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Kathleen Ferrier. UM MITTERNACHT. 1952. Vienna Philharmonic

This is the third of Mahler's three Ruckert songs, recorded in Vienna with Bruno Walter. By mid 1952 she was realising there would be no recovery from her illness, and these series of recordings a...  
 
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harisiadis (1 week ago) Show Hide
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So true! Still, it is so comforting to be able to feel the essence of such music and find even one other human being who shares that feeling.
rayacs1 (2 months ago) Show Hide
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l used to listen to this when l was driving home from a nursing night shift. lt meant a lot to me when someone had died....it signified the break of a brand new day. When my own father died earlier this year, it signified courage
nihongoworld (4 months ago) Show Hide
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This is the main reason why I love this woman. Along with being absolutely gorgeous, she expresses the pain and agony of this piece so beautifully through her amazing voice. Its an absolutely amazing recording.
westerwood07 (5 months ago) Show Hide
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for me the most beautiful song of Mahler (followed bij Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen) and together with the Dieskau recordings of these 2 songs, the top of the world.
ninaoriol (5 months ago) Show Hide
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Kathleen Ferrier's unique voice raises our soul to Heaven in an ocean of tears...
Thank you for this outstanding record!...
Rattywotin (8 months ago) Show Hide
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Mahler would have composed his entire repertoire around Kathleen , perhaps he did
toberhouse (11 months ago) Show Hide
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The above was in response to chopinlover49's question.
toberhouse (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Not any obvious ones, but Maureen Forrester comes to mind. She was chosen by Bruno Walter to sing Mahler after Ferrier's premature death.
deejayhart (1 year ago) Show Hide
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You have some interesting tastes. Have you heard Verklarte Nachte by Schoenberg?
Rattywotin (7 months ago) Show Hide
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I love verklarte nacht, especially the karajan version

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