Невозможно не восхищаться, как этим голосом, так и исполнением, совершенно уникальная певица, какая филигранная техника, просто завораживающее звучание, никаких препятствий и переходов в регистрах, какая мягкость и мощь одновременно. Как несправедлива судьба.
The second aria here--O Rest in the Lord--is one I will never ever forget hearing Kathleen Ferrier sing in a recording played at my high school during the '50s in England. I was 14 or 15 at the time, but the music, her voice, the clarity of her diction and the wonderful text went straight to my soul, time and again. I had no idea at the time that she was already gone from the Earth, because the presence of that beauty was so overwhelming already. If I had known also about her early death, it would have been just too sad. A lovely person, an incredibly rich voice, and such lovely music--it's the most beautiful thing to hear this again, so many decades later. Thank you so much for making it available here.
I first heard the wonderful Kathleen Ferrier at school also (1950's) - we used to listen to a radio programme and Kathleen was singing Blow the Wind Southerly. When the programme was finished our teacher went through the songs we had heard and we all sang them together - but up after Blow the Wind Southerly he asked me to stand up and sing it. I have no idea why. However it is one of my favourite pieces by Kathleen. I wish I could have heard her at a concert.
This recording was made in 1946, the year of my birth...and I remember being around 12 y.o. when I first heard Kathleen Ferrier...and since then I cannot listen to this voice, of heavenly greatness and beauty, without all my emotins are showing! I am Danish - and Kathleen Ferrier sang Benjamin Britten´s "Rape of Lucritia" with the Danish tenor Aksel Schiøtts - and she is to this day, frekvently played by the Danish National Radio!
I'm also a child of '46. I clearly recall my mother introducing me to the voice of Kathleen Ferrier in the early 1950's, on the BBC wireless , notably 'Blow the wind Southerly ' : I also can remember my mother telling me that she had died , so tragically young , and what a huge loss it had been to the world of serious music, as there could never be another voice to compare : How right she was : I have never forgotten:
@@mikeday2848 I am glad to read your fine words about Kathleen Ferrier and I hope you have explored further into her life. What a human being...and what an artist!! Yes, you and I are children of ´48...but we have had the fortune to experience a stunning development of human activities in art, science, music a.s.o. A lot could be said about these things I`m sure...but thanks again for your answer...and for your mother to give you the pleasure of the world of serious music as my mom gave it to me!
I heard Kathleen Ferrier sing for the first time on a British 1950’s sitcom “Born and Bred.” It was “O Wait on the Lord.” It captivated me and I sought to find out about her. Not long after Knowledge Network in BC, Canada had a documentary about her. Heartbreaking and beautiful beyond words.
Almost tailor made for the lovely voice of the great Kathleen Ferrier, Magic stuff. Legend is a term used to describe some artists & that really are not. Now Kathleen really is a legend, she has a voice one would recognise & performed such lovely music. Sadly missed.
Le chant de Ferrier a toujours cette grande simplicité et noblesse bien propre à elle outre ce timbre chaud même s'il est peut-être un peu inégal sur toute la voix....mais qu'importe elle offre toujours une profonde joie lorsqu'elle chante....je me sens toujours apaisée enn l'écoutant...
NOTE: Kathleen Ferrier-Contralto-*Vinyl-F.Mendelssohn-Elijah-"O rest in the Lord" by operbathosa, is not viewable on You-Tube in the United Kingdom, for some sort of legal reasons to do with Marrickville, Australia. . It is a good thing to have this version and recording here. . Thanks Godolia, for posting. . . Cheers. from, del-boy.
No-one can match Kathleen Ferrier, her renditions are perfect. Why does anyone else bother uploading their version when all of them pale into insignificance alongside Ferrier's.
Such simplicity, nobility and profound emotion that is the artistry of the great Kathleen Ferrier. Thank you for posting these two great selections.
I am enraptured by the lyrical beauty of Kathleen Ferrier's rendition of these two Mendelssohn arias. Truly heart felt and very prayerful!
I have loved Kathleen Ferrier since the first time I heard her. Phenomenal!
Невозможно не восхищаться, как этим голосом, так и исполнением, совершенно уникальная певица, какая филигранная техника, просто завораживающее звучание, никаких препятствий и переходов в регистрах, какая мягкость и мощь одновременно. Как несправедлива судьба.
