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by Paul Campion
Kathleen Ferrier - A Memoir, ed Neville Cardus, Hamish Hamilton (1954) -
A collection of six beautifully written tributes to Ferrier by some of her closest
friends and colleagues: Sir John Barbirolli, Benjamin Britten, Neville Cardus,
Roy Henderson, Gerald Moore and Bruno Walter. Extensively illustrated.
The Life of Kathleen Ferrier, by Winifred Ferrier, Hamish Hamilton (1955)
- The first authoritative biography, a very well written and affectionate tribute
by the family member closest to Kathleen Ferrier. Extensively illustrated.
Kathleen Ferrier, by Charles Rigby, Robert Hale (1955) -
An unauthorised biography, the subject of much controversy on its
publication. Inaccurate in many ways, it does include some photographs
of Ferrier not published elsewhere. Extensively illustrated.
Kathleeen, by Maurice Leonard, Hutchinson (1988) - An excellent
portrait that enlarges considerably on earlier biographies. It
reveals aspects of Kathleen's life and illness that her sister
had been reluctant to focus on so soon after Kathleen's death,
and was written with Winifred's full co-operation and help. Extensively
illustrated.
Kathleen Ferrier, by Jérôme Spycket, Payot
Lausanne (1990) - A short biography in French, alternate pages
being devoted to superbly produced photographs, many of which are
unpublished elsewhere. To be republished in 2003
Ferrier - A Career Recorded, by Paul Campion, Julia
MacRae (1992) - An annotated discography that considers Ferrier's
recordings in the context of her short, busy career; it includes
details of dates, recording venues and issue numbers. All recordings
known at the time of writing are discussed. Illustrated. A new
updated edition will be published by Thames Publishing in 2005.
Klever Kaff - The Letters and Diaries of Kathleen Ferrier,
ed Christopher Fifield, Boydell & Brewer (to be published March
2005) - The traced surviving letters from Kathleen Ferrier to numerous
correspondents collected together for the first time; a commemorative
publication for the 50th anniversary of Ferrier's death. Illustrated.
Other useful references:
The Grand Tradition, by John Steane, Duckworth (1974)
Opera on Record, volume 1, ed Alan Blyth, Hutchinson (1979)
Opera on Record, volume 2, ed Alan Blyth, Hutchinson (1983)
Song on Record, volume 1, ed Alan Blyth, C.U.P. (1986)
Song on Record, volume 2, ed Alan Blyth, C.U.P. (1988)
Choral Music on Record, ed Alan Blyth, C.U.P. (1991)
Putting the Record Straight, by John Culshaw, Secker & Warburg
(1981)
More Legendary Voices, by Nigel Douglas, Andre Deutsch (1994) |
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