Agnus Dei (Bach) Kathleen Ferrier

Agnus Dei from Bach's B-Minor Mass
Kathleen Ferrier (1912-1953)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
[O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.]
CD available from Decca:
www.amazon.com/Kathleen-Ferrie...
The Kathleen Ferrier Society:
www.kathleenferrier.org.uk

[@mincamp]

Thank you Kathleen for getting us a little closer to heaven.

[@JeffreyStivers]

You’re welcome. I’m very fond of her singing.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Kathleen Ferrier was an amazing singer. I'm glad I was able to you introduce you to her exquisite singing. What a tragic loss that she died so young.

[@micheljacob1]

Really so sad ....

[@monteiroeduardo9338]

Thats true, it is indeed a great loss.Such a wonderful singer, a beautiful voice with so much "darkness"of tone …...

[@janettucker3196]

Kathleen Ferrier's voice is extra haunting in this Bach piece. She and Bach are a perfect blending.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I’m very fond of her singing.

[@simongardiner949]

Kathleen Ferrier - quite the most wonderful woman ever created.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm very fond of her singing.

[@mohammedfrancis]

Madame Kathleen's voice sends tingles washing over my head, down along my spine to my toes. Goodness, what a voice!

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[@gucciepixie1921]

and to think of her own agony at the time makes this virtually unb3arably tragic

[@johnswimcat]

I am a Swansea taxi driver. One day I was carrying a family with young children. I was playing Kathleen Ferrier and I remember a young boy was spellbound by her singing.

[@JeffreyStivers]

She certainly was an incredible singer.

[@NN-df7hl]

OMG, this voice just engulfs the soul! So tragic she died so young. Thank you for making this tribute.

[@JeffreyStivers]

You’re welcome. I am very fond of her singing.

[@andrelabonte9077]

Working in Toronto during summer 1975, I found and height tracks cassette of J.S.Bach favorites...And Kathleen was there with this imparable Agnus Dei !... Being "full deeply touched", I cried, but not without a strong desire to learn and sing it ...to be again deeply-divinly transported ! Kathleen amasing,softly trembling voice penetrates each word of this text ! Post-mortem THANKS to Kathleen and Johan-Sebastian!!

[@JeffreyStivers]

I am very fond of her singing, and Bach’s music is truly in a class of its own.

[@marialuisavelona2032]

Fu un vero Contralto, ineguagliabile per timbro e qualità vocali. Enorme

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m very fond of her singing.

[@odayobalthazar]

Inoubliable Kathleen Ferrier ! Merci pour ce moment de grâce ...pure .

[@JeffreyStivers]

Actually, it was your comment on my channel wall requesting something by Kathleen Ferrier that led to my making this video. I've always been very fond of her singing, and I thought an "In Memoriam" video would be a nice addition to my channel. So thank you for giving me the idea.

[@roubasandre4887]

Une musique et une voix qui vous tirent des larmes. Inoubliable

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@KarineCORBEL]

Toujours avec Nous Kathleen...Eternelle..Quelle Beauté de tout.

[@fernandsanchis9881]

Sublime et inoubliable Kathleen Ferrier!

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. She was such an incredible singer!

[@marthaaschmann2112]

Hauntingly beautiful, both the music and her singing.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I am very fond of her singing. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[@user-bp5gv5tp5n]

Grande voix en effet et un beau visage!un ange sûrement, tombé du ciel !

[@JeffreyStivers]

I am very fond of her singing. I’m glad you enjoyed this.

[@stevebartley8902]

If mankind has any worth as the universe watches on then this surely is our redemption.

[@henriletroubadour]

Merci pour ce magnifique cadeau d'une sublime chantant le divin

[@quagapp]

I have known about Ferrier since I was a teenager in the 60s. I still have I think it is Deutsche Gramaphon of her from my father's collection. (He had come to NZ from London before WWII.) I preferred Brahms as a teenager but have grown almost to default to Bach or contemporary music of various kinds. She is for this music. Her voice seems to has that extra depth. She was one of the great singers. Her husband encouraged her to sing.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I am very fond of Kathleen Ferrier's singing. It's such a shame that her life was cut tragically short by cancer.

[@quagapp]

Yes. It was. It was awful that happened. But she left some examples of her being I suppose. Some trace and significance from her life.

[@zacharylavender1568]

Beautiful instrument!

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed, she had an incredibly beautiful voice.

