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Kathleen Ferrier

September 2016

  • Kathleen Ferrier

    Music blog
    Tidemarks, turtles and touring: Kathleen Ferrier in her own words

    A new play tells the story of Kathleen Ferrier, using the singers’ own letters and diaries. Lucy Stevens explains how she brought a down-to-earth icon to the stage

February 2016

  • English contralto Kathleen Ferrier at the Edinburgh Festival, 1947.

    From the Guardian archive
    Kathleen Ferrier: distracting mannerisms, but quite glorious singing

    6 November 1952: Neville Cardus reviews Kathleen Ferrier’s performance of Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben at the Royal Festival Hall

September 2012

  • Alice Coote – review

    In a concert that paid tribute to Kathleen Ferrier, Coote's tone took a while to come into focus, but her artistry was clear from the outset, writes George Hall

April 2012

  • Kathleen Ferrier: The Complete EMI Recordings – review

    Test recordings sit alongside her famous performances of Mahler and Gluck on a centenary disc reminding us of the late, great contralto's ability to move her listeners, writes Nicholas Kenyon
  • Kathleen Ferrier

    Tom Service on classical music
    Kathleen Ferrier - remembering one true voice

    Just a single phrase of Kathleen Ferrier's singing reveals a voice of extraordinary power and expression. She's still an inspiration, nearly 60 years after her tragically early death, writes Tom Service

  • In praise of ...
    In praise of … Kathleen Ferrier

    Editorial: The Lancashire contralto was the most beautiful of all English singers of her time, beautiful of voice and musical expression

March 2009

  • Ian Jack

    Ian Jack on Saturday
    How suffering became a public act

    Ian Jack

    Ian Jack: Kathleen Ferrier and Jade Goody: two celebrities who died young. And there the similarities end

December 2003

  • Just don't mention digital

    Radio of the year: From migrating swans to Mexico, taking in Kathleen Ferrier on the way, it's been a good year.

March 2000

  • Roy Henderson

    Roy Henderson, the great baritone and singing teacher, has died aged 100. He was best known as an interpreter of Delius, but his long and rich musical career included singing with Elgar, performing at the first Glyndebourne season and teaching Kathleen Ferrier. He was also a passionate sportsman, playing cricket (a crafty spin-bowler) and football (a tenacious goalkeeper).
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