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About the artist Kathleen Ferrier

Born on 22 April 1912 in Lancashire, England, Ferrier made her stage debut in 1946 in the world premiere of Britten's Rape of Lucretia at Glyndebourne and sang Gluck's Orfeo there in 1947. It was however as a recitalist and oratorio soloist where Ferrier made her deepest impression. In a professional career which spanned little more than a decade before her death in 1953, Kathleen Ferrier left an indelible impression on music lovers the world over. It was a hauntingly beautiful voice, the rarest of female voices, a true contralto. Her vibrato was just a bit faster than most, but Ferrier used this to great emotional effect.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Kathleen Ferrier

CATALOGUE NR: RRC1057  (barcode: 5055031310579)
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.15

TITLE: What is life?
TRACKS: includes - Blow the Wind Southerly. Keel Row. Silent Night. Art T.
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 21 Favourites plus Interview - Penguin Guide 3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: 0743067  (barcode: 0044007430675)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jun-2004

TITLE: An Ordinary Diva
TRACKS: Kathleen Ferrier - An Ordinary Diva. Mrs Wilson. Carlisle to Covent Garden in 5 years - a darn industrious diva. Yours till Hell freezes over. Whoopee! Aren't I lucky. Ferrier Picture Gallery. Original Decca cover art gallery. Original Decca recording cards.
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC - PAL - a BBC documentary on Kathleen Ferrier - Oct-2004 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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CATALOGUE NR: 4801915  (barcode: 0028948019151)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.77
RELEASE DATE: 16-Feb-2009

TITLE: A Life In Music
TRACKS: CD A Life In Music - Blow The Wind Southerly. Che faro senza Euridice?. Art thou troubled?. Ombra mai fu. Ma Bonny Lad. An die Musik. Down by the Sally Gardens. Oh rest in the Lord wait patiently for Him. Go not happy day. Have mercy Lord on me - St Matthew Passion. Drink to me only with thine eyes. Sapphische Ode. Er der Herrlichste von allen. Ye banks and braes. Bist du bei mir. Now sleeps the crimson petal. The fair house of joy. To Daisies. Over the mountains. Der Vollmond strahlt auf Bergeshoh'n. I know where I'm going. What is life. DVD An Ordinary Diva - Documentary commissioned by the BBC in 2003 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death.
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

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CATALOGUE NR: 4300962  (barcode: 0028943009621)
RECORD LABEL: Decca World of Series
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50

TITLE: World of Kathleen Ferrier
TRACKS: Blow the wind southerly. The Keel Row. Ma bonny lad. Go not happy day. Come you not from Newcastle. Kitty my love. Art thou troubled? Ombra mau fu. What is life? Woe unto them. O rest in the Lord. Have mercy Lord on me. Gretchen am Spinnrade. Die junge Nonne. An die Musik. Der Musensohn. Sapphische Ode. Botschaft. Um Mitternacht.
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

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CATALOGUE NR: GL100560  (barcode: 8712177037476)
RECORD LABEL: Gala
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.49

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Rape of Lucretia - complete
TRACKS: Bonus tracks: Billy Budd - highlights.
ORCHESTRA: English Opera Group Orchestra and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
CONDUCTOR: Reginald Goodall and Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Peter Pears   Joan Cross   Theodor Uppman

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Recorded Amsterdam 2-Oct-1946 / London 1-Dec-1951

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CATALOGUE NR: GEMS0231  (barcode: 0727031023128)
RECORD LABEL: Pearl
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 17.50
RELEASE DATE: 08-Aug-2005

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: The Rape of Lucretia. Stratton - incidental music.
ORCHESTRA: English Opera Group Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Reginald Goodall and Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Peter Pears   Owen Brannigan   Otakar Kraus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: BBC Broadcast 1946 / EMI 1947 and 14-Oct-1949

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CATALOGUE NR: ALC1034  (barcode: 0894640001349)
RECORD LABEL: Alto
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.99

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck
TRACKS: Orfeo ed Euridice : highlights. Alceste : highlights.
ORCHESTRA: Southern Philharmonic and Geraint Jones Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Fritz Stiedry and Geraint Jones
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Anne Ayars   Zoe Vlachopoulos   Kirsten Flagstad

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CATALOGUE NR: CDBP9730
RECORD LABEL: Dutton
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.62
RELEASE DATE: 27-May-2002

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck
TITLE: Orfeo ed Euridice -abridged version
ORCHESTRA: Southern Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Fritz Stiedry
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Anne Ayars   Zoe Vlachopoulos   Glyndebourne Festival Chorus

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CATALOGUE NR: 4750782  (barcode: 0028947507826)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19
RELEASE DATE: 15-Sep-2003

