St. Matthew Passion by Kathleen Ferrier 憐れみたまえ我が神よ『マタイ受難曲』

[tttzzzooo9]

はあ・・・

思わず溜め息の出る名曲

[63RobWanders]

heavenly music and a heavenly voice

[saltburner2]

Paul Campion's 'Ferrier: A Career Recorded' gives the following details:

Recorded at 5.30pm session on 6th February 1946 at Kingsway Hall, London.

National SO conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent

David McCallum, solo violin.

It was her first recording for Decca, and with orchestra: but not released until some years later.

[7inga7]

This glorious voice has no equal!

[kattekop100]

Wonderful. Tears in my eyes.

[nfahringer]

Thank you. How wonderful to have Youtube to bring back this glorious contralto

into our living rooms.

[bigmouthfrog2009]

Does anyone know why Ferrier's Land of Hope and Glory has been removed? Is there another site where I can hear this and perhaps download it? any help much appreciated!!

[saltburner2]

@bigmouthfrog2009

I expect because it is still in copyright, having been recorded privately and issued only in recent years.

[gilbertoagostinho]

Amazing voice, amazing recording, just amazing. I just don't understand why to translate this to English, really...

[danyto75]

Je pleure, Estoy llorando, I cry, Eu choro.... etc

[kenkenjpn1968]

Very deep, thanks for upload...

i just remember the movie named "The Sacrifice" made by Tarcovsky.

[lovesGenet]

She goes straight to the heart &soul.Bliss .Painful too.I cant wait to hear her Mahler songs on children's death .I hope she recorded some Strauss! What a treasure she I S !

[CzarDodon]

Not to take anything away from your devoted praise of Ferrier's beautiful artistry, but the Alto Rhapsody is not a part of the German Requiem, they are two different works.

[BryanMRoland]

Hi corpusien and all listeners to this unbeatable personal involvement in the essence of music- if you cant fall into a trance listening to this perhaps you should see a sound psychiatrist!!!! BRILLIANT TO THE N'TH DEGREE

[corpusien]

60 years on this planet and I just meet Kathleen Ferrier who makes me cry...Thanks. If I was sure that God is existing, right now, I would cacth up with Bach and you...Love you all.

[bonnies1234567]

@corpusien

Know what you mean, I just discovered Kathleen Ferrier's magnificent voice and incomparable quality and interpretation. She touches deeply and I am thankful that God has enabled us to realize her by means of this collection of magnificent artists.

I cry every time I hear it too.

[OoYesIKnowOoYesIKnow]

Dear Anonymat., Thank you for sharing this lovely recording of this nice piece. . I have not heard this particular performance before and am delighted to hear it. . May I ask where you obtained the disc? Please. Just wondering. . The quality of the reproduction here on youtube is really great. . cheers. from, del-boy.

[anonymat21]

Dear OoYesIKnowOoYesIKnow,

I obtained this disk at the "Nauck's Vintage Records" auction site of 78rpm records.

[richmondie]

Words are totally inadequate to even come near Kathleen Ferrier - all I can say is that she sings what the words mean "Have mercy on me - regard my bitter weeping". This isn't just the beautiful bit in the middle of the work. It comes directly after Peter's betrayal. The Evangelist's cantorial flourish (and going out, he wept bitterly) acts as the introductory recitative. Who is the klezmer playing the violin? I love that old fashioned style, and the full orchestra sound.

[musedirec]

the way it is supposed to be. the greatest of all, although janet baker is also great. the only young one who may become as great is giada amparan. i heard her in carnegie hall and even the critic in the times said to keep your eye on her. we can hardly wait for amparan to develop into this level of artistry. she has everything....ex violinist, etc.

[quagapp]

It is beautiful - much more than beautiful - my father got Ferrier on record when I was a teenager in the 60s and we both enjoyed her singing esp Bach - good to hear her now on YouTube. Thanks greatly.

[kiltedboy1950]

I own a wonderful recording in which Kathleen Ferrier sings, in English, another aria from St. Matthew Passion. It's called "Grief for Sin". It is so absolutely beautiful.

[anonymat21]

Yes, I think too that "Grief for Sin" sung by Kathleen Ferrier is beautiful.

[kiltedboy1950]

Thanks for your reply. What else in music do you really love?

[skakdosmer]

This is the only recording of any music that always makes me cry.

[121omePiet]

Brings tears to my eyes...what a beautifull version.

[Yuriy21]

From such music and such fine performance it is possible to cry only - that I and do...

[lamsalgado]

Not only wonderful, but a treasure!!! THX for posting this. Being accostumed to listen lieder recordings by the wonderfuls Dame Janet Baker and Christa Ludwig (mezzos) at first it take me some time to accostum to the voice of this legendary contralto. However, I was awestruck by Kathleen expressiviness. Soon I came to grips with one of the most sublime voices ever...This aria is sublime as the whole M. Passion of Bach

[EmilyGreene1984]

Well not everyone cares for a person's sound, I myself am not particular fond of Ms. Ferrier's color of voice (unlike those of Eula Beal and Marian Anderson) - but aside from that, her expressiveness and the fact her voice is mostly free of false vocal techinque - it makes this performance extrodinary.

[raigekimaru]

whoa. now THAT'S what I call a contralto! bravo!!

[waldex1949]

nie krolewski a cesarski glos

[MisZing]

Thanks for posting. This is absolutely wonderfull!

I just got a book about Kathleen Ferrier for my birthday, but I didn't know much about her voice, so I thought, well, lets have a look on youtube. And here is your video. Thank you so much!!!

[yMew88]

She was a natural contralto; her voice carried and penetrated to one's soul. The first complete recoring of "Matthaus-Passion" I ever heard as a teenager in late 60s in Moscow; we borrowed LPs and taped the lot to a 500m reel and then listened to it for years. As I listen to it now, I can close my eyes and see us there and then. Of course I have it on a CD now... Though for esthetic reasons (clarity of form) I prefer the Karl Richter's recording now.

Thanks for posting this.

[fuckyoubugger]

This is by far the best Version! Thank you for putting it up

[newams71]

A voice never surpassed...