Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Kathleen Ferrier - Brahms ~ Rhapsody For Contralto ,Male Chorus and Orchestra , Four Songs on Decca 1953



Side One

A1. Rhapsody For Contralto, Male Chorus & Orchestra, Op. 53

Alto Vocals - Kathleen Ferrier
Choir - The London Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master - Frederick Jackson
Composed By - Johannes Brahms
Conductor - Clemens Krauss
Orchestra - The London Philharmonic Orchestra


Side Two,Four Songs

B1. Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91, No. 1
B2. Geistliches Wiegenlied Op. 91, No. 2
B3. Sapphische Ode Op. 94, No. 4
B4. Botschaft Op. 47, No. 1

Alto Vocals - Kathleen Ferrier
Piano - Phyllis Spurr (tracks: B1 to B4)
Viola (Obbligato) - Max Gilbert (tracks: B1, B2)

A1. composed in 1869
B1-2 composed in 1884

Mono WAV
Enjoy

2 comments:

roberto t. said...

Excellent, thank you!

Anonymous said...

Million thanks for posting this GEM!!!