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: A Tribute to Kathleen Ferrier
TRACKS: Orfeo ed Euridice : What is life? Che puro ciel (Gluck). Rodelinda : Art thou troubled? (Handel). Serse : Ombra mai fu (Handel). An die Musik (Schubert). Der Musensohn (Schubert). Gretchen am Spinnrade (Schubert). Die junge Nonne (Schubert). Elijah : Woe unto them (Mendelssohn). Elijah : O rest in the Lord (Mendelssohn). Frauenliebe und leben : Er der Herrlichste von allen op.42 No.2 (Schumann). Geistliches Wiegenlied op.91 No.2 (Brahms). Sapphische Ode op.94 No.4 (Brahms). Botschaft op.47 No.1 (Brahms). Atalanta : Like as the love-lorn turtle (Handel). A soft day (Stanford). Go not happy day (Bridge / Tennyson). Come you not from Newcastle (trad. arr. Britten). The Keel Row (trad. arr. Whittaker). Ma bonny lad (trad. arr. Whittaker). Kitty my love (trad. arr. Hughes). Blow the wind southerly (trad. arr. Whittaker). Ye banks and braes (trad. arr. Quilter). I have a bonnet trimmed with blue (trad. arr. Hughes). Down by the Salley Gardens (trad. arr. Hughes). The stuttering lovers (trad. arr. Hughes). Drink to me only (trad. arr. Quilter). The Fairy Queen : Hark! The echoing air (Purcell). Judas Maccabaeus : Father of Heaven (Handel). Messiah : O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion (Handel). Messiah : He was despised (Handel). St Matthew Passion : Have mercy Lord on me (JS Bach). Mass in B minor : Agnus Dei (JS Bach). St John Passion : All is fulfilled (JS Bach). Du bist die Ruh (Schubert). Rosamunde : Romance (Schubert).
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Boyd Neel Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Malcolm Sargent and Boyd Neel
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Phyllis Spurr   Frederick Stone   Bruno Walter

- Nov-2003 4 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide Rosette star

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CATALOGUE NR: 4756060  (barcode: 0028947560609)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 10 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 54.95
RELEASE DATE: 14-Jun-2004

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Kathleen Ferrier Edition
TRACKS: Orfeo ed Euridice abridged (Gluck). St Matthew Passion / Arias & Choruses (JS Bach). Stabat Mater (Pergolesi). Frauenliebe und -leben (Schumann). Lieder (Brahms / Schubert). Four Serious Songs (Brahms). Poeme de l'amour et de la mer (Chausson). English Songs (Purcell / Handel / Wolf / Bach). Arias from oratorios (Bach / Handel). Blow the wind southerly - folksongs. Frauenliebe und -leben 1949 (Schumann). Lieder (Brahms / Schubert). 3 Ruckert Lieder (Mahler). Alto Rhapsody (Brahms). Vier ernste Gesange (Brahms).
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: presented in a capbox format - Penguin Guide 2/3 star

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CATALOGUE NR: RRC1164  (barcode: 5055031311644)
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.15
RELEASE DATE: 05-Jan-2004

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Klever Kath
TRACKS: Orfeo ed Euridice : Che faro? (Gluck). Orfeo ed Euridice : Che puro ciel (Gluck). Messiah : O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings (Handel). Messiah : He Was Despised (Handel). St John Passion : All Is Fulfilled - es ist vollbracht! (JS Bach). Mass in B minor : Que Sedes (JS Bach). Sappische Ode (Brahms). Botschaft (Brahms). Rosamunde : Romance - der Vollmond strahlt auf Bergeshoh'n (Schubert). Du bist die Ruh' (Schubert). Silent Moon (Vaughan Williams). Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal (Quilter). I Know Where I'm Going (Hughes). Drink To Me Only (Trad. arr. Quilter). Ye Banks And Braes (Trad. arr. Quilter). Come You Not From Newcastle? (Trad. arr. Britten). Kitty My Love (Trad. arr. Hughes). The Stuttering Lovers (Trad. arr. Hughes). Blow The Wind Southerly (Trad. arr. Whittaker). Um Mitternacht (Mahler)
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

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CATALOGUE NR: 5861942  (barcode: 0724358619423)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Historical
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 01-Nov-2004

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck
TITLE: Orfeo ed Euridice - complete
ORCHESTRA: Netherlands Opera
CONDUCTOR: Charles Bruck
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Nel Duval   Greet Koeman  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1951

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CATALOGUE NR: 9562842  (barcode: 5099995628424)
RECORD LABEL: EMI
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 13.99
RELEASE DATE: 16-Apr-2012

