Kathleen Ferrier - 20th-Century British Treasures (Live) (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Love Is a Bable, Op. 152 No. 3 (Live)
02. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Op. 3 No. 2
03. To Daisies, Op. 8 No. 4
04. The Fair House of Joy, Op. 12 No. 7
05. The House of Life: No. 2, Silent Noon (Live)
06. The Fairy Lough, Op. 77 No. 2 (Live)
07. A Soft Day, Op. 140 No. 3 (Live)
08. La belle dame sans merci (Live)
09. Go Not, Happy Day, H. 34 (Live)
10. Sleep (Live)
11. Pretty Ring Time (Live)
12. The Song of Songs (Live)
13. 3 Psalms, Op. 61: No. 1, O Lord, Rebuke Me Not (Live)
14. 3 Psalms, Op. 61: No. 2, The Lord Is My Shepherd (Live)
15. 3 Psalms, Op. 61: No. 3, Praise Ye the Lord (Live)
16. 3 Songs, Op. 5: No. 1, Red Skies (Live)
17. 3 Songs, Op. 5: No. 2, The Wind (Live)
18. 3 Songs, Op. 5: No. 3, Clouds (Live)
19. Discovery, Op. 13: No. 1, The Freedom of the City (Live)
20. Discovery, Op. 13: No. 2, Babylon (Live)
21. Discovery, Op. 13: No. 3, Jane Allen (Live)
22. Discovery, Op. 13: No. 4, Discovery (Live)
23. Discovery, Op. 13: No. 5, Dreams Melting (Live)
24. The Rape of Lucretia, Op. 37: The Flower Song (Live)
25. 4 Poems of St. Teresa of Avila , Op. 27: No. 1, If, Lord, Thy Love for Me Is Strong (Live)
26. 4 Poems of St. Teresa of Avila , Op. 27: No. 2, Shepherd, Shepherd Hark That Calling (Live)
27. 4 Poems of St. Teresa of Avila , Op. 27: No. 3, Let Mine Eyes See Thee (Live)
28. 4 Poems of St. Teresa of Avila , Op. 27: No. 4, Today a Shepherd and Our Kin (Live)
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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.

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