Kathleen Ferrier discography
# Kathleen Ferrier discography

In the course of her professional life the English contralto Kathleen Ferrier made a large number of recordings. In the summer of 1944 she signed a contract with Columbia, which lasted until February 1946. She then transferred to Decca, and remained with them until her death in October 1953. Apart from her studio recordings, many of her live performances and broadcast recitals were recorded, sometimes privately. Some of these were later issued as commercial recordings; others are held by individuals or in the archives of broadcasting companies.

The following list is neither up to date nor entirely accurate, particularly in regard to a CD issue, entitled 'Kathleen Ferrier Remembered', released in June 2017, on SOMM264, comprising 26 tracks, 19 of which have never previously been issued. Most of these 19 are not listed below. They include Lieder by Schubert, Brahms, Wolf and Mahler and songs by Stanford, Parry, Jacobson and Rubbra, all taken from BBC broadcasts between 1947 and 1952.

In April 2019, a recording of Ferrier singing in Bach's 'Magnificat' during the 1950 Vienna International Bach Festival was issued for the first time. The CD catalogue number is SOMM Ariadne 5004 and it also features Irmgard Seefried and Friedl Riegler (sopranos), Hugo Meyer-Welfing (tenor) and Otto Edelmann (bass). The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus of the Vienna State Opera are conducted by Volkmar Andreae. The existence of this recording was not known until a vinyl disc was offered for sale on an internet auction site in 2018. In superb recorded sound, this discovery is a real treasure and completes the recordings available of the three works in which Ferrier sang at the 1950 Vienna Bach Festival.

Many of Ferrier's recordings were initially issued on 78 rpm discs. In due course these and later recordings were reissued in other formats: Long-playing (LP), cassette tape and compact disc (CD). The tables list only the dates and locations of the initial recordings.

In 2012 Decca issued a 14-CD + 1-DVD boxed set (Kathleen Ferrier: Centenary Edition - The Complete Decca Recordings) which comprises all recordings published by that company, including several important 'off-air' recordings to which they had the rights.

In the same year, EMI issued a 3-CD set (Kathleen Ferrier - The Complete EMI Recordings) comprising all her extant recordings for that company plus two previously unissued takes from the 1949 'Kindertotenlieder' and a complete recording of Gluck's 'Orfeo ed Euridice', to which they had the rights.

Paul Campion's book 'Ferrier - A Career Recorded' (second edition, published by Thames in 2005 and now distributed by Music Sales) contains details of all Ferrier recordings known at the time of publication.