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Kathleen Ferrier - The Complete EMI Recordings
TRACKS: CD1 Gerald Moore - Orpheus and Eurydice : What is life without thee? (Christoph Willibald Gluck). Liebestreu - Constancy op.3 No.1. Feinsliebchen - Sweetheart Deutsche Volkslieder II No.12 (Johannes Brahms). The Dream of Gerontius : My work is done… It is because (Edward Elgar). Gerald Moore - I will lay me down in peace - O God of righteousness (Maurice Greene arr. Roper). O praise the Lord - Praise the Lord o my soul (Maurice Greene arr. Roper). Gerald Moore - Ottone : Spring is coming / Come to me soothing sleep (Handel). Isobel Baillie / Gerald Moore - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary : Sound the trumpet (Henry Purcell). The Indian Queen : Let us wander not unseen (Henry Purcell arr. Moffat). Henry Purcell : Shepherd shepherd cease decoying (Henry Purcell). I would that my love op.63 No.1 (Felix Mendelssohn). Greeting op.63 No.3 (Felix Mendelssohn). Wiener Philharmoniker / Bruno Walter - Kindertotenlieder : Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n / Nun seh' ich wohl warum so dunkle Flammen / Wenn dein Mutterlein tritt zur Tur herein / Oft denk' ich sie sind nur ausgegangen! / In diesem Wetter in diesem Braus (Gustav Mahler). CD2 Elisabeth Schwarzkopf / Wiener Symphoniker / Herbert von Karajan - Mass in B minor BWV232 : Christe eleison / Qui sedes / Et in unum dominum / Agnus Dei (JS Bach). Greet Koeman / Nel Duval / Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera / Charles Bruck - Orfeo ed Euridice : Sinfonia / Ah! se intorno a quest'urna funesta / Amici quel lamento / Ballet of Shepherds and Nymphy / Ah! se intorno a quest'urna funesta / Chiamo il mio ben cosi / Voi delle ombre oscura / Amore assistera l'infelice marito! / Gli sguardi trattieni / Che disse? Che ascoltai? / Dance of the Furies - Chi mai dell'Erebo / Deh! placatevi con me / Misero giovane! / Mille pene ombre sdegnose / Ah! quale incognito (Christoph Willibald Gluck). CD3 Orfeo ed Euridice : Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Dance of the Heroes / E quest'asile ameno e grato / Che puro ciel! Che chiaro sol! / Vien a'regni del riposo / Ballet of the Heroes / Oh voi ombre felici / Torna o bello / Ah vieni o diletta vien con me / Vieni! Vieni con me vieni o cara! / Ah dovess'io saper / Che fiero momento / Ah per me il duol ricomincia / Che feci mai? / Che faro senza Euridice? / Ah! finisca e per sempre / Non piu! che fai tu? / Gaudio gaudio son al cuore / Trionfi Amore! (Gluck). Bonus tracks - Wiener Philharmoniker / Bruno Walter - Kindertotenlieder - alternative takes previously unissued : Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n / In diesem Wetter in diesem Braus (Mahler).
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1944-1951

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CATALOGUE NR: MSC10010  (barcode: 5024952100101)
RECORD LABEL: Delta Masterclass
FORMAT: 3 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.20
RELEASE DATE: 15-Oct-2007

COMPOSER: Christoph Willibald Gluck  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Masterclass
TRACKS: What is Life without Thee? (Gluck). Art Thou Troubled (Handel). Ombra mai fu (Handel). An die Musik (Schubert). Der Mussensohn (Schubert). Elijah : O rest in the Lord (Mendelssohn). The Keel Row (Trad arr. Whittaker). Kitty my Love (Trad arr. Hughes). Blow the wind southerly (Trad arr. Whittaker). I have a bonnet trimmed with blue (Trad arr. Hughes). Judas Maccabaeus : Father of Heaven (Handel). Messiah : O thou that tallest good tidings to Zion (Handel). Messiah : He was despised (Handel). St Matthew Passion : Have mercy Lord on me (Bach). Mass In B Minor : Agnus Dei (Bach). Ye Banks And Braes (Trad). Drink To Me Only (Trad). I Know Where I'm Going (Trad). Das Lied Von Der Erde : Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde / Der Einsame im Herbst / Von der Jugend / Von der Schonheit / Der Trunkene im Fruhling / Der Abscheid (Mahler). 3 Ruckert Songs : Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen / Ich atmet' einen linden Duft / Um Mitternacht (Mahler). Mass In B Minor : Qui sedes (Bach). St Matthew Passion : Grief for Sin (Bach). St John Passion : All is fulfilled (Bach). Samson : Return, O God of Hosts! (Handel). Orfeo Und Euridice : Chiamo il mio ben cosi (Gluck). Kindertotenlieder : Nunn will die Sonn / Nun she' ich wohl / Wenn dein Mutterlein / Oft denk' ich / In diesem Wetter (Mahler). Vier Enste Gesange op.121 : Denn es gehet bem Menschen / Ich wandte mich und sahe / O Tod wie bitter / Wenn ich mit Menschen (Brahms).
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: duration 214 minutes approximately - recorded 1949-1952

