Ferrier - Kindertotenlieder 3 - Wenn dein Mütterlein

[63RobWanders]

so beautiful!

[TeressaByrne]

I wish there was a "LOVE" button in addition to the "Like" & "Dislike". She had such a noble, mother-earth sound.

[NICKY752]

So Beautiful. No wonder it was played at Nico's funeral in 1988.

[bbbartolo]

was she limited to the mezzo range? she seems to dip into the contralto register... anyway I may like these better than Baker's, and that's saying something! (Baker is swamped by Baribolli's orchestra, so maybe it's hard to compare anyway)

[pianomags]

@bbbartolo No. Ferrier was Britain's and probably one of the world's most accomplished contraltos. Sang everything, with ease. Her Bach and Schubert...and folk...and hymns etc etc etc are to die for, and poeple were falling over themselves to book her. Such a rare, rare gift and truly is other-wprldly. hey, but I'm a fan and would swap to contralto without a moment's pause if it were possible :)

[Od1n90]

So many english comments although this is german ? Oo

Well here is maybe the first.

Wunderschönes und trauriges Lied. Und die Sängerin ist sehr begnadet.

[sdegrace]

Always moved by this.

[daniel0azar]

Kathleen Ferrier's recordings of Mahler are a reference! All singers that attempt to sing Mahler should refer to these!!! It's as if they were catered to her talent (rather than the opposite).

She was one fervent Mahlerian... and she had the chance to work with Walter, a pupil of Mahler and another fervent Mahlerian...

♥ Mahler! ♥ Ferrier!

[jakubkasperski]

It is one of my favourite interpretation of that sad songs. It's so beautiful and touchig, especially 1,28 and 3,23. I always cry at that moments...

[fouloas]

!!@jakubkasperski yes ;suprêmes moments of music!

[Grandtenore]

Lord...

[Ivanhoe2]

A moving post Chopinlover49, and long may you play it. Many thanks Violinthief for providing this lovely recording.

[Federicopera]

Best singer ever!!! A poetess!!!!

[chopinlover49]

I play the Kindertotenlieder on my daughter's Steinway all the time and rarely get through it without choking up with emotion. Every time I play it, I think of Kathleen Ferrier singing these immortal songs with so much feeling and tender emotion.