Spurr, Phyllis

Folk Songs of the British Isles - Legendary Voices / John McCormack, Kathleen Ferrier, Richard Lewis et al. /

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2012-09-25

Works: English Traditional: The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Cushie Butterfield, music hall song (tune "Pretty Polly Perkins"); Lincolnshire Poacher, folk song; Greensleeves, folk song; O can ye sew cu...
Performers: Brannigan, Owen; Britten, Benjamin; Dawson, Peter; Hammond, Joan, Dame; Lewis, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Lush, Ernest; MacColl, Ewan; MacEwan, Sydney, Father; McCormack, John [Tenor Vocal]; McKellar, Ke...
Conductors: Wilson, Robert; Roberton, Hugh S.; Sharples, Bob; Sims, Ivor E.; Mackerras, Charles, Sir

The Very Best of Kathleen Ferrier: Centenary Collection - Lieder and Folksongs

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Ca' the yowes; Benjamin Britten: Come you no...
Performers: Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian; Neel, Boyd; Walter, Bruno

Kathleen Ferrier: A Centenary Celebration [4 CDs]

4 CD / Traditions Alive / 2012-04-02

Works: Spoken Word: Interview with Kathleen Ferrier, Montreal 1950; English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Down by the Salley Gardens, f...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Patzak, Julius; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Krauss, Clemens; Walter, Bruno

'The greatest thing in music in my life has been to have known Kathleen Ferrier and Gustav Mahler - in that order" -Bruno Walter 'No...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier Centenary Edition: The Complete Decca Recordings

15 CD / Decca / 2012-03-20

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice; Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde, BWV 439; Bist du...
Performers: Ayars, Ann; Britten, Benjamin; Curzon, Clifford; Dobson, Michael; Gál, Hans; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Gilbert, Max; Greene, Eric; Gunter, Horst; Lush, Ernest; McCallum, David; Newmark, John; Parson...
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Jacques, Reginald; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Henderson, Roy; Barbirolli, John; Boult, Adrian; Krauss, Clemens; Klemperer, Otto; Beinum, Eduard Van; Walter, Bruno

She was an artist held in awe and affection by numerous colleagues and countless fans worldwide and her reputation is undiminished to this day. A...continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; Schumann: Frauenliebe un Leben; Brahms: Four Serious Songs / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2011-11-08

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Songs (2) for Alto, Viola a...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Walter, Bruno

Recording information: 1949-1950....continue...

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, etc; Brahms / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / Regis Records / 2010-05-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra); Rückert Lieder (5); Johannes Brahms: Serious Songs (4), Op. 121; Gesänge (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91
Performers: Ferrier, Kathleen; Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"In the Brahms and Mahler record everything benefits from the loveliness of voice and sincerity of approach. Finest of all, I think, are the Vier...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier [Box Set]

10 CD / Decca Import / 2008-11-04

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen, BWV 11 "Ascension Oratorio"; Vergiss mein nicht, vergiss mein nicht! BWV 505; Ac...
Performers: Ayars, Ann; Britten, Benjamin; Dobson, Michael; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Gilbert, Max; Greene, Eric; Lam, Basil; Lofthouse, Thornton; Lush, Ernest; McCallum, David; Newmark, John; Parsons, William; Peasgo...
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Jacques, Reginald; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Henderson, Roy; Barbirolli, John; Walter, Bruno; Krauss, Clemens

Klever Kaff

1 CD / Regis Records / 2006-08-24

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Johannes Brahms: Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op....
Performers: Dobson, Michael; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick; Walter, Bruno [Conductor/Director]
Conductors: Stiedry, Fritz; Boult, Adrian; Walter, Bruno

Below the Wind Southerly / Kathleen Ferrier

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 2005-10-11

Works: English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); The Keel Row, Northumbrian folk song; Herbert Hughes: Down by the Salley Gardens, for voice & piano; I Have A Bonnet Trimm'd wit...
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Boult, Adrian

Few, if any, would dispute the description of Kathleen Ferrier as the greatest lyric contralto England has ever produced. To update the words of her...continue...

Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute

2 CD / Decca Import / 2003-10-14

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; George Frederick Handel: Rodelinda; MEDLEY; Atalanta; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63; Der Messias; Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; G...
Performers: Boyd Neel String Orchestra; Ferrier, Kathleen; Gilbert, Max; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra, The; London Symphony Orchestra; McCallum, David; National Symphony Orchestra;...
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Stiedry, Fritz; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Boult, Adrian; Walter, Bruno
Ensemble: ; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra; Southern Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

One of the most celebrated English Singers, contralto Kathleen Ferrior brought a unique level of musicianship and emotional commitment to everything she performed during her...continue...

The Golden Age of Great Contraltos & Mezzos

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2002-07-09

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Orfeo; Charles Gounod: Faust; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Goodhart: A Fairy went a-marketing; Giacomo Meyerbeer: Le Prophète; Johannes Brahms...
Performers: Cloez, Gustave; Minghini-Cattaneo, Irene; Reeves, George; Spurr, Phyllis; Supervia, Conchita
Conductors: Collingwood, Lawrance; Bourdon, Rosario; Pitt, Percy; Sabajno, Carlo; Albergoni, Angelo; Ormandy, Eugene

Lieder von Franz Schubert in historischen Aufnahmen

2 CD / Preiser / 1998-07-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Die Post ("Von der Strasse her"), song for voice & piano (Winterreise), D. 911/13 (Op. 89/13); Der Wegweiser ("Was vermeid' ich denn die Wege")...
Performers: Anday, Rosette; Anders, Peter; Anderson, Marian; Balogh, Erno; Berger, Erna [Soprano vocals]; Bibb, Frank; Björling, Jussi; Branzell, Karin; Dahlke, Julius; Ebert, Harry; Erb, Karl; Ferrier, Kat...

Kathleen Ferrier Edition Vol 10- Brahms, Mahler

1 CD / Decca Import / 1992-04-01

Works: Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder (5); Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Songs (2) for Alto, Viola and Piano, Op. 91; Serious Songs (4), Op. 121
Performers: Gilbert, Max; Newmark, John; Spurr, Phyllis
Conductors: Walter, Bruno; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: ; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

World Of Kathleen Ferrier V.1

1 CD / Decca Import / 1990-10-01

Works: English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); Scottish Traditional: The Keel Row; Ma Bonny Lad, folk song; Frank Bridge: Go Not, Happy Day, for voice & piano, H. 34; British ...
Performers: McCallum, David; Spurr, Phyllis; Stone, Frederick
Conductors: Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Neel, (Louis) Boyd; Walter, Bruno