In the 1947 performance of the same work, she burst into tears in the middle of the Abshied. OK, I understand what's the fuss and drama about, but what does it have to do with the music itself?

The Das Lied is not an opera, a fact that Walter and Ferrier (and also Bernstein amongst others) failed to understand, making this work sound overly dramatic and over-sentimental. It is *poetry*, pure p-o-e-t-r-y, and demands an entirely different approach to the one that many musicians have been taking over the years (yes, forget the misery of Mahler's life, as well. A musician's life is one thing, his output another.)

Bruno Walter himself said that "Kathleen Ferrier's performance in Das Lied remains among the deepest and happiest experiences of my musical life. The lovely timbre of her voice moved me as hardly any other sound has. And she had a soul as well as a voice. That soul knew and resounded the very soul of Mahler's work. I have often thought how much it would have meant to him to hear the profound understanding in her performances."

Contrary to that statement, both Walter and Ferrier did not understand Mahler. (BTW, neither did Bernstein, whose recording of the Das Lied with Fischer-Dieskau is certainly one of the worst Das Lied recordings ever.)

Ferrier probably was someone with a soul indeed, and a great singer, but this work did not suit her. Walter a great conductor, but this Das Lied is a clear case of mystification of the public, something analogous to the Da Vinci code (in this case the Da Mahler Code) and the smile of La Giogonda. There's no mystery. Only preconceived ideas.

I would go for the Boulez/Urmana, Klemperer/Ludwig or Tennstedt/Baltsa recordings, instead. Top of the list (also the Janet Baker and Jochum/Merriman, too.)

5 out of 5 stars DESERVEDLY A CLASSIC BUT..........2006-01-08

Now this recording is out of copyright it is beginning to turn up on several labels (e.g. Naxos). It is, after all, a classic recording. However, it was Decca who recorded it and they therefore are the ones who have access to the originals. So this is probably the best transfer, worth the extra cost over its rivals.

Its status as a classic is well deserved. Walter was a close colleague of the composer, talked through the work with him and conducted the world premiere after Mahler's death. It was a piece he had lived with for more than 40 years by the time this recording was made and his interpretation therefore at least deserves serious respect. Of course, it merits much more than that. Walter loved this music and invested it with all the depth of humanity he brought to everything he conducted. There is appropriate weight and thrust to the opening Trinklied, a logically consistent flow to the meandering melodic lines of the Einsame im Herbst, Schubertian delicacy in Von der Jugend and so on right through to the yearnings and final resigned acceptance of Der Abschied. This, as you might expect from Walter, is a Das Lied viewed from the Mozart, Schubert, Brahms end of the telescope rather than as the forerunner of Schoenberg, Berg, Webern and beyond. To that extent he could be said to smooth out some of the more abrasive orchestration, to soften the impact of the clashing harmonies in the great Funeral March and to try to integrate the often disparate and apparently unrelated contrapuntal melodic lines. For a contrasting point of view, you need to turn to Rattle, Boulez or, interestingly, Horenstein.

One of the chief raisons d'etre for this recording, of course, was the special relationship that had developed between Walter and Kathleen Ferrier. In the unique sound of that voice and in her special artistry, Walter felt he had at last found the perfect vehicle for this piece. And she doesn't disappoint. She gives a near-definitive performance of her three songs and especially of Der Abschied. The last outburst of love and regret for the `liebe Erde' and the ensuing resignation that drifts into an infinity of repeated `ewig...ewigs' over Mahler's achingly unresolved sixths in the harmony, these are heart-rending moments. If there is just the slightest note of reservation in my praise, it is that Ferrier (as her letters show) was rather in awe of Dr. Walter, particularly in this piece which was so much a part of his life. As a result she always seems to be following Walter's lead in this performance, without quite allowing herself the interpretive freedom she shows even in her live New York performance with him. But in her live performance with Barbirolli (on APR) the sympathy - empathy even - between the two close friends leads to greater freedom still, greater risk-taking on both their parts that I find all the more moving, despite the pretty dreadful sound quality.

Julius Patzak is also an integral part of this Vienna performance. The tenor role is a tough one, having to scale the heldentenor heights of the opening movement, the porcelain delicacy of the third and the drunken abandon of the fifth. Patzak doesn't have quite the ideal heft for the Trinklied and occasionally gets submerged in the orchestral swell, but he does bring a wonderfully plangent colouring to his voice in the `Dunkel ist das Leben' refrain. There's a wealth of experience behind the subtle word-painting of Von der Jugend, however, and the Drunkard in Spring is also a perfect blend of singing off the words and the notes.