[@JeffreyStivers]

She was quite a singer. So tragic that she died so young.

[@MrKeithterrett]

What a beaitiful timbre from the Kathleen Ferrier, she seems to match the sound of a Viola with her Contralto voice. What a voice and what a face to quote Marian Anderson the American Contralto.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m very fond of her singing. I’m glad you enjoyed this.

[@pianoronald]

I could listen to Kathleen Ferrier all day and all night.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I absolutely adore her singing too!

[@e.guyait1747]

Un talent unique, au sommet.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m glad you enjoyed it. I am very fond of Kathleen Ferrier’s singing.

[@yvesdeseny5289]

OUI c'est un vrai bonheur. Merci Nicolas.

[@OscarGraumusico]

Sencillamente Divina!! mejor cantante que muchas actuales... Voz cálida, homogénea en todo su registro, buen control del fiato, elegancia en el fraseo. Bravísima. Si ésta señora hubiera nacido unas décadas más tarde, hubiera sido con probabilidad una referencia musical en este estilo.

[@monteiroeduardo9338]

El timbre profundo y grave que tiene es bellíssimo.

[@frogmouth]

When I was 10 I was given a biography of Ferrier for young readers , a Sunday School prize ! and it fascinated me. I didn' t hear her voice until I was a young adult and it lived up to expectations... i am still amazed by how how beautiful it is from top to bottom of the range ..no booming or hooting. Its a pity her sister destroyed letters. Wonderful zany sense of humour

[@JeffreyStivers]

She was such an amazing singer taken from us tragically far too soon.

[@aldonasibielak1919]

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, która brała udział z Kathleen Ferrier w nagraniu Mszy h-moll z Wiedeńczykami w 1950 roku, wspominała później, że Karajan po Agnus Dei rozpłakał się jak dziecko. Jak Kathleen Ferrier mogła tak śpiewać kiedy wiedziała już, że jest nieuleczalnie chora. W jej głosie jest tylko piękno i harmonia, widocznie wiara, którą miała była silniejsza od lęku i bólu.... Brak słów. Najlepsze wykonanie Agnus Dei Bacha jakie znam.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. She was an incredibly talented singer/artist who was taken from us tragically too soon.

[@epicurien6506]

La plus grande voix de contralto ! Le génie à l'état pur... Partie trop tôt... mais éternelle.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I am very fond of her singing.

[@faylee8482]

Reminds me of my dear Mum singing Blow the Wind Southerly over the kitchen sink while doing the dishes. She loved Kathleen Ferrier and wept when she died so young...

[@JeffreyStivers]

What a lovely memory.

[@faylee8482]

@@JeffreyStivers Thank you, Jeffrey. And when ‘What is life...’ was heard on the radio, we all downed tools to listen...

[@JeffreyStivers]

@@faylee8482 You're welcome.

[@laurentstuderlafontaine8077]

splendide voice

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I’m very fond of her singing.

[@treyblanc7]

Magnifique ! Merci ❤❤❤❤

[@JeffreyStivers]

You’re welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@marie-claudebecker291]

Beaute de la voix. Noblesse de l'artiste qui possede une grande ame, sens du religieux et une musique sublime

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m very fond of her singing. She was taken from us far too soon, but at least she left many wonderful recordings for us to enjoy and appreciate her artistry.

[@marie-claudebecker291]

Oui, elle ne nous quitte pas ! 😇

[@gruyerolivier1842]

Quelle presence !!!!Sublime. ..... Divine mci

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[@harrykuperhause1854]

Divino semplicemente Divino

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@user-sl6ql6pv7o]

色んな事に結局関わる優しい｢あっし｣、必死にドスを振り回す喧嘩剣法、あれだけ鋭い楊子さばきは決して武器には使わない、物語のからくりを読み解く探偵ばりの洞察力、全て大好き！

[@ConsueloLarralde]

¡Bellísimo! Gracias.

[@davidradcliffe6209]

Taken from us far too early. Divine voice.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Yes, she was taken far too early. What a voice!

[@rocioperu3617]

What a voice!

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I’m glad you enjoyed this.

[@jankawiorski]

She was such a supernatural one in music like Albert Einstein in science was.

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I am very fond of her singing.

[@jankawiorski]

@@JeffreyStivers Greetings!

