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British classical singer from a bygone age • • • • • (bewertet mit 5 von 5 Punkten) Alle meine Rezensionen ansehen (TOP 500 REZENSENT) (REAL NAME) Rezension bezieht sich auf: A Tribute (Audio CD) The album's title suggests that this is a tribute by other performers to Kathleen Ferrier, but it is actually a compilation of Kathleen's own recordings. Kathleen was raised in Blackburn, Lancashire, and learned to play piano at an early age. After a few years singing and playing piano at many small venues in the north of England, Kathleen moved to London, where she secured a recording contract. Kathleen recorded all the music here between February 1946 and October 1952. Kathleen died of cancer in February 1953. Despite being an accomplished pianist, it seems that other pianists, especially Phyllis Sparr, played piano on Kathleen's recordings, leaving Kathleen to focus on singing. Baroque songs and arias, especially by Bach, were a significant part of her repertoire, but many of Kathleen's fans enjoyed her operatic renditions of traditional British folk songs. All these styles are well represented in this collection but, sadly, Kathleen didn't (and maybe wasn't allowed to) record any of the saucy poems and cabaret songs that she apparently sometimes performed at parties. Given my musical tastes, it should surprise nobody who follows my reviews that my favorites here tend to be those traditional British folk songs. They include Come you not from Newcastle, The keel row, Ma bonny lsd, Blow the wind southerly, Ye banks and braes, I have a bonnet trimmed with blue, Down by the Sally gardens and The stuttering leaves. Of course, if you are more committed to classical music than I am, you may well prefer the Baroque songs and arias, but there is no denying that all the music here is of a high quality. Eine Rezension von Ein Kunde vom 8. April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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