This recording is deservedly a classic of the gramophone, a great performance which displays roots that reach directly back to the composer himself. However, if you can listen through bad sound quality, I'd urge you to listen to Ferrier's performance with Barbirolli as well.

The three Ruckert Lieder also included on this disc are also wonderfully done - especially Ich bin der Welt anhanden gekommen. Um Mitternacht, too, is mightily imposing. Only Janet Baker (again with Barbirolli) runs them close.

5 out of 5 stars My thoughts............2005-07-13

For a performance more than 50 years old, it sounds really good. Kudos to the engineers; I never knew the early 50s recording can be that good. Kudos too to Bruno Walter, a close friend and great interpreter of Mahler, and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, certainly one of the world's finest orchestras.

Personally, I didn't really like Julius Patzak on the tenor. He sounded to mellow, less dramatic compared to James Kings on a rivalling performance done by Bernstein with the same orchestra (and the same label) 14 years later.

Kathleeen Ferrier, on the other hand, is an absolute winner. There's something really special about her performance that really makes me want to cry, particularily in the "Farewell" movement. She sounded very rich and warm when she was singing in moderate registers, but very sweet and delicate - fragile even as if she know she was going to live no longer - whenever she took the higher notes. By the time she sings "Everywhere the lovely earth blossoms" I was in tears, knowing that this would be one of her glorious moments in her career before dying of cancer. Fischer-Dieskau's performance (with Lenny) was touching in one thing, but Ferrier's performance was an excrutiating experience...

May her performance touch others... for ever... and ever.
Kathleen Ferrier Sings Bach; Handel
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    		Kathleen Ferrier Sings Bach; Handel

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    ASIN: B0006M4RNI
    Release Date: 2005-03-08
    Kathleen Ferrier: Ovation 10
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    • GREATEST CONTRALTO OF THE CENTURY
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    Release Date: 1992-04-01

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    1. Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen
    2. Ich Atmet' Einen Linden Duft
    3. Um Mitternacht
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars GREATEST CONTRALTO OF THE CENTURY.......2006-11-21

    I FIRST HEARD THIS INCOMPARABLE VOICE OVER A HALF CENTURY AGO BUT DID NOT EVEN KNOW OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE RECORDING OF THE FOUR SERIOUS SONGS UNTIL THIS DISC PRESENTED ITSELF.THAT MUSIC,ALONE,IS WELL WORTH THE PRICE OF THE CD.ALL THE OTHER MUSIC IS MORE FAMILIAR AND GENERALLY RECOGNIZED AS THE FINEST PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE.THE ALTO RHAPSODY AND THE MAHLER SONGS ARE UNEQUALED FOR THE FEELING IN THAT RICH,AMBER VOICE DESPITE THE AGE OF THE RECORDINGS.
    WHAT ASTONISHES ME ABOUT THE BRAHMS SONGS IS THE QUALITY OF THE REPRODUCTION.IT APPROACHES ANYTHING CURRENTLY BEING DONE ALTHOUGH,OF COURSE,IN MONO AND 50 YEARS OLD.
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      ASIN: B00064N8RW
      Release Date: 2005-01-11

      Tracks:

      1. Sinfonia
      2. Ah! Se Intorno A Quest'Urna Funesta
      3. Amici, Quel Lamento
      4. Ballo Dei Pastori E Delle Ninfe
      5. Ah! Se Intorno A Quest'Urna Funesta
      6. Chiamo Il Mio Ben Cosi
      7. Voi Delle Ombre Oscura
      8. Amore Assistera L'Infelice Marito!
      9. Gli Sguardi Trattieni
      10. Che Disse? Che Ascoltai?
      11. Ballo Delle Furie/Chi Maai Dell'Erebo
      12. Deh! Placatevi Con me
      13. Misero Giovane!
      14. Mille Pene, Ombre Sdegnose
      15. Ah! Quale Incognito

      Tracks:

      1. Danza Degli Eroi Ed Eroine/Ballo Degli Eroi Ed Eroine
      2. E Quest'Asile Ameno E Grato
      3. Che Puro Ciel! Che Chiaro Sol!
      4. Vien A'Regni Del Riposo
      5. Ballo Degli Eroi Ed Eroine
      6. Oh Voi, Ombre Felici
      7. Torna, O Bella
      8. Ah Veni, O Diletta, Vien Con Me
      9. Vieni! Vieni Con Me, Vieni, O Cara!
      10. Ah, Dovess'io Saper
      11. Che Fiero Momento
      12. Ah! Per Me Il Duol Ricomincia!
      13. Che Feci Mai?
      14. Che Faro Senza Euridice?
      15. Ah! Finisca E Per Sempre
      16. Non Piu! Che Fai Tu?
      17. Gaudio, Gaudio Son Al Cuore
      18. Trionfi Amore
      World of Kathleen Ferrier V.1
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        Kathleen Ferrier
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        ASIN: B000027BHT
        Release Date: 1990-10-08

        Tracks:

        1. Blow The Wind Southerly - Traditional
        2. Keel Row - Traditional
        3. Ma Bonny Lad - Traditional
        4. Bridge - Go Not Happy Day - The Bridge
        5. Come You Not From Newcastle - Traditional
        6. Kitty My Love - Traditional
        7. Art Thou Troubled - George Frideric Handel
        8. Ombra Mai Fu - George Frideric Handel
        9. What Is Life- - Gluck
        10. Woe Unto Them - Mendelssohn
        11. Rest In The Lord - Mendelssohn
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        Release Date: 1999-03-09

        Tracks:

        1. Birthday Ode For Queen Mary: Soun The Trumpet
        2. The Indian Queen: Let Us Wander, Not Unseen
        3. King Arthur: Shepherd, Shepherd, Cease Decoying
        4. Ottone: Spring Is Coming
        5. Ottone: Come To Me, Soothing Sleep
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        9. Orfeo ed Euridice: Che feci mai?...Che faro senza Euridice? (Act 3)
        10. O Praise the Lord
        11. I will lay me down in peace
        12. I would that my love, Op. 63 No. 1 - Felix Mendelssohn
        13. Greeting, Op. 63 No. 2 - Felix Mendelssohn
        14. Kindertotenlieder: Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n
        15. Kindertotenlieder: Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen
        16. Kindertotenlieder: Wenn dein Mein tritt zur Tein
        17. Kindertotenlieder: Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!
        18. Kindertotenlieder: In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus

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        Even before her tragic death at 41 (in 1953), Kathleen Ferrier became a legend for her incomparable voice, her simplicity and sincerity of expression, and her indomitable courage. This compilation of recordings originally made in the 1940s includes four arias from Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice recorded live in Holland, which show why Euridice was one of her signature roles. Two beautifully sung Handel arias, two sacred songs by Maurice Greene, and delightful duets by Purcell and Mendelssohn (sung in English with another beloved English singer, Isobel Baillie) are greatly enhanced by the inimitable pianist Gerald Moore. But the core of this recording is the Mahler cycle. Here, Ferrier's voice takes on a new warmth and intensity; her deeply inward, direct expressiveness gives the bereaved parent's grief and anguish a devastating impact. Her reading of the last song could be a bit more spooky, but the end is heartbreaking in its submissive resignation. The Vienna Philharmonic and Bruno Walter are in their native element. --Edith Eisler

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        5 out of 5 stars Buen documento para conocer y disfrutar a Kathleen Ferrier.......2004-03-27

        Este disco realiza un repaso bastante acertado a la carrera de la mitica contralto Kathleen Ferrier, una de esas voces que hicieron historia y que pasaron a la historia, y con razon.
        Junto a unos duetos de Purcell y Mendelshon, y otras canciones, asi como unas arias de Haendel, en las que Ferrier ya va mostrando su gran talento, lo mejor de este disco esta indudablemente en la seleccion del 'Orfeo ed Euridice' de Gluck, tomada de unas funciones en directo a principios de los 50. La Ferrier sienta catedra en la interpretacion del personaje: lo lleva dentro, y lo canta de una forma admirable. Sin duda esta es una de las mejores encarnaciones de 'Orfeo' jamas escuchadas.
        El otro pilar del disco son los 'Kindertotenlieder' de Mahler, otra de las maximas especialidades de Ferrier, de los que realiza una version antologica, por voz, diccion y expresion, magistralmente dirigida por Bruno Walter. Un lujazo, vamos.
        El disco se consigue actualmente a precio medio, y las remasterizaciones son de calidades variadas (puesto que las grabaciones son de años diferentes) pero el nivel general de las mismas es bastante bueno.
        Indudablemente este es un disco que hay que poseer, ya que quizas se trate de uno de los mejores documentos existentes para apreciar el tremendo talento de la gran Kathleen Ferrier.