[@JeffreyStivers]

You're welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@TheProms]

Brilliant.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm very fond of her singing. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@TheProms]

@@JeffreyStivers I had never heard of her before till today. On my way home I was reading music a very short introduction there was a picture of her Album. That's how I learned about her. I am glad I discovered her. Her voice is so beautiful. Thanks a lot for uploading her song.

[@JeffreyStivers]

@@TheProms It's always nice to discover singers. Kathleen Ferrier died tragically young at the age of 41 from breast cancer. Fortunately, she left us many wonderful recordings.

[@fernandosoares5812]

"Agnus Dei" talvez do melhor, ou o melhor, que Bach escreveu. Uma verdadeira maravilha!

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed, and I am very fond of Kathleen Ferrier's singing. I'm glad you enjoyed this.

[@fernandosoares5812]

@@JeffreyStivers E bem verdade, que Kathleen Ferrier (cantora que desconhecia) é uma excelente interprete... que soube honrar a partitura do grande génio JSBach! Muito agradecido pela partilha!

[@JeffreyStivers]

@@fernandosoares5812 You're welcome. It's always nice to discover new singers.

[@spmoran4703]

Kathleen ferrier was a Christian, a Catholic . She took her faith very seriously , but she had a great sence of fun . Not a sour face . She is my my hero of classical singers because I am a Contralto singer.

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m very fond of her singing.

[@maxcornise-qh2jk]

She had no vocal flaws nor musical vagueness of any sort. She was as expressive as Maria Callas and had the velvet texture of Rosa Ponselle!

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm very fond of her singing. She was taken from us tragically far too soon.

[@maxcornise-qh2jk]

@@JeffreyStivers i remember reading about the final Orfeo when I was 20, and was deeply moved. She was a woman of pure inspiration and compassion, all part of her flawless musicianship!

[@BR-hi6yt]

Wow!

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I am very fond of her singing.

[@user-nl2dv7eo6r]

Bravo!!!💥👌👌👌👌👌

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@amosmnur]

This borders on the miracoulus.

[@user-vr6kx8te4s]

Bravo

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm very fond of her singing. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@user-vr6kx8te4s]

@@JeffreyStivers she is absolutely fenomenal

[@CATHERINEGERBER]

❤❤❤

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@A44B357C]

❤️

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@MrInterestingthings]

To think their was a time when all the people who lived in your nation knew much of the same music . Some consistency in the social fabric but the sad thing is this music doesn't stop human beings from treating each other beastly . My kind would not have been allowed in many a salon or lieder hall to hear this music . How Anderson did it Icant imagine . What has been lost now that radio music has taken its turn . I can find some news on the radio but no Bach . And Putin is killing journalists and Rump cant stand the sight ogf NorthAfricans in Paris .

[@JeffreyStivers]

Indeed. I recently made an "In Memoriam" video for the great Marian Anderson. She was truly an inspiring person.

[@thedailynomad]

Öyle içten ve sarsıcı ki kayboldum

[@JeffreyStivers]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@pilouetmissiou]

Dire que c'est beau est dire peu.....

[@JeffreyStivers]

I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@litzygisellesuarezgonzalez8218]

esa canción la cantaron una vez en una posada jajajaja ♥ _ ♥

[@marinamorozova9739]

Kathleen Ferrlien ?

[@JolPil]

A mass is not an opera, her voice is too operatic, Andreas Scholl is the master, a male voice is better for this piece.

[@1929030]

come come sir, no one deserves such trivial drivel in the face of the divine Kathleen Ferrier...

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

Voice of the Firmament, Different time, different style, different approach to performing Bach. Both Scholl and Ferrier are to be treasured, it seems to me. Boult allows the music a spaciousness which it doesn't usually have in today's historically informed performances - a spaciousness which Ferrier is uniquely equipped to exploit . . .

[@JussiPaul]

The main difference between Ferrier and Scholl is simply explained. One sings with divine inspiration using a perfectly built instrument and complete vocal freedom whereas the other makes musical noise with a constricted squeak!

[@frogmouth]

I dont agree. She sang a lot of oratorio and was never entirely at ease with opera with its histrionics . Her voice was extraordinary and in the 1940s and 50s singers were not inhibiting vibrato for barock works as is the custom today

[@mariebaier7772]

Votre commentaire n'apporte strictement rien la couleur de k. Ferrier est si riche et mouvante, l'émotion pure. Ce qui n'enlève rien à la voix incomparable d'Andreas scholl

[@JeffreyStivers]

You're welcome. I'm happy you enjoyed it.