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Kathleen Ferrier and friends
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Title
Kathleen Ferrier and friends [sound recording].
Published
Wadhurst, E. Sussex, England : Pearl, p2005.
Physical Description
1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
In part previously "unpublished, unreleased or private recordings"--Container.
Compact disc.
Program notes by Paul Campion ([7] p. : ill.) in container.
Recorded between Sept. 2, 1946 and Apr. 2, 1952.
Sung in English, German, and Italian.
Format
Audio
Language
English; German; Italian
Added to Catalog
March 20, 2013
Performers
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto, with Irmgard Seefried, soprano (6th work) ; Peter Pears, tenor (11th work) ; Julius Patzak, tenor (6th work) ; Boyd Neel Orchestra, Boyd Neel, conductor (2nd work) ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, conductor (11th-12th works) ; Halle Orchestra (strings), Sir John Barbirolli, conductor (13th work) ; London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor (1st work) ; Millicent Silver, harpsichord (3rd-5th works) ; Frederick Stone, piano (7th-10th works) ; and other musicians. In Kathleen Ferrier at a party, the contralto is heard accompanying herself on the piano.
Contents
Serse. Frondi tenere
Ombra mai fu / Handel (4:29)
Elijah. Oh rest in the Lord / Mendelssohn (3:39)
Kleine Kantate von Wald un Au / Telemann (10:00)
Vergiss mein nicht : BWV 505, no. 71 from Geistliche Lieder und Arien / Bach (2:22)
Ach, dass nicht die letze Stunde : BWV 439, no. 1 from Geistliche Lieder und Arien / Bach (2:01)
Three vocal quartets, op. 64 / Brahms (13:00)
Four Lieder. Ruhe Süssliedchen in Schatten : Die schöne Magelone, op. 33, no. 9 (5:23) ; Auf dem See : op. 59, no. 2 (2:50) ; Es schauen die Blumen : op. 96, no. 3 (1:08) ; Der Jäger : op. 95, no. 4 / Brahms
Das Lied von der Erde. Der Trunkene im Frühling : (incomplete) (3:46) ; Der Abschied : (incomplete) (4:03) / Mahler
Four poems of St. Teresa of Avila : op. 27 / Lennox Berkeley (15:00)
Kathleen Ferrier at a party, New York, 1949 or 1950 (6:47).
Issue number
GEM 0229 Pearl
Subjects
Also listed under
Boyd Neel Orchestra.
Wiener Philharmoniker.
Hallé Orchestra.
London Symphony Orchestra.
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