## Studio recordings, 1944–52

| Work | Composer | Accompanying forces | When/where recorded | KFE Vol. no. | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "What is Life?" | Gluck | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 30:6:1944 | | From Orfeo ed Euridice (translated as "Orpheus".) |
| Constancy (Op. 3 No. 1) | Brahms | Gerald Moore (piano): | London: Abbey Road 30:6:1944 | | |
| Feinsliebchen ("Sweetheart") | Brahms | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 30:6:1944 | | From 49 Deutsche Volkslieder |
| "My Work is Done" | Elgar | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 30:6:1944 | | From The Dream of Gerontius |
| "I Will Lay Me Down in Peace" | Greene | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 30:9:1944 | | |
| "O Praise the Lord" | Greene | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 30:9:1944 | | |
| "Spring is Coming" | Handel | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 24:4:1945 | | From Ottone |
| "Come To Me, Soothing Sleep" | Handel | Gerald Moore (piano) | London: Abbey Road 24:4:1945 | | From Ottone |
| "Sound the Trumpet" | Purcell | Gerald Moore (piano) Isobel Baillie (soprano) | London: Abbey Road 21:9:1945 | | From The Ode for Queen Mary |
| "Let Us Wander" | Purcell | Gerald Moore (piano) Isobel Baillie (soprano) | London: Abbey Road 21:9:1945 | | From The Indian Queen |
| "Shepherd, Leave Decoying" | Purcell | Gerald Moore (piano) Isobel Baillie (soprano) | London: Abbey Road 21:9:1945 | | From King Arthur |
| "I Would that My Love" Op. 63 No, 1 | Mendelssohn | Gerald Moore (piano) Isobel Baillie (soprano) | London: Abbey Road 21:9:1945 | | |
| "Greeting" Op. 63 No. 3 | Mendelssohn | Gerald Moore (piano) Isobel Baillie (soprano) | London: Abbey Road 21:9:1945 | | |
| "Have Mercy, Lord, on Me" | Bach | National Symphony Orchestra cond. Malcolm Sargent David McCallum (violin) | London: Kingsway Hall 6:2:1946 | 3 | From St Matthew Passion |
| "Art Thou Troubled?" | Handel | London Symphony Orchestra cond. Malcolm Sargent | London: Kingsway Hall 27:2:1946 | 3 | From Rodelinda ("Dove sei, amato bene") |
| "What is Life?" | Gluck | London Symphony Orchestra cond. Malcolm Sargent | London: Kingsway Hall 27:2:1946 | 3 | From Orfeo ed Euridice |
| Stabat Mater | Pergolesi | Joan Taylor (soprano); The Boyd Neel Orchestra cond. Roy Henderson; Nottingham Oriana Choir | London: Broadhurst Gardens 8:5:1946 and 28:5:1946 | 3 | |
| "O Rest in the Lord" | Mendelssohn | The Boyd Neel Orchestra cond. Boyd Neel | London: Broadhurst Gardens 2:9:1946 | 3 | From Elijah |
| "Woe unto Them" | Mendelssohn | The Boyd Neel Orchestra cond. Boyd Neel | London: Broadhurst Gardens 2:9:1946 | 3 | From Elijah |
| Gretchen am Spinnrade Op. 2 | Schubert | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:3:1947 | 4 | |
| Die junge Nonne Op. 43 No. 1 | Schubert | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:3:1947 | 4 | |
| Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Soloists; Southern Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Fritz Stiedry; Glyndebourne Festival Chorus | London: Broadhurst Gardens 22, 23 and 29:6:1947 | 1 | "Concise" version (although main arias are uncut) |
| St Matthew Passion | Bach | Soloists; The Jacques Orchestra cond. Reginald Jacques; The Bach Choir; | London: Kingsway Hall 30:6:47 and 4:7:47 | | Ferrier's arias from abridged version |
| Vier ernste Gesänge | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 7/8:10:1947 | | Not issued |
| Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91 No. 1 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano); Max Gilbert (viola) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 9:12:1947 | | Not issued |
| Geistliches Wiegenlied Op. 91 No. 2 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano); Max Gilbert (viola) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 9:12:1947 | | Not issued |
| Rhapsody for contralto, male chorus and orchestra (Alto Rhapsody) | Brahms | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Clemens Krauss; London Philharmonic Choir | London: Kingsway Hall 18,19:12:1947 | 10 | |
| St Matthew Passion | Bach | Soloists; The Jacques Orchestra cond. Reginald Jacques; The Bach Choir; | London: Kingsway Hall 3:5:1948 – 11:6:1948 | 2 | Ferrier's arias from almost complete version |
| Ombra mai fu | Handel | London Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent | London: Kingsway Hall 14:5:1948 | | From Xerxes. Not issued |
| Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91 No. 1 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano); Max Gilbert (viola) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 22:6:1948 | | Repeat of session 9:12:1947. Again not issued |
| Geistliches Wiegenlied Op. 91 No. 2 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano); Max Gilbert (viola) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 22:6:1948 | | Repeat of session 9:12:1947. Again not issued |
| "Silent Night" | Gruber | Boyd Neel String Orchestra cond. Boyd Neel | London: Broadhurst Gardens 6:8:1948 | 4 | |
| "O Come, All Ye Faithful" | Traditional | Boyd Neel String Orchestra cond. Boyd Neel | London: Broadhurst Gardens 6:8:1948 | 4 | |
| Fronde tenere...Ombra mai fu | Handel | London Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent | London: Kingsway Hall 7:10:1948 | 3 | From Xerxes Retake of session on 14:5:1948 |
| "Blow the Wind Southerly" | Traditional | Unaccompanied | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | 8 | |
| "My Bonny Lad" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | 8 | |
| "The keel row" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | 8 | |
| "Have You Seen but a Whyte Lillie Grow" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | 8 | |
| "Willow, Willow" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | | |
| "The Lover's Curse" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | 8 | |
| "Down by the salley gardens" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:2:1949 | 8 | |
| Der Musensohn D. 764 Op. 92 No. 1 | Schubert | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:2:1949 | | Not issued |
| An die Musik D. 547 Op. 88 No. 4 | Schubert | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:2:1949 | 4 | |
| Gestillte Sehnsucht Op. 91 No, 1 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano); Max Gilbert (viola) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 15:2:1949 | 10 | Repeat of session 22:6:1948 |
| Geistliches Wiegenlied Op. 91 No. 2 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano); Max Gilbert (viola) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 15:2:1949 | 10 | Repeat of session 22:6:1948 |
| Kindertotenlieder | Mahler | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Bruno Walter | London: Kingsway Hall 4:10:1949 | Ferrier's only commercial recording for EMI after 1945 | |
| Cantata No. 11: Praise our God | Bach | Soloists; The Jacques Orchestra cond. Reginald Jacques; The Cantata Singers; Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 1.11 49 | 3 | |
| Cantata No. 67: Hold in Affection Jesus Christ | Bach | Soloists; The Jacques Orchestra cond. Reginald Jacques; The Cantata Singers; Thornton Lofthouse (harpsichord); Osborne Peasgood (organ) | London: Kingsway Hall 3.11 49 | | |
| Sapphische Ode Op. 94 No. 4 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 19:12:1949 | 4 | |
| Botschaft Op. 47 No. 1 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 19:12:1949 | 4 | |
| Der Musensohn Op. 92 No. 1 | Schubert | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 19:12:1949 | 4 | |
| Frauenliebe und -leben Op. 42 | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 12:7:1950 | 4 | |
| "Seit ich ihn gesehn" "Er der Herrlichste von allen" | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 12:7:1950 | 4 | |
| "Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben" "Du Ring an meinem Finger" | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 12:7:1950 | 4 | |
| "Helft mir, ihr Schwestern" "Süßer Freund, du blickest" | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:7:1950 | 4 | |
| "An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust" "Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan" | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:7:1950 | 4 | |
| Widmung Op. 25 No. 1 | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:7:1950 | 4 | |
| Volksliedchen Op. 51 No. 2 | Schumann | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:7:1950 | 4 | |
| Vier ernste Gesänge Op. 121 | Brahms | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 17:7:1950 | 10 | |
| '"The Fidgety Bairn" | Traditional | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 17:7:1950 | 8 | |
| "Ca' the Yowes" | Traditional | John Newmark (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 14:7:1950 | 8 | |
| "O Waly, Waly" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:12:1951 | | |
| "I Have a Bonnet Trimmed with Blue | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "My Boy Willie" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "I Will Walk With My Love" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "The Stuttering Lovers" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal" | Quilter | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 10:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "I Know Where I'm Going" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 11:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "The Fair House of Joy" | Quilter | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 11:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "To Daisies" | Quilter | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 11:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "Over the Mountains" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 12:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "Ye Banks and ye Braes" | Robert Burns | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 12:12:1951 | 8 | |
| "Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes" | Traditional | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | London: Broadhurst Gardens 12:12:1951 | 8 | |
| Das Lied von der Erde | Mahler | Soloist; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Bruno Walter | Vienna: Grosser Musikvereinssaal 15?,16:5:1952 | | |
| Three Rückert Songs | Mahler | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Bruno Walter | Vienna: Grosser Musikvereinssaal 20?:5:1952 | 10 | |
| "Grief for Sin" from St Matthew Passion | Bach | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult Basil Lam (Harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 7:10:1952 | 7 | |
| "All is Fulfilled" from St John Passion | Bach | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord); Ambrose Gauntlet (Viola da gamba) | London: Kingsway Hall 7:10:1952 | 7 | |
| Qui sedes from Mass in B minor | Bach | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord); Michael Dobson (Oboe d'amore) | London: Kingsway Hall 7:10:1952 | 7 | |
| Agnus Dei from Mass in B minor | Bach | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 7:10:1952 | 7 | |
| "O Thou That Tellest" from Messiah | Handel | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 8:10:1952 | 7 | |
| "Father of Heaven" from Judas Maccabaeus | Handel | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 8:10:1952 | 7 | |
| "He Was Despised" from Messiah | Handel | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 8:10:1952 | 7 | |
| "Return, O God of Hosts" from Samson | Handel | London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Basil Lam (Harpsichord) | London: Kingsway Hall 8:10:1952 | | |

