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Kathleen Ferrier – Brahms - Altrapsodie / Handel: Ombra Mai Fù (Largo), Art Thou Troubled, Gluck: Che Puro Ciel, What Is Life, Mendelssohn: O Rest In The Lord, Woe Unto Them, Mahler: 3 Rückert-Lieder / Decca LP
DDX 190 041
The Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53, is a composition for contralto, male chorus, and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, a setting of verses from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Harzreise im Winter. It was written in 1869, as a wedding gift for Robert and Clara Schumann's daughter, Julie. Brahms scholars have long speculated that the composer may have had romantic feelings for Julie, which he may have integrated into the text and music of the Alto Rhapsody. The text, with its metaphysical portrayal of a misanthropic soul who is urged to find spiritual sustenance and throw off the shackles of his suffering, has powerful parallels in Brahms's life and character.
Label: Decca – DDX 190 041
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: Netherlands
Genre: Classical
Style: Classical, Opera, Baroque, Romantic, Modern
Tracklist:
| A1 | 1. Serse: Frondi Tenere... Ombra Mai Fù
Composed By – G.F. Händel
Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
Libretto By – Minato
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Composed By – G.F. Händel
Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
Libretto By – Minato
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
|
4:35 | |
| A2 | 2. Rodelinda: Art Thou Troubled (Dove Sei)
Arranged By – A. Salvi
Composed By – G.F. Händel
Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
Libretto By – N.F. Haym
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Translated By – W.G. Rothery
Arranged By – A. Salvi
Composed By – G.F. Händel
Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
Libretto By – N.F. Haym
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Translated By – W.G. Rothery
|
4:31 | |
| A3 | 3. Orfeo Ed Euridice: Che Puro Ciel
Choir – Southern Philharmonic Choir
Composed By – Chr. W. von Gluck
Conductor – Fritz Stiedry
Libretto By – Calzabigi
Orchestra – Southern Philharmonic Orchestra
Choir – Southern Philharmonic Choir
Composed By – Chr. W. von Gluck
Conductor – Fritz Stiedry
Libretto By – Calzabigi
Orchestra – Southern Philharmonic Orchestra
|
5:00 | |
| A4 | 4. Orfeo Ed Euridice: What Is Life (Che Farò Senza Euridice)
Composed By – Chr. W. von Gluck
Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
Libretto By – R. da Calzabigi
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Translated By – C. Aveling
Composed By – Chr. W. von Gluck
Conductor – Sir Malcolm Sargent
Libretto By – R. da Calzabigi
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Translated By – C. Aveling
|
4:22 | |
| A5 | O Rest In The Lord (Uit Eliah)
Composed By – F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Conductor – Boyd Neel
Orchestra – The Boyd Neel Orchestra
Composed By – F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Conductor – Boyd Neel
Orchestra – The Boyd Neel Orchestra
|
3:35 | |
| A6 |
Woe Unto Them (Uit Eliah)
Composed By – F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Conductor – Boyd Neel
Orchestra – The Boyd Neel Orchestra
Composed By – F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Conductor – Boyd Neel
Orchestra – The Boyd Neel Orchestra
|
3:07 | |
| B1 | Rapsodie Voor Alt, Mannenkoor En Orkest, Op. 53 ("Harzreise Im Winter") Choir – London Philharmonic Choir
Composed By – Joh. Brahms
Conductor – Clemens Krauss
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Text By ["Harzreise im Winter"] – Goethe
Choir – London Philharmonic Choir
Composed By – Joh. Brahms
Conductor – Clemens Krauss
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Text By ["Harzreise im Winter"] – Goethe
|
15:53 | |
| B2 | 3 Rückert-Lieder
Composed By – G. Mahler
Conductor – Bruno Walter
Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
Composed By – G. Mahler
Conductor – Bruno Walter
Orchestra – Wiener Philharmoniker
|
14:29 |
- Contralto Vocals – Kathleen Ferrier
