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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Two songs for contralto with viola obbligato, Op. 91
Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121
Gluck: Che puro ciel (Orfeo ed Euridice)
Mahler: Kindertotenlieder
To be Orpheus, and die: such was the fate of Kathleen Ferrier, the English contralto, who died aged only 41, just over 50 years ago. Yet in only a few days, recording with Bruno Walter and the Vienna Philharmonic, she did enough to assure her immortality.
In 1946, Kathleen Ferrier made her stage debut in the Glyndebourne Festival (Britten's 'The Rape of Lucretia', premiere). 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, the pianist Gerald Moore and of course Bruno Walter, with whom she explored Mahler in particular.
“The beloved English contralto is heard here in some of the core pieces from her repertory, her unflawed singing a testament to an outstanding artist at her best.” BBC Music Magazine
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