| Other author/creator | Baillie, Isobel, 1895-1983, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Bruck, Charles conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Ferrier, Kathleen, 1912-1953, vocalist. |
| Other author/creator | Moore, Gerald, 1899-1987 instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Walter, Bruno, 1876-1962 conductor. |
| Included Work | Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, 1714-1787. Orfeo ed Euridice. Selections. |
| Included Work | Greene, Maurice, 1696-1755. Select anthems. O God of my righteousness. I will lay me down in peace. |
| Included Work | Greene, Maurice, 1696-1755. Select anthems. Praise the Lord, O my soul. O praise the Lord, ye angels of his. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Ottone. Speranza è giunta in porto. |
| Included Work | Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Ottone. Vieni, o figlio! |
| Included Work | Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Lieder, voices (2), piano, op. 63. Ich wollt’ meine Lieb’. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Indian queen. We, the spirits of the air. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. King Arthur. Shepherd, leave decoying. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Sound the trumpet, beat the drum. |
| Other author/creator | Nederlandse Opera, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Wiener Philharmoniker performer. |
| Uniform title | Kindertotenlieder |
| Contents |
Sound the trumpet (Birthday Ode for Queen Mary) / Purcell -- The Indian Queen. Let us wander, not unseen / Purcell ; arr. Moffat -- King Arthur. Act II. Shepperd, shepherd, cease decoying / Purcell -- Spring is coming (Ottone, Rè di Germania) (Haym) / Handel -- Come to me, soothing sleep (Ottone, Rè di Germania) (Haym) / Handel -- Orfeo ed Euridice (Calzabigi). Chiamo il mio ben così ; Deh! placatevi con me (Act II) ; Che puro ciel! (Act II) ; Che feci mai? ... Che farò senza Euridice? (Act III) / Gluck -- O praise the Lord (from anthem 'Praise the Lord, O my soul') / Green -- I will lay me down in peace (from anthem 'O God of my righteousness') / Green -- I would that my love Op. 63 No. 1 (Heine) : Greeting Op. 63 No. 2 [i.e. no. 3] (Eichendorff) / Mendelssohn -- Kindertotenlieder (Rückert). Nun will die Sonn' so hell aufgeh'n ; Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen ; Wenn dein Mütterlein, tritt zur Tür herein ; Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen! ; In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus / Mahler. |
| General note | In part opera excerpts; the Mahler work is a song cycle. |
| General note | Previously released as a compact disc. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed May 1, 2012). |
| Performer |
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto; Gerald Moore, piano (all except Gluck and Mahler); Isobel Baillie, soprano (Purcell and Mendelssohn); Orchestra and Chorus of the Netherlands Opera, Charles Bruck, conductor (Gluck); Wiener Philharmoniker, Bruno Walter, conductor (Mahler). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded 1944-1949, No. 3 Studio, Abbey Road, and Kingsway Hall, London (principally), and Jan. 1951, Municipal Theatre, Amsterdam (Gluck). |
| Language | Sung in English, Italian, and German. |
| Genre/form | Sound recordings. |