Kathleen Ferrier

Great English contralto singer who achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert and recording artist, with a repertoire extending from folksong and popular ballads to the classical works of Bach, Brahms, Mahler and Elgar.

Ferrier’s death from cancer, at the height of her fame, was a shock to the musical world and particularly to the general public, which was kept in ignorance of the nature of her illness until after her death. She was especially known in Britain for her unaccompanied recording of the Northumbrian folk tune Blow the Wind Southerly, which was played regularly on BBC Radio for many years after her death.

This is a superb album page (5" x 2.75"), beautifully signed in blue ink by Kathleen Ferrier. Also signed in ink by the great British pianist, Denis Matthews (1919-1988), who committed suicide. In excellent condition.