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20th Century British Treasures / Kathleen Ferrier
SOMM Recordings

20th Century British Treasures / Kathleen Ferrier

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Kathleen Ferrier
Format
CD
Label
SOMM Recordings
Released
Jan 01, 2021
Catalog #
ARIADNE 5010
UPC
748871501027

About

SOMM RECORDINGS’ acclaimed series of re-mastered recitals by the much loved, fondly remembered contralto Kathleen Ferrier continues with Kathleen Ferrier: 20th Century British Treasures. Featuring recordings made for Decca and the BBC between 1946 and 1953, it includes a previously unpublished recording of Ferrier’s passionate performance of Lennox Berkeley’s Four Poems of St Teresa of Ávila. Sir Thomas Allen, the distinguished interpreter of British song and Trustee of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards, contributes an extensive booklet commentary that brings a lifetime’s experience to bear in an insightful analysis of Ferrier’s dexterous and treasured talent, accented by the distinctive tones of her native Lancashire. The earliest recording, from 1947, is of Benjamin Britten’s ‘The Flower Song’ from The Rape of Lucretia, the latest, from 1953 (both BBC recitals), includes Howard Ferguson’s lovely five-part Discovery, three songs by William Wordsworth and Edmund Rubbra’s Three Psalms, specially written for Ferrier. Pieces by defining proponents of British song including Parry, Stanford, Vaughan Williams, Roger Quilter, Frank Bridge and Peter Warlock complete a crucial celebration of Ferrier’s inimitable contribution to the genre. Pianist Julian Jacobson, son of composer Maurice Jacobson, whose melancholy but sensuous The Song of Songs is heard in a 1947 BBC broadcast, also provides a personal poignant note on Ferrier’s championing of his father’s music.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. 1 Love is a bable, Op. 152, No. 3 01:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Love is a bable, Op. 152, No. 3
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Hubert Parry
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  2. 2 3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 2. Now sleeps the crimson petal 02:30
    Track
    2
    Title
    3 Songs, Op. 3: No. 2. Now sleeps the crimson petal
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Phyllis Spurr
  3. 3 To Julia, Op. 8: No. 3. To Daisies 02:13
    Track
    3
    Title
    To Julia, Op. 8: No. 3. To Daisies
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Phyllis Spurr
  4. 4 7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op. 12: No. 7. Fair House of Joy 02:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    7 Elizabethan Lyrics, Op. 12: No. 7. Fair House of Joy
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Roger Quilter
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Phyllis Spurr
  5. 5 The House of Life: No. 2. Silent Noon 05:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    The House of Life: No. 2. Silent Noon
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  6. 6 An Irish Idyll in 6 Miniatures, Op. 77: No. 2. The Fairy Lough 03:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    An Irish Idyll in 6 Miniatures, Op. 77: No. 2. The Fairy Lough
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  7. 7 A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, Op. 140: No. 3. A Soft Day 02:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    A Sheaf of Songs from Leinster, Op. 140: No. 3. A Soft Day
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford, Traditional
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  8. 8 La Belle Dame sans merci 05:37
    Track
    8
    Title
    La Belle Dame sans merci
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Charles Villiers Stanford
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Phyllis Spurr
  9. 9 Go not, happy day 01:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Go not, happy day
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Frank Bridge
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  10. 10 Sleep (version for voice and piano) 02:51
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sleep (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Peter Warlock
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  11. 11 Pretty Ring Time 01:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    Pretty Ring Time
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Peter Warlock
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Frederick Stone
  12. 12 The Song of Songs 05:21
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Song of Songs
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    Maurice Jacobson
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Phyllis Spurr
  13. 13 No. 1. Psalm 6, "O Lord, rebuke me not" 05:16
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 1. Psalm 6, "O Lord, rebuke me not"
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  14. 14 No. 2. Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd" 03:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 2. Psalm 23, "The Lord is my shepherd"
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  15. 15 No. 3. Psalm 150, "Praise ye the Lord" 01:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 3. Psalm 150, "Praise ye the Lord"
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Edmund Rubbra
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  16. 16 Red Skies 01:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    Red Skies
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    William Wordsworth
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  17. 17 The Wind 01:03
    Track
    17
    Title
    The Wind
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    William Wordsworth
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  18. 18 Clouds 03:26
    Track
    18
    Title
    Clouds
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    William Wordsworth
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  19. 19 No. 2. The Freedom of the City 01:37
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 2. The Freedom of the City
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Howard Ferguson
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  20. 20 No. 3. Babylon 01:36
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 3. Babylon
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Howard Ferguson
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  21. 21 No. 4. Jane Allen 00:37
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 4. Jane Allen
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Howard Ferguson
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  22. 22 No. 5. Discovery 02:52
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 5. Discovery
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Howard Ferguson
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  23. 23 No. 1. Dreams Melting 01:01
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 1. Dreams Melting
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Howard Ferguson
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
  24. 24 The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: Flower Scene 02:41
    Track
    24
    Title
    The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37, Act II: Flower Scene
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Benjamin Britten
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Anna Pollak
    Ensemble
    EOG Orchestra
    Conductor
    Reginald Goodall
  25. 25 No. 1. If, Lord, Thy love for me is strong 04:23
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 1. If, Lord, Thy love for me is strong
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hugo Rignold
  26. 26 No. 2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling! 02:30
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2. Shepherd, shepherd, hark that calling!
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hugo Rignold
  27. 27 No. 3. Let mine eyes see Thee 03:50
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 3. Let mine eyes see Thee
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hugo Rignold
  28. 28 No. 4. Today a shepherd and our kin 03:23
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 4. Today a shepherd and our kin
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Lennox Berkeley
    Performer
    Kathleen Ferrier, Ernest Lush
    Ensemble
    London Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hugo Rignold