        5 out of 5 stars The incredible Kathleen Ferrier recordings!.......2003-05-20

        Voice fans, rejoice -- EMI has finally remastered these recordings and released them as one CD at budget price!
        While Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder" would be the chief reason for purchasing this CD right away, it also contains several morsels, equally fascinating. Purcell and Mendelsohn's duets, Handel's arias, Greene's spirituals, and 3 live arias from Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice". In general, particularly Mahler, the sound is nothing short of phenomenal. BUT why could not these engineers do the same for "Orfeo" selections? There's a lot of noise on these. On all the selection Ferrier's exceptionally dark mezzo (or contralto with a huge upper register) shines brilliantly. Of course, Mahler's songs bemoaning the death of children are not an easy listen by any means. But the melodies are amazingly harmonious and Bruno Walter's superb orchestra provides ideal background for them, with Ferrier's voice blending gorgeously with strings. Only Mussorgsky could take a subject such as this and make it so breathtakingly captivating. It's actually frightening in by itself. Gerald Moore (well-known for his collaboration with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau) accompanies expertly on Purcell and Mendelsohn's selections.
        It would be a treat to hear Ferrier in more alto repertoire; I am just not sure how many were commercially available at the time. Right now, Vivica Genaux is the leading artist in this area, but it would be fascinating to compare these two.
        For the sheer vocal marvel experience, do not delay in getting this CD.

        5 out of 5 stars A Terrible Beauty.......2002-11-14

        Nothing will change my opinion that Mahler should be approached with caution. Like Wagner, the scale and power of his work means that it is simply not for everyone, but inspite of that, this recording is an indespensible part of any serious music lover's collection. Music like this simply is not made any more, but rather this is a glimpse into a past where artists and not accountants ran the music industry.

        Mahler's wife Alma bitterly opposed his setting of Ruckert's Kindertotenlieder to music and considering the death of their daughter soon after, it's doubtful if she ever forgave him for it. But the finished work has an indescribable beauty that Kathleen Ferrier and Mahler's protégé Bruno Walter give full expression to in away that no other interpreter's have even approached. More than 50 years on this is both a lasting tribute to the artists involved and an indictment of the decline in standards since.

        5 out of 5 stars What is to say - It's Ferrier..........2002-03-31

        I bought the CD for the Kindertotenlieder and that's what I am going to write about (though the rest of the program is equally impressive). Ferrier's Mahler interpretations are always in the 5+ star area. When Walter is accompanying her the results are even better (unlike the case of Klemperer). The first song - Nun Will Die Sonn'... the darkness of the music is so prominent, it's breathtaking. All the rest Kindertotenlieder come in the same fashion. If interested in a release with better sound but not these Olympian contritutors, Janet Baker and Christa Ludwig have made some very good discs

        5 out of 5 stars How can you go wrong?.......2001-10-22

        I said it before, in my review of the Ferrier/Walter performance of Das Lied von der Erde, recently rereleased by Decca; Ferrier is the authoritative interpreter of Mahler songs--and I have never heard anything to equal this performance of Kindertotenlieder.
        Kathleen Ferrier Edition [Box Set]
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        		 Kathleen Ferrier Edition [Box Set]

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        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Don't Miss this Opportunity!.......2007-04-18

        Kathleen Ferrier will remain one of the outstanding voices to bless the world of music, regardless of how many others come along and perform the same repertoire with excellence.

        Entirely apart from the pathos of Ferrier's early death from cancer, her voice has a distinctly haunting range of qualities that simply touch the human soul in its deepest realms. Her superb training and musicianship brought to full flower amazing possibilities of interpretation from opera to light popular/traditional song, from Gluck, Bach and Handel to Mahler, and much inbetween.

        That a fairly complete discography has become available in the digital era, with remastered versions of her 1940s and early 1950s analog recordings, is a magnificent gift to ongoing generations of music lovers. For those of us whose much loved and played LPs need to be retired, it's heavenly!

