Tag Archives: Kathleen Ferrier

Britten on Record: Schubert – Ganymed; Du liebst mich nicht; Lachen und Weinen

Posted on February 3, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Britten on Record: Schubert – Ganymed; Du liebst mich nicht; Lachen und Weinen (Decca) Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Benjamin Britten (piano) Studio recording: BBC Maida Vale Studio 2, London, February 1952 Ganymed D544 Du liebst mich nicht D756 Lachen und Weinen … Continue reading →

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Introducing Britten on Record

Posted on January 19, 2014 by goodmorningbritten

Britten rehearsing with Rostropovich in Moscow. Image courtesy of Britten 100 Britten on Record – an introduction Mozart: Symphony no.29 in A major K201, first movement With the Listening to Britten series about to reach the composer’s final opera Death … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The deaf woman’s courtship

Posted on November 18, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Interior with Old Man and Old Woman Spinning after Quiringh van Brekelenkam. Photo (c) Worcester College, University of Oxford The deaf woman’s courtship – folksong arrangement for two voices and piano (ca 1950s) Dedication not known Text Traditional (American) Language … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op.51

Posted on November 8, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Honey Church, Devon by John Piper (1985). (c) The Piper Estate Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac, Op.51 – for alto and tenor voices and piano (January 1952, Britten aged 38) Dedication Kathleen Ferrier and Peter Pears Text Chester Miracle Play: … Continue reading →

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Listening to Britten – The Rape of Lucretia, Op.37

Posted on October 20, 2013 by goodmorningbritten

Britten and Ronald Duncan at Glyndebourne, 1946. Image courtesy of the Britten-Pears Foundation The Rape of Lucretia – Opera in two acts, Op.37 (23 January – 3 May 1946, Britten aged 32) Dedication Erwin Stein Text Ronald Duncan, after ‘Le … Continue reading →

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