Brahms. Lieder. Mahler. Kindertotenlieder. Ferrier

Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bruno Walter, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Clemens Krauss, Orchestra of the Netherlands Opera, Charles Bruck

Composed by: Brahms: Rhapsodie, Zwei Gesänge, Vier Ernste Gesänge; Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice "Che puro ciel!'
Brahms: Rhapsodie, Zwei Gesänge, Vier Ernste Gesänge; Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice "Che puro ciel!'

In 1946, the great contralto Kathleen Ferrier made her stage debut at the Glyndebourne Festival in the première of Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia. A year later she made her first appearance as Orfeo in Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice. As her reputation grew, Ferrier formed close working relationships with major musical figures, including Britten, Sir John Barbirolli, Bruno Walter and the pianist Gerald Moore. This SACD from Praga offers a diverse sampling of her supreme artistry.

Etre Orphée, et mourir. Tel fut le destin de Kathleen Ferrier, contralto britannique, récente centenaire. En quelques jours d’enregistrement en compagnie de Bruno Walter et des Wiener Philharmoniker, elle a gravé quelques pages qui ont suffi à lui assurer l’immortalité.

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