Kathleen Ferrier singing a medley while playing the piano.

[@richardherbert9320]

I was born a year before she died. Brought up with her recordings! I am now 71 and to hear this clip is so fulfilling! Thanks so much for sharing!♥️

[@frankfeldman6657]

This clip makes me insanely happy. I wish there were 87 hours more. Divine artist and human being.

[@brianogden998]

I am 78 and have played electric bass for 60 years, I play rock and jazz. When asked who is my favourite singer, without hesitation I answer Kathleen Ferrier. Her divine voice, fantastic range is truly amazing. She was also a very beautiful Blackburn lass with a great sense of humour. I wish I could have seen her perform. Also no mean piano player. Taken far to young. A devoted ex. Lancastrian

[@dazzatron669]

I love her, Her smile could win a 1 million wars she has one of the best classical voices i’ve ever heard

[@maxcornise-qh2jk]

I disagree. It is THE GREATEST VOICE IN HISTORY.

[@monoecumsemper]

@@maxcornise-qh2jk THE millenium understatement

[@HaFannyHa]

my favourite Kath story goes back to when she worked as a telephonist in Blackburn. Her boss frequently told her off for her antics, sometimes to the tune of, 'Miss Ferrier, would you kindly refrain from doing cartwheels down the corridor!'. I love this recording, showing off Kath's terrific piano skills as well as her humour - just brilliant stuff!

[@voicecoach3937]

Amazing artist! Such a versatility and humour ! This is great post! Thank you

[@jackvanderheijden9160]

Kathleen, een schat met een stem van een engel.....a gift from God, she was !!!!!!

[@thomascarroll9556]

That’s a bloody insult, she was great because of her own efforts, nothing to do with you’re imaginary friend. It’s not that she is great because of g0d, but you are deluded because of religion.

[@gerrywhite4137]

As if her magnificent singing weren't enough, after hearing her rich laughter in her delightful cavorting, I am now madly in love with her!

[@spuds4t]

What absolute talent, unsurpassed even today. She could entertain at any level from Music Hall to Covent Garden. Why was this wonderful creature taken from us so awfully, so young?

[@skakdosmer]

Very regrettably she smoked a lot. Cancer killed her. Sad story.

[@andrewlivesey2777]

Beautiful lady and a world and Lancashire legend.

[@CarolineLockMusic]

She seems like she was a real darling. This recording is just so wonderful.

[@tommyhall5010]

+Caz I live not 15 minutes from her birthplace, number one Bank Terrace Higher Walton, a modest end terraced house sporting a blue plaque, further down is a small memorial garden, I visit it often, she was, by all accounts a lovely person, I had the pleasure of meeting her Goddaughter recently at a museum exhibition, it featured her famous blue dress, [which if memory serves me right was run up by sister Winifred from old curtain material], I may be way off the mark there but I will stand corrected, a lovely, down to earth Lancashire lass, after one recording with Sir Thomas Beecham she waited until the final notes had been recorded and asked, ''Was that alright luv?' A lovely lady lost too soon.

[@jimsonisolation]

It's so refreshing to find the Great talents of our Age being exquisitely Human.

[@brentmarshall928]

A very talented Pianist as well.

[@eileenshaw3668]

Absolutely glorious, great to hear the fun and mischief in her voice whilst singing for friends.

[@aryehfinklestein9041]

A great singer, a lovely person, and more beautiful than beautiful. That's all.

[@brianmurphy8947]

This is a pure gem- " Normal " classical simgers are rare. Great " Normal " classical singers are even rarer!! What an incredible voice!

[@marthaaschmann2112]

Amazing, didn’t know she played the piano so well, or was so funny. James Aschmann

[@VictorTorres-hz8vg]

lovely, thanks for posting! I love K Ferrier

[@rayangreene]

You're very welcome.

[@theo4701]

Such an amazing insight into the finest contralto I ever heard.

[@monoecumsemper]

...the finest contralto there ever WAS

[@ryan.engstrom]

Omg I love her!!!!

[@huhas1]

What a pleasure to hear her...

[@irinitzanet]

this is so beautiful !!to listen to the humor this great heart,this great artist had...thank you!!!

[@flon5flon]

I had the CD,which broke! Glad to find this here of our fabulous Kathleen Ferrier.

[@francescotano3657]

Grazie, Grazie, Grazie! Ho amato Kathleen Ferrier da qua do scprii in lei il piu' grande contralto di semipre

[@lsbrother85]

Shows a real capability as a pianist - reading Wikip she apparently 'won numerous amateur piano competitions while working as a telephonist with the General Post Office'. Didn't take singing seriously until aged 25!

[@terencearmstrong2783]

i cant believe that nobody thought to film her in a stage performance.we can hear her recordings but can never see that beautiful face singing.

[@lochness11]

Wonderful to have the full piece --7 minutes. There's also a very short colour amateur film of this---just a couple of minutes taken by one of the guests, on DVD Kathleen Ferrier an Ordinary Diva. Thankyou.

[@theresetouchon6778]

je retrouve avec émotion cette interprète exeptionnelle qui fut une révélation dans notre jeunesse La voix est un peu mieux restituée que dans les enregistrements des années cinquante

[@vincentneale2620]

Kathleen Ferrier was well know as a great singer but she was also a brilliant pianist

[@jamesneilsongrahamloveinth1301]

Yes . . .

