Mahler: Kindertotenlieder + Songs & Arias by Gluck, Greene, Handel, Purcell etc

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GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder + Songs & Arias by Gluck, Greene, Handel, Purcell etc
Kathleen Ferrier (contralto) / Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter

[ Warner Classics Masters / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 3 July 2000

"...outstandingly beautiful, so moving and deeply felt" (Gramophone)

"Kathleen Ferrier (April 22, 1912-October 5, 1953) touched the hearts of millions with her extraordinary voice, a deep, rich contralto, the like of which we rarely encounter these days. The intensity of her singing, the beauty of her voice, the shortness of her life and the sadness of her death from cancer all combined to create an impression that guaranteed for artistic longevity." Gramophone

"Just a single phrase of Kathleen Ferrier's singing reveals a voice of extraordinary power and expression." Guardian

Tracks:

Mahler:
Kindertotenlieder
Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter

plus:
Gluck:
Chiamo il mio ben così (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Deh placatevi con me (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Che faro' senza Euridice? (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
Orchestra & Chorus of the Netherlands Opera, Charles Bruck

Greene, M:
O praise the Lord
arr. Roper
I will lay me down in peace
arr. Roper
Gerald Moore (piano)

Handel:
Spring is coming (from Ottone)
Come to me, soothing sleep (from Ottone)
Gerald Moore (piano)

Mendelssohn:
Ich wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich, Op. 63. No. 1
sung in English as ' I would that my love'
Gruss, Op. 63 No. 3
sung in English as 'Greeting'
Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano)

Purcell:
Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335
Let us Wander not Unseen (based on music from The Indian Queen, Z630)
Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying (from King Arthur, Z628)
Gerald Moore (piano), Isobel Baillie (soprano)