The second aria here--O Rest in the Lord--is one I will never ever forget hearing Kathleen Ferrier sing in a recording played at my high school during the '50s in England. I was 14 or 15 at the time, but the music, her voice, the clarity of her diction and the wonderful text went straight to my soul, time and again. I had no idea at the time that she was already gone from the Earth, because the presence of that beauty was so overwhelming already. If I had known also about her early death, it would have been just too sad. A lovely person, an incredibly rich voice, and such lovely music--it's the most beautiful thing to hear this again, so many decades later. Thank you so much for making it available here.
I first heard the wonderful Kathleen Ferrier at school also (1950's) - we used to listen to a radio programme and Kathleen was singing Blow the Wind Southerly. When the programme was finished our teacher went through the songs we had heard and we all sang them together - but up after Blow the Wind Southerly he asked me to stand up and sing it. I have no idea why. However it is one of my favourite pieces by Kathleen. I wish I could have heard her at a concert.
@@lindahenderson5645 Привет и наилучшие пожелания мне также очень нравится вокал и тембр голоса певицы
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Such feeling, absolutely magnificent!
Simply sublime.
Heart-achingly beautiful.
This recording was made in 1946, the year of my birth...and I remember being around 12 y.o. when I first heard Kathleen Ferrier...and since then I cannot listen to this voice, of heavenly greatness and beauty, without all my emotins are showing!
I am Danish - and Kathleen Ferrier sang Benjamin Britten´s "Rape of Lucritia" with the Danish tenor Aksel Schiøtts - and she is to this day, frekvently played by the Danish National Radio!
I'm also a child of '46. I clearly recall my mother introducing me to the voice of Kathleen Ferrier in the early 1950's, on the BBC wireless , notably 'Blow the wind Southerly ' : I also can remember my mother telling me that she had died , so tragically young , and what a huge loss it had been to the world of serious music, as there could never be another voice to compare : How right she was : I have never forgotten:
@@mikeday2848 I am glad to read your fine words about Kathleen Ferrier and I hope you have explored further into her life.
What a human being...and what an artist!!
Yes, you and I are children of ´48...but we have had the fortune to experience a stunning development of human activities in art, science, music a.s.o.
A lot could be said about these things I`m sure...but thanks again for your answer...and for your mother to give you the pleasure
of the world of serious music as my mom gave it to me!
Thank you for posting! I have been looking for anything and EVERYTHING by Kathleen Ferrier. I am currently studying both of these arias as well.
I heard Kathleen Ferrier sing for the first time on a British 1950’s sitcom “Born and Bred.” It was “O Wait on the Lord.” It captivated me and I sought to find out about her. Not long after Knowledge Network in BC, Canada had a documentary about her. Heartbreaking and beautiful beyond words.
There is no one like her pure beauty
Beautiful----wonderful voice--!
What comment would ever do justice to the beauty of Kathleen Ferrier's singing ?
Heavenly vibrations!
Almost tailor made for the lovely voice of the great Kathleen Ferrier, Magic stuff. Legend is a term used to describe some artists & that really are not. Now Kathleen really is a legend, she has a voice one would recognise & performed such lovely music. Sadly missed.
Esta area me recuerda mucho el dia que mi madre falleció, es tan hermosa.
Maravilloso!
Удивительный тембр, такой трепетный!
Only the good die young.....
Consummate vocal communication. KF was suited to communicate the meaning of the feelings animating the words.
Le chant de Ferrier a toujours cette grande simplicité et noblesse bien propre à elle outre ce timbre chaud même s'il est peut-être un peu inégal sur toute la voix....mais qu'importe elle offre toujours une profonde joie lorsqu'elle chante....je me sens toujours apaisée enn l'écoutant...
NOTE:
Kathleen Ferrier-Contralto-*Vinyl-F.Mendelssohn-Elijah-"O rest in the Lord"
by operbathosa, is not viewable on You-Tube in the United Kingdom, for some sort of legal reasons to do with Marrickville, Australia.
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It is a good thing to have this version and recording here.
.
Thanks Godolia, for posting.
.
.
Cheers.
from,
del-boy.
❤️
No-one can match Kathleen Ferrier, her renditions are perfect. Why does anyone else bother uploading their version when all of them pale into insignificance alongside Ferrier's.
singing never bettered - exactly as the composer wrote it with none of the current fad for artists to "embellish".
good
So transparent.
Have
The gates of hdavenn
A-men 💪😇🪔🌄