I searched youtube for Kathleen Ferrier Christmas to find something wonderful to share with friends, and I discovered this. So moving. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Exquisitely simple, simply exquisite. The voice is so glorious, the orchestra almost seems to intrude. One has to go back almost half a century, to hear something comparable to this ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" sung by Ernestine Schumann-Heink).
@Kievest And she had a wonderful sense of humour too!! What A woman. She died too young. Blackburn Museum has a lot of her possessions. Sometimes they are in the archives and not on view. XX
I searched youtube for Kathleen Ferrier Christmas to find something wonderful to share with friends, and I discovered this. So moving. Thank you so much for sharing this.
misslydiasteptoe 2 months ago
Un vero contralto ed una musica sublime. Buon Natale 2011 !!!
MrPipposiculo 2 months ago
Sometimes I despair at the Human Race, but when I listen to Kathleen Ferrier, my faith is restored, she IS magical.
TheDAT9 3 months ago
This is the most touching performance of the song I've ever heard!
mariveneta 7 months ago
kippenvel zo ontzettend mooi bedankt .........
HenRisHently 1 year ago
How can a voice cause tears in a grown man but Kathleen does it almost every time.Wonderful.
Teddyb1939 1 year ago 2
Oh my! Thank you, Igor - Joyeux Noël!
oakroom48 2 years ago 3
You too :-)
petrof4056 2 years ago
Thank you Igor, beautiful and very touching
musique0308 2 years ago
Exquisitely simple, simply exquisite. The voice is so glorious, the orchestra almost seems to intrude. One has to go back almost half a century, to hear something comparable to this ("Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" sung by Ernestine Schumann-Heink).
InBoccaChiusa 2 years ago
Beautiful, simply beautiful!
5*****
zeena61 2 years ago
Ferrier knew how to touch the soul with
warmth, dignity, and simplicity! Thank
you for the beautiful gift!
Kievest 2 years ago 2
@Kievest And she had a wonderful sense of humour too!! What A woman. She died too young. Blackburn Museum has a lot of her possessions. Sometimes they are in the archives and not on view. XX
nanabanjo 3 months ago
Truly moving, especially thinking that she died the next year. Thank you very much for this special contribution.
Herur22 2 years ago
Lump in throat. It won't happen if I listen again. It did. So moving - so beautiful.
Glenmed 2 years ago 4
Nous voila de plein pied dans la période de l'avant,merci.
papidou1934 2 years ago
Vraiment émouvant, merci beaucoup Igor.
jacquesurlus 2 years ago 2
Oui, je le trouve aussi. Cette voix correspond bien au message de la chanson.
Memale2009 2 years ago
Oui tout à fait! Et je compte bien remettre cet enregistrement PENDANT le soir de Noël au dîner avec mes parents. :-)))
petrof4056 2 years ago
Vous avez tout à fait raison! Cette chanson créera une atmosphère solennelle.
Memale2009 2 years ago
Nous serons seuls avec nos 3 chats. Toute ma famille est dispersée.,
je l'écouterai pour n'être pas trop déprimée et voyagerai avec les anges.-
joanabanyeres 2 years ago
1952 her last christmas on earth- She went and sing in the angel choral -she touch's so much our soul
alainwilliam 2 years ago 3
oh God ...!
joanabanyeres 2 years ago
Il y a des artistes qui sont excellents et justes dans tous les répertoires. Ferrier en fait partie assurément.
KILLERADVICE 2 years ago
Exactement, et c'est très très rare de briller dans tout répertoire chez n'importe quel compositeur!
petrof4056 2 years ago