Great British Mezzo-Sopranos & Contraltos: Butt,Lunn,Thornton,Ferrier,Ripley,etc
EMI
HLM
7145
Details
General information
Released:
1978
Number of records: 1
Target price: $7
Features: United Kingdom
Number of records: 1
Target price: $7
Features: United Kingdom
Format:
LP
Speed: 33
Size: 12"
Sound type: M
Speed: 33
Size: 12"
Sound type: M
Tracklist
Side 1
1
Serse, HWV.40, 1738,
Act I,
Ombra mai fu, aria (Largo) (Serse)
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
unknown conductor - Conductor
Clara Butt - Soprano | Serse
1909
2
Messiah, HWV.56, 1741,
Part I,
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened
Clara Butt - Contralto
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
Landon Ronald - Conductor
1910
2
Messiah, HWV.56, 1741,
Part I,
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd/Come unto him
Clara Butt - Contralto
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
Landon Ronald - Conductor
1910
3
Don Carlo, opera,
Act IV,
O don fatale, o don cruel, aria (Eboli)
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
Percy Pitt - Conductor
Louise Kirkby Lunn - Mezzo-soprano | Eboli
1909-06-29
4
Samson et Dalila, opera, op.47, R.288, 1877,
Act I,
Printemps qui commence (Dalila, Le Vieillard Hébreu)
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
Percy Pitt - Conductor
Louise Kirkby Lunn - Mezzo-soprano | Dalila
1909-06-29
5
Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z.626, 1689,
Act III,
When I am laid in earth, aria (Dido's Lament) (Dido)
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
George Byng - Conductor
Edna Thornton - Soprano/Mezzo-soprano | Dido
1920-05-18
5
Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z.626, 1689,
Act III,
Thy hand, Belinda, aria (Dido)
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
George Byng - Conductor
Edna Thornton - Soprano/Mezzo-soprano | Dido
1920-05-18
6
Sea Pictures, op.37, 1899,
3. Sabbath Morning at Sea
Leila Megàne - Contralto
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
Edward Elgar - Conductor
1922-11-14
7
Carmen, opéra, WD.31, 1874,
Act II,
Les tringles des sistres tintaient, Gypsy Song, aria (Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès) (Chanson Bohème)
unknown orchestra - Orchestra
Percy Pitt - Conductor
Olga Haley - Mezzo-soprano | Carmen
1919-06-30
8
Erlkönig (Wer reitet so spät), g, D.328, 1815
Muriel Brunskill - Contralto
unknown pianist - Piano
1925-11-30
Side 2
1
Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z.626, 1689,
Act II,
Wayward sisters, you that fright, aria (Sorceress)
Philharmonia Orchestra - Orchestra
Constant Lambert - Conductor
Edith Coates - Mezzo-soprano | Sorceress
1945-07-04
2
The Spirit's Song (Hark, what I tell to thee), f, Hob.XXVIa:41, 1800,
Arrangement for Voice and Orchestra
Gladys Ripley - Contralto
Philharmonia Orchestra - Orchestra
George Weldon - Conductor
1946-05-28
3
3
4
6 Gedichte und Requiem, op.90, 1850,
7. Requiem (Ruh' von schmerzensreichen Muhen aus), E♭
Flora Nielsen - Mezzo-soprano
Gerald Moore - Piano
1948-03-31
5
Liederkreis, op.39, 1840,
12. Frühlingsnacht (Uber'm Garten durch die Lufte), f♯
Flora Nielsen - Mezzo-soprano
Gerald Moore - Piano
1948-08-16
6
Orfeo ed Euridice,
Act III,
Che farò senza Euridice?, aria (Orfeo),
Piano accompanied
Abbey Road Studios, London
Kathleen Ferrier - Contralto
Gerald Moore - Piano
1944-06-30Abbey Road Studios, London
7
6 Gesänge, op.3, 1853,
1. Liebestreu (O versenk, o versenk dein Leid), e♭
Abbey Road Studios, London
Kathleen Ferrier - Contralto
Gerald Moore - Piano
1944-06-30Abbey Road Studios, London
8
49 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO.33, 1858,
12. Feinsliebchen, du sollst mir nicht barfuss gehn, b, 1894
Abbey Road Studios, London
Kathleen Ferrier - Contralto
Gerald Moore - Piano
1944-06-30Abbey Road Studios, London
9
The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio, op.38, 1900,
7. It Is a Member of That Family/It is because then thou didst fear,
It is because then thou didst fear
Abbey Road Studios, London
Kathleen Ferrier - Contralto
Gerald Moore - Piano
1944-06-30Abbey Road Studios, London
9
The Dream of Gerontius, oratorio, op.38, 1900,
6. I Went to Sleep/My work is done,
My work is done
Abbey Road Studios, London
Kathleen Ferrier - Contralto
Gerald Moore - Piano
1944-06-30Abbey Road Studios, London
timing together with It is because