Immerse yourself in the timeless artistry of Kathleen Ferrier with "The Complete EMI Recordings," a comprehensive collection that spans her illustrious career. Released on April 16, 2012, this 3CD set is a treasure trove for classical music enthusiasts, featuring 57 tracks that span over three hours of pure vocal mastery. Ferrier, renowned for her rich contralto voice, delivers a captivating performance that showcases her versatility and depth across a diverse range of compositions.
The album includes iconic works by Handel, Mahler, Gluck, and Purcell, among others, providing a rich tapestry of musical styles and eras. From the operatic grandeur of Gluck's "Orfeo ed Euridice" to the poignant melodies of Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder," Ferrier's renditions are nothing short of breathtaking. The set also includes two previously unissued tracks, offering a rare glimpse into her early recordings and adding an extra layer of historical significance.
Whether you're a seasoned classical music aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, this collection is an essential addition to any music library. The meticulous curation and high-quality recordings ensure that every note resonates with clarity and warmth, allowing you to fully appreciate the genius of Kathleen Ferrier. Dive into this extensive collection and experience the enduring legacy of one of the greatest contraltos of all time.
Brahms: 49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 33: No. 12, Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuss geh'nJohannes Brahms, Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore
Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38, Pt. 2: "My Work Is Done" - "It Is Because"Edward Elgar, Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore
Greene / Arr. Roper: O God of Righteousness: "I Will Lay Me Down In Peace"Maurice Greene, Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore
Greene / Arr. Roper: Praise the Lord, O My Soul: "O Praise the Lord"Maurice Greene, Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore
Handel: Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15: "Spring Is Coming"George Frideric Handel, Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore
Handel: Ottone, re di Germania, HWV 15: "Come to Me, Soothing Sleep"George Frideric Handel, Kathleen Ferrier, Gerald Moore
Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 3, Duet. "Sound the Trumpet"Henry Purcell, Kathleen Ferrier, Isobel Baillie, Gerald Moore
Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630: "Let Us Wander, Not Unseen"Henry Purcell, Kathleen Ferrier, Isobel Baillie, Gerald Moore
Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628: "Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying"Henry Purcell, Kathleen Ferrier, Isobel Baillie, Gerald Moore
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 1, Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'nGustav Mahler, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 2, Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle FlammenGustav Mahler, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 3, Wenn dein Mütterlein tritt zur Tür hereinGustav Mahler, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 4, Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!Gustav Mahler, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder: No. 5, In diesem Wetter, in diesem BrausGustav Mahler, Kathleen Ferrier, Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter
Bach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Christe eleisonJohann Sebastian Bach, Kathleen Ferrier, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Qui sedes ad dexteram PatrisJohann Sebastian Bach, Kathleen Ferrier, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Symphoniker
Bach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et in unum DominumJohann Sebastian Bach, Kathleen Ferrier, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Wiener Symphoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Bach, JS: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Agnus DeiJohann Sebastian Bach, Kathleen Ferrier, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Symphoniker
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Sinfonia (Live)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Ah! Se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (Chorus, Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Amici, quel lamento" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: Ballet of Shepherds and Nymphs (Live)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Ah! Se intorno a quest'urna funesta" (Chorus, Orfeo) [Reprise, Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Chiamo il mio ben così" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Voi delle ombre oscura" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Amore assisterà l'infelice marito!" (Amore, Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Kathleen Ferrier, Nel Duval, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Gli sguardi trattieni" (Amore) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Nel Duval, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act I: "Che disse? Che ascoltai?" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: Dance of the Furies - "Chi mai dell'Erebo" (Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Deh! Placatevi con me" (Orfeo, Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Misero giovane!" (Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Mille pene, ombre sdegnose" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Ah! quale incognito" (Chorus, Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits - Dance of the Heroes (Live)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "È quest'asile ameno e grato' (Euridice, Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Greet Koeman, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Che puro ciel! Che chiaro sol!" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Vien a'regni del riposo" (Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: Ballet of the Heroes (Live)Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Oh voi, ombre felici" (Orfeo, Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act II: "Torna, o bello" (Chorus) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Netherlands Opera Chorus, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: "Ah vieni, o diletta, vien con me" (Orfeo, Euridice) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Greet Koeman, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: "Vieni! Vieni con me, vieni, o cara!"(Orfeo, Euridice) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Greet Koeman, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: "Ah, dovess'io saper" (Euridice) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Greet Koeman, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: "Che fiero momento" (Euridice, Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Greet Koeman, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: "Ah, per me il duol ricomincia" (Euridice, Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Charles Bruck, Greet Koeman, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act III: "Che feci mai?" (Orfeo) [Live]Christoph Willibald Gluck, Kathleen Ferrier, Netherlands Opera Orchestra, Charles Bruck
Kathleen Ferrier, the renowned English contralto, captivated audiences worldwide with her powerful and emotive voice. Born Kathleen Mary Ferrier, she seamlessly blended folksongs and popular ballads with classical masterpieces by composers such as Bach, Brahms, Mahler, and Elgar. Her versatility shone on stage, in concert halls, and through her recordings, earning her an international reputation. Tragically, her career was cut short by cancer, but her legacy endures, continuing to inspire and move fans of opera and classical music alike.