SOMM RECORDINGS is proud to announce the release of Kathleen Ferrier: In Celebration of Bach, a collection of historic performances with Britain's favorite classical singer of the 20th century very much the star attraction. It includes the first recorded appearance of Ferrier singing Magnificat, with the Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Volkmar Andreae in the Grosser Musikvereinssaal, from the legendary 1950 International Bach Festival. A rarity in Ferrier's repertoire - she had sung it only once before and was never to again - the Magnificat was a work the much-loved singer felt a close affinity with, joyfully declaring: "Oh! The Magnificat - I am in my element in this sort of music!" The occasion was a significant one for the singer, as Ferrier authority Paul Campion notes in his extensive, detailed and informative booklet notes: "It was a considerable honor for Ferrier to be invited... what was quite astonishing was that of all the 15 soloists taking part [she] was the only non-native German speaker... Her international success was indeed at it's zenith." London's fabled Kingsway Hall provides the venue for two memorable Cantata performances - No. 11, Praise our God, and No. 67, Hold in affection Jesus Christ - recorded by Ferrier in 1949 with tenor William Herbert, bass William Parsons and Dr Reginald Jacques' Cantata Singers and Jacques Orchestra. From the same venue and period, Jacques and the Cantata Singers offer a bewitching encore in the sublime Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. Paul Campion, author of the authoritative Ferrier: A Career Recorded provides specially commissioned booklet notes.

Tracklist:

Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 1, Magnificat Anima Mea (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 2, Et Exultavit (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 3, Quia Respexit (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 4, Omnes Generationes (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 5, Quia Fecit Mihi Magna (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 6, Et Misericordia (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 7, Fecit Potentiam (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 8, Deposuit (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 9, Esurientes (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 10, Suscepit Israel (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 11, Sicut Locutus Est (Live)
Magnificat In D Major, Bwv 243: No. 12, Gloria Patri (Live)
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 1 (Sung In English): No. 1, Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 1 (Sung In English): No. 2, Der Herr Jesus Hub Seine Hände Auf
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 1 (Sung In English): No. 3, Ach, Jesu, Ist Dein Abschied Schon So Nah?
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 1 (Sung In English): No. 4, Ich, Bleibe Doch, Mein Liebstes Leben
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 1 (Sung In English): No. 5, Und Ward Aufgehoben Zusehends
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 1 (Sung In English): No. 6, Nun Lieget Alles Unter Dir
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 2 (Sung In English): No. 7, Und Da Sie Ihm Nachsahen Gen Himmel Fahren
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 2 (Sung In English): No. 8, Ach Ja! So Komme Bald Zurück
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 2 (Sung In English): No. 9, Sie Aber Beteten Ihn An
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 2 (Sung In English): No. 10, Jesu, Deine Gnadenblicke
Lobet Gott In Seinen Reichen, Bwv 11, Pt. 2 (Sung In English): No. 11, Wenn Soll Es Doch Geschehen
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 1, Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 2, Mein Jesus Ist Erstanden
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 3, Ein Jesu, Heißest Du Des Todes Gift
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 4, Erschienen Ist Der Herrlich Tag
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 5, Doch Scheinet Fast
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 6, Friede Sei Mit Euch!
Halt Im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ, Bwv 67 (Sung In English): No. 7, Du Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ
Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, Bwv 147, Pt. 2 (Sung In English): No. 10, Jesus Bleibet Meine Freude

UPC: 748871500426
Label: Somm Recordings
Release Date: 4.19.19
Format: CD

J Bach S / Ferrier / Jacques - In Celebration of Bach (CD)