[@barbaranorthwood]

According to her sister's biography Kathleen Ferrier was at first a fine pianist and became a singer almost by accident. Some accident!

[@HaFannyHa]

Kathleen's husband dared her to enter the singing competition: He lost his bet when she won! I love her humour, Kath was no snob. If that voice didn't come from her soul, I don't know where it came from. Pure magic!

[@brentmarshall928]

The GREAT Contralto. Probably not the best recording but listen to her only known(?) live recording of Gluck in Amsterdam in 1951. Unsurpassed and likely to remain so.

[@rowantucker7010]

I love this! Honestly it made my day... Anyone know where I can find the lyrics to the one about the antelope and the three trees?

[@horselord23]

Oh, I meant to add this to my previous posting. BBC radio, of course, has a Hit Parade of pop songs. Her "Blow the Wind Southerly" got to number !. Unusual for a classical singer.

[@thecubanism]

I live not 15 minutes from Kath's birthplace, Bank Terrace, Higher Walton, Preston, Lancs, on the road to the house, tucked away in the corner of two roads is the Kathleen Ferrier memorial garden, a lovely lasting tribute, a couple of weeks ago my local museum put on a 'Klever Kaff' exhibition, one of her dresses was on show plus letters, photo's, film, records etc., I was there as the exhibits were being unloaded into the museum, eager to show my knowledge as the photographs were being unloaded I would say, for instance, 'That is Kath playing Orpheo in Glucks Orpheo et Euredice, trying to be clever, one photo showed Kath with Benjamin Britain and Peter Pears poring over a large book, 'Oh, says I, that will be the score of the 'Rape of Lucretia', up spake the deliver of the artifacts, 'well, says he, that is what we all thought until we blew up the photo, they are actually staring at a telephone directory', exit one deflated Kath lover.

[@Pitborn]

Listening to this recording and reading your words let so many emotions and memories go through my mind. It was my wife, an English teacher, who loved your country and opened my eyes for England, nature, people, culture, language, humour... And now this exceptional recording of one of England's greatest artists, and your comments. - My wife died of cancer. I certainly need not say more. And shouldn't.

[@michaelrg3836]

Thanks Mr. Hall for your hilarious anecdote! How I would have loved to see that exhibition - I have always adored her.

[@horselord23]

She was a great character. So spiritual in front of the mike, so cheeky and playful off it. Pity there is so little film footage of her. Her BBC radio talks were probably wiped. However, I found a few film clips of this party and posted it on my channel (Richard Ahearn - "Kathleen Ferrier - comedienne". With your permission, rayangreene, I'll add your posting to it. Feel free to use mine. Let me know.

[@triciapower]

Hi Richard Do you know where this footage originates and who it belongs to? The TV programme I am working on would like to use it so I need to know the copyright. Thanks Tricia Power

[@horselord23]

Tricia Power I bought a double album here in USA in the Hollywood Bowl shop. I did have it posted on my site as stated above but removed it. I'll try and dig it up and let you know the details as soon as possible. Glad you are doing a feature on her. Pity she was before my time and dead: would have dated her like a shot. I heard that previously, she was a telephone operator. Pervs, as you may understand, grooved her voice and gave her heavy breathing calls. When she spotted one, she'd switch on her most sexless Lancashire accent. She gave many talks on the BBC. You could try to find a BBC radio program called "Desert Island Disks". Almost anyone who was anyone was a guest on that program. I suggest you contact them though sadly, they've wiped out so much material in an economy drive in the 70s. What I fail to understand is why there is so little film footage on one so celebrated. The disk I mentioned makes rather nasty remarks about her sexuality. Firstly, because her marriage was brief and annulled. Secondly about the contralto tones of her voice. Don't understand that. The big love of my life had exactly the same speaking voice as Ferrier, yet she was pure female animal.

[@horselord23]

Richard Ahearn Oh, ever being the opportunist, if you are in show-biz, you may wish to read a radio play script of mine. The final scene fades out with her tremulous voice singing "Abshied" (Mahler) as "The sun begins to rise and a bird sings". In spite of my silly and rude satirical sketches, I can write serious stuff.

[@horselord23]

Richard Ahearn Found the disk. "Kathleen Ferrier" A film by Diane Perelsztejn. Producers: Willy Perelsztejn and Francoise Gazio. Decca Will re-post as soon as possible on the "Richard Ahearn" channel. email: [e-mail]

[@horselord23]

Richard Ahearn Now posted in my channel under MIscellaneous

[@meredith218461]

Delightfully amusing, she was'nt a bad piano player either and I love her butchered National Anthem.

[@DanielBaroque]

Love hearing Klever Kat shrieking in joy and singing so freely. Wherever did you get this??

[@fpettitt]

Such a wonderful insight into the character of this heavenly contralto. How I would have loved to be at her cheeky evenings! (Incidentally, I am at present undergoing radiotherapy at UCLH where Kaff spent her last days. Our waiting room there has a lovely memorial to her.

[@HaFannyHa]

It's on a CD called 'Songs my father taught me', it's the very first track.

[@babsclark8572]

hilarious!

[@metteholm4833]

I didn´t know, that she was funny as well.

[@metteholm4833]

I like her humour :-)

[@maralimperi8553]

Ihanaa..

[@nikname1672]

Почему у неё не учатся петь современные певцы? Ровнейшее звучание, голос абсолютно свободен, ничто ему не мешает, яркие, легчайшие звуки, изумительно!

[@paxguns]

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