Since you are interested in Frauenliebe Und Leben (with Lieder by Mahler & Britten), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
ANONYMOUS / TRADITIONAL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Last Rose of Summer Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 12/Jul/2005 ] 'Not in the profoundest Schubert, the most exquisite Fauré, has either of them performed with more delicacy and refinement, more tenderness, humour, and ... passion, than they do here' - Gramophone |
FAURE / DURUFLE
Requiem Ann Murray & Mary Seers (sopranos) Thomas Allen & Michael George (baritones) / Corydon Singers & English Chamber Orchestra / Matthew Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 20/May/2007 ] 'Superb' (Fanfare, USA) |
GEORG FRIDERIC HANDEL
Handel: Delirio Amoroso: Italian Secular Cantatas Ann Murray (soprano) The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 8/Apr/2005 ] " ... a dazzling revelation of (Handel's) melodic freshness and inventive touch...Ann Murray sings superlatively." |
DURUFLE
Requiem Op 9, Quatre Motets sur des themes gregoriens Op 10 Ann Murray, Thomas Allen / Corydon Singers / English Chamber / Best [ Hyperion / CD - released 11/Nov/2000 ] 'A wonderfully sympathetic performance... a heavenly, visionary effect which is amazingly satisfying' (BBC Record Review) |
MAHLER
Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Schoenberg/Rhien) Jane Irwin (mezzo) / Peter Wedd (tenor) / Manchester Camerata / Douglas Boyd [ Avie Records / CD - released 11/Aug/2011 ] Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd and joined by mezzo-soprano Jane Irwin and tenor Peter Wedd, give a vivid and memorable performance of Schoenberg's chamber transcription of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde. |
LILI BOULANGER
Boulanger: Faust et Hélène / L: D'un soir triste / etc Lynne Dawson, soprano, Ann Murray, Bonaventura Bottone, BBC Sym., Tortelier [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 10/May/2004 ] Gramophone Magazine 2000 Winner - Choral Recording |