Kathleen Ferrier, Brahms - Alto Rhapsody · Vier Ernste Gesänge · Sapphische Ode · Botschaft · Gestillte Sehnsucht · Geistliches Wiegenlied mp3 flac

Tracklist

Vier Ernste Gesänge, Op. 121
A1	1. Denn Es Geht Dem Menschen	4:51
A2	2. Ich Wandte Mich Und Sahe An Alle	4:17
A3	3. O Tod, Wie Bitter	4:07
A4	4. Wenn Ich Mit Menschen	4:50
A5	Sapphische Ode Op.94 No. 4	2:45
A6	Botschaft Op. 47 No.1
B1	Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91 No.1	5:05
B2	Geistliches Wiegenlied Op. 91 No. 2	5:00
B3	Rhapsody For Contralto, Male Chorus And OrchestraOp. 53	16:00

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Printed By – Robert Stace

Credits

• Choir – The London Philharmonic Choir (tracks: B3)
• Composed By – Brahms*
• Conductor – Clemens Krauss (tracks: B3)
• Contralto Vocals – Kathleen Ferrier
• Orchestra – The London Philharmonic Orchestra (tracks: B3)
• Piano – John Newmark (tracks: A1 to A4), Phyllis Spurr (tracks: A5, A6, B1, B2)
• Viola – Max Gilbert (tracks: B1, B2)

Notes

First Category on back cover, label side B and spine. 2nd on label side A. 3rd, between brackets, on labels.

LABELS:
- White Labels / black text. Ace Of Clubs with Red text
- Black 'single club' logo with red text: "ace of clubs" / red horizontal line under logo
- "MADE IN ENGLAND" at 10 o'clock above horizontal line
- Decca 'musical notes' logo at 10 o'clock below horizontal line

SLEEVE:
- Front laminated
- Lamination overlapping right-hand edge of sleeve back
- no flipbacks
- Sleeve notes in English only (uncredited)
- "℗ 1968, The Decca Record Company Limited, London"
- "RECORD 2" on front cover / "Record 2" on back cover
- "One of six historic reissues of the finest of Kathleen Ferrier's recordings (ACL 305-310)"
- "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
- "Laminated with 'Clarifoil' made by British Celanese Limited"
- "ACE OF CLUBS RECORDS,"
- "THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LIMITED,"
- "DECCA HOUSE, 9 ALBERT EMBANKMENT, LONDON, S.E.1."

SLEEVE INSERT:
- Full-size single sheet printed on both sides
- Contains song texts in German with English translations
- "A BRAHMS RECITAL" at top left of sheet 1
- "KATHLEEN FERRIER" at top left of sheet 1
- "Record No 2" at top left of sheet 1
- Catalog number / "ace of clubs" logo / DECCA company address etc at bottom right of sheet 2
- "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
- "Translated and published by the Publicity Department, The Decca Record Company Limited"

OTHER INFORMATION:
- This is Record 2 of a set of 6, all available separately
- Although never issued in this particular coupling before, the term "Reissue" has been used, since it is referenced as such on the sleeve back (see above)
- Material sourced from two previous Decca LXT issues as follows:
-- Tracks A1-A4 recorded on 17 July 1950 at West Hampstead Studios issued in on LP in January 1951 on Decca LXT 2556
-- Tracks A5-A6 recorded on 19 December 1949 at West Hampstead Studios issued on LP in November 1953 on Decca LXT 2850
-- Tracks B1-B2 recorded on 15 February 1949 at West Hampstead Studios issued on LP in November 1953 on Decca LXT 2850
-- Track B3 recorded on 18-20 December 1947 at Kingsway Hall issued on LP in November 1953 on Decca LXT 2850

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Runout [stamped]): ARL-8458-4A CN 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Runout [stamped]): ARL-8459-1A CA 5D

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ACL 306	Kathleen Ferrier	Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Vier Ernste Gesänge, Sapphische Ode, Botschaft, Gestillte Sehnsucht, Geistliches Wiegenlied ‎(LP, Mono, RE)	Ace Of Clubs	ACL 306	UK	Unknown
ACLA 306	Kathleen Ferrier	Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Vier Ernste Gesänge, Sapphische Ode, Botschaft, Gestillte Sehnsucht, Geistliches Wiegenlied ‎(LP, Mono)	Ace Of Clubs	ACLA 306	Australia	Unknown
ACL 306	Brahms* ; Kathleen Ferrier	Brahms* ; Kathleen Ferrier - Alto Rhapsody / Vier Ernste Gesänge / Sapphische Ode / Botschaft / Gestillte Sehnsucht / Geistliches Wiegenlied ‎(LP, Mono, RE)	Ace Of Clubs	ACL 306	UK	1968