Mahler: Kindertotenlieder (Ferrier / Vienna Philharmonic / Walter) 1] Mahler: Kindertotenlieder [2-5] Gluck: "Orfeo ed Euridice" - "Che farò senza Euridice" (Act 1), "Ah, calmati, anima mia," "Che puro ciel" (both Act 2), "Euridice! Euridice!" (Act 3) [6-8] Purcell: "Sound the Trumpet" (from Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary), "They tell us that you mighty powers" (from "The Indian Queen"), "Shepherd, Shepherd, leave decoying" (from "King Arthur") [9,10] Handel: "Ottone" - "Spring is coming," "Come, gentle sleep" [11,12] Greene (arranged by Roper): "Lord, let me know mine end," "How still and peaceful is the grave" [13] Mendelssohn: "All my heart's devotion" (from Six Duets) ■ Kathleen Ferrier (A) [1] Bruno Walter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic [2-5] conducted by Bruck, Netherlands Opera Orchestra [3] Netherlands Opera Chorus [6-13] Gerald Moore (p) [6-8, 13] Isobel Baillie (S) Recording Data & Other ☆ [1] October 1949, [6-8] September 1945, [9,10] April 1945, [11,12] September 1944, [13] September 1945; Recorded at [1] Kingsway Hall, [6-13] Abbey Road Studio No. 3 (both London). [2-5] Live recording at the Municipal Theatre, Amsterdam, January 1951. - [1] is one of Ferrier's representative recordings. While it may seem like an old-fashioned style of singing by modern standards and is not particularly skillful, her alto-like, androgynous voice quality, powerful high notes, and a voice that resonates even in the low register, convey the sorrow of a mother who has lost her child. The feeling of directly reaching the listener's heart without making them think, is perhaps due to the simple expression that is not like a professional performance. Also, Walter and the Vienna Philharmonic's sunset-like backing is wonderful. - The lyrics of [13] are originally in German, but the song is sung here with English lyrics.