        For a nostalgic and deeply moving musical experience, listen to Ferrier's "He was Despised" alongside the higher version sung by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. More than an early end links these two exquisite voices. I can't find words to convey the impact, without resorting to corny and overused adjectives.

        Don't miss out owning this exquisite set that spans her all-too-short career. I made the mistake of not buying it as soon as I saw it appear in the music store, and ended up paying way more by having to locate the CDs individually.
        Kathleen Ferrier Ovation #4: Schumann/Brahms/Schubert
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          		Kathleen Ferrier Ovation #4: Schumann/Brahms/Schubert
          Kathleen Ferrier , John Newmark , Phyllis Spurr , and Benjamin Britten
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          ASIN: B00000E4XG
          Release Date: 1992-04-01

          Tracks:

          1. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: I. Seit Ich Ihn Gesehen - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          2. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: II. Er, Der Herrlichste Von Allen - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          3. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: III. Ich Kann's Nicht Fassen, Nicht Glauben - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          4. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: IV. Du Ring An Meinem Finger - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          5. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: V. Helft Mit, Ihr Schwestern - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          6. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: VI. Susser Freund, Du Blickest - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          7. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: VII. An Meinem Herzen, An Meiner Brust - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          8. Frauenliebe Und - Leben, Op.42: VIII. Nun Hast Du Mir Den Ersten Schmerz Getan - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          9. Volksliedchen, Op.51 No.2 - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          10. Widmung, Op.25 No.1 - Kathleen Ferrier/John Newmark
          11. Sapphische Ode, Op.94 No.4 - Kathleen Ferrier/Phyllis Spurr
          12. Botschaft, Op.47 No.1 - Kathleen Ferrier/Phyllis Spurr
          13. Gretchen Am Spinnrade, D 547 - Kathleen Ferrier/Phyllis Spurr
          14. Die Junge Nonne, D 828 - Kathleen Ferrier/Phyllis Spurr
          15. An Die Musik, D 547 - Kathleen Ferrier/Phyllis Spurr
          16. Der Musensohn, D 764 - Kathleen Ferrier/Phyllis Spurr
          17. Ganymed, D 544 - Kathleen Ferrier/Benjamin Britten
          18. Du Liebst Mich Nicht, D 756 - Kathleen Ferrier/Benjamin Britten
          19. Lachen Und Weinen, D 777 - Kathleen Ferrier/Benjamin Britten
          20. Silent Night, Holy Night - Kathleen Ferrier
          21. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Kathleen Ferrier
          Restored Masterworks: Kathleen Ferrier, 1947/51
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          • The moving Brahms selections are the main attraction
          		 Restored Masterworks: Kathleen Ferrier, 1947/51

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          Release Date: 2005-10-25

          Customer Reviews:

          5 out of 5 stars The moving Brahms selections are the main attraction.......2007-05-20

          My regard for the legendary Kathleen Ferrier is veyr high, although I must admit that an artist of such emotional intensity and earnestness isn't always the easiest to listen to. Here we get her well-known Alto Rhapsody with Clemens Krausss in good sound, but the rarity is a live recording of the Brahms Four Serious Songs. The Egnlish title is suitable for a reading in English, with Malcolm Sargent and the BBC Sym. Like me, most listeners won't have encountered any orchestrations of Brahms's Vier Ernste Gesange, but be patient: this is like hearing new movements to the German Requiem, and Ferrier, who also made a recording in German of the piano original, sings with great depth and feeling.

          The two short Bach arias come from squeaky, scratchy LPs but are somewhat listenable; they have no flaws musically, given Gerrier's greatness as a Bach singer. The Chausson, which lasts nearly half an hour, has never struck me as worthy of its length, and this is a very dodgy air check (I think), but you can hear Ferrier sounding vibrantly intense, despite the distant placement that makes her French at times unintelligible.

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          6. Monteverdi: Ottavo Libro dei Madrigali, Vol. 2
          7. Monteverdi - Vespers of 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine) / Chandler, R. Croft, Atkinson, Numura, Boston Baroque, Pearlman
          8. Morton Feldman: Early and Unknown Piano Works / Debora Petrina, piano
          9. Most Famous Waltzes Polkas & Marches, Vol. 2
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