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CATALOGUE NR: URN22259
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.95
RELEASE DATE: 04-Oct-2004

COMPOSER: Franz Schubert  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: 4 Lieder (Schubert). Frauenliebe und leben op.42. Volksliedchen. Widmung (Schumann). 4 Serious Songs - 4 Ernste Gesange op.121. Lieder (Brahms). Morike Lieder (Wolf).
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Phyllis Spurr   John Newmark   Max Gilbert

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CATALOGUE NR: GEM0229  (barcode: 0727031022923)
RECORD LABEL: Pearl
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 31-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Kathleen Ferrier and Friends
TRACKS: Xerxes: Frondi tenere…Ombra mai fu (Handel). Elijah: Oh rest in the Lord (Mendelssohn). Kleine Kantate von Wald un Au (Telemann). Musikalisches Gesang Buch von Schemelli : Vergiss mein nicht BWV505 No.71 / Ach dass nicht die letze Stunde BWV439 No.1 (JS Bach). Three vocal quartets op.64 : An die Heimat / Der Abend / Fragen (Brahms). Four Lieder (Brahms). Das Lied: Der Trunkene im Fruhling - incomplete (Mahler). Der Abschied - incomplete (Mahler). Four poems of St Teresa of Avila op.27 (Lennox Berkeley). Kathleen Ferrier at a party New York 1949 or 1950.
ORCHESTRA: London Symphony Orchestra and Vienna Philharmonic
CONDUCTOR: Malcolm Sargent and Bruno Walter
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Millicent Silver   George Roth   Frederick Stone

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 14-May-1948 Decca unpublished - Handel / 2-Sep-1946 Decca - Mendelssohn / 15-Dec-1949 - Telemann - Bach / 2-Sep-1951 & 2-Apr-1952 - Brahms / 11-Sep-1947 - Mahler / 23-Nov-1949 - Berkeley

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CATALOGUE NR: GL318  (barcode: 8712177014323)
RECORD LABEL: Gala
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.99

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Songs My Father Taught Me
TRACKS: Semele - Where'er you walk (Handel). Arianna - Lasciatemi morire (Monteverdi). Arminio - Pur dicesti (Lotte). Orfeo ed Euridice - Che faro senza Euridice (Gluck). Lachen und Weinen (Schubert). Sonntag (Brahms). The Spanish Lady (Trad). Auf dem See (Brahms). Rastlose Liebe. Wasserfluth (Schubert). Es schauen die Blumen. Der Jager. Ruhe Sussliebchen (Brahms). Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila : If Lord Thy Love for me is strong. Shepherd shepherd hark that calling. Let mine eyes see thee. Sweet Jesus of Nazareth. Today a shepherd and our kin (Berkeley). The Rape of Lucretia - Lucretia Lucretia! (Britten).
ORCHESTRA: Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Reginald Goodall
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Frederick Stone    

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CATALOGUE NR: 4445432  (barcode: 0028944454321)
RECORD LABEL: Double Decca
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.19

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel
TITLE: Essential Handel
TRACKS: including - Water Music Suite. Music for the Royal Fireworks. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba. Zadok the Priest. Largo. Hallelujah Chorus.
CONDUCTOR: Neville Marriner and Christopher Hogwood
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier   Joan Sutherland    

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CATALOGUE NR: URN22312
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 29.99
RELEASE DATE: 18-Dec-2006

COMPOSER: George Frideric Handel  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: works by - Samson HWV57 : Arias / Messiah HWV56 : Arias (Handel) / St Matthew Passion BWV244 : Arias / Mass in B minor BWV232 : Arias (JS Bach) / Schubert / Schumann / 4 Ernste Gesange - 4 Serious Songs op.121 / Alto Rhapsody op.53 (Brahms) / Wolf / Das Lied von der Erde (Mahler).
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1947-1953

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CATALOGUE NR: 4334702  (barcode: 0028943347020)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50

COMPOSER: Giovanni Pergolesi  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Stabat Mater (Pergolesi). What is life? Art thou troubled? Ombra mai fu. Have mercy Lord on me.
ARTISTS: Kathleen Ferrier      

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