## Recordings of broadcasts and live performances, 1945–53

| Work | Composer | Accompanying forces | When/where recorded | KFE Vol. no. | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| On the Field of Kulikovo | Shaporin | Soloists, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Choral Society cond. Albert Coates | London: Maida Vale 7:11:1945 | | BBC recording of broadcast. Not commercially issued |
| The Rape of Lucretia | Britten | Soloists; Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra cond. Oppenheim? | Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam: 4?:10:1946 | | Dutch Radio recording of a live performances |
| The Rape of Lucretia | Britten | Soloists; Glyndebourne Opera Orchestra cond. Reginald Goodall | London: Camden Hippodrome 11:10:1946 | | Private recording of live performance; a shorter version of the score than the above performance |
| "Song of Songs" | Jacobson | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 3:11:1947 | | Recording of live BBC broadcast, issued on SOMM 264 in June 2017 |
| "Three Psalms: 6, 23 and 150" | Rubbra | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 3:11:1947 | | Recording of live BBC broadcast, issued on SOMM 264 in June 2017 |
| Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 | Beethoven | Soloists; London Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Bruno Walter; London Philharmonic Choir | London: Royal Albert Hall 13:11:1947 | | Recording of live BBC broadcast, in Swedish National Radio archives |
| Symphony No. 3 in D minor | Mahler | BBC Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Adrian Boult; Mixed choirs | London: Maida Vale 29:11:1947 | | Privately made recording of BBC broadcast |
| Das Lied von der Erde | Mahler | Soloist; New York Philharmonic Orchestra cond. Bruno Walter | New York: Carnegie Hall 18:1:1948 | | Recording of live WCBS broadcast |
| Four Poems of St Teresa of Avila | Berkeley | String orchestra cond. Arnold Goldsborough | London: 4:4:1948 (location uncertain, possibly Aeolian Hall) | | Recording of a live BBC broadcast |
| "Love Is a Bable" | Parry | Gerald Moore (piano) | Edinburgh: Freemasons' Hall 26:8:1948 | | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Four Serious Songs | Brahms arr Sargent | BBC Symphony Orchestra cond. Sir Malcolm Sargent | London: Royal Albert Hall 12:1:1949 | 5 | Recording of live BBC broadcast |
| Spring Symphony Op 44 World premiere | Britten | Soloists; Concertgebouw Orchestra cond. Eduard van Beinum | Amsterdam: Concertgebouw 14:7:1949 | | Private recording presented by Lord Harewood to National Sound Archive |
| Die junge Nonne | Schubert | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Der Vollmund strahlt | Schubert | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Du liebst mich nicht | Schubert | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Der Tod und das Mädchen | Schubert | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Suleika 1 | Schubert | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Du bist die Ruh | Schubert | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Frauenliebe und -leben | Schumann | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| "Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer" | Brahms | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Der Tod, das ist die kühle Nacht | Brahms | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Botschaft | Brahms | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Von ewiger Liebe | Brahms | Bruno Walter (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 7:9:1949 | 9 | Recording of live BBC broadcast from Edinburgh Festival |
| Alto Rhapsody Op. 53 | Brahms | Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra and chorus cond. Fritz Busch; | Copenhagen: Denmark Radio Studio 1 6:10:1949 | | Incomplete recording of radio broadcast |
| Von ewiger Liebe Op. 43 No. 1 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Copenhagen: Denmark Radio Studio 1 6:10:1949 | | Incomplete recording of radio broadcast |
| Wir wandelten Op. 96 No. 2 | Brahms | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Copenhagen: Denmark Radio Studio 1 6:10:1949 | | Incomplete recording of radio broadcast |
| Alto Rhapsody Op. 53 | Brahms | Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonic Chorus cond. Erik Tuxen; | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 14:10:1949 | | Recording of radio broadcast |
| "Hark! The Echoing Air" | Purcell | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | From The Fairy-Queen Recording of radio broadcast |
| "Like as the Love-lorn Turtle" | Handel | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | From Atalanta Recording of radio broadcast |
| "How Changed the Vision" | Handel | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | From Admeto Recording of radio broadcast |
| "Mad Bess of Bedlam" | Purcell | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | From Choice Ayres and Songs Recording of radio broadcast |
| Verborgenheit: Mörike-Lieder No. 12 | Wolf | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | Recording of radio broadcast |
| Der Gärtner: Mörike-Lieder No. 17 | Wolf | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | Recording of radio broadcast |
| Auf ein altes Bild: Mörike-Lieder No. 23 | Wolf | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | Recording of radio broadcast |
| Auf einer Wanderung: Mörike-Lieder No. 15 | Wolf | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | Recording of radio broadcast |
| Altar | L I Jensen | Phyllis Spurr (piano) | Oslo: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting 16:10:1949 | 6 | Recording of radio broadcast |
| Vergiss mein nicht | Bach | Millicent Silver (harpsichord) | London: Maida Vale 15:12:1949 | 6 | Recording of BBC broadcast |
| Ach dass nicht die letzte Stunde | Bach | Millicent Silver (harpsichord) | London: Maida Vale 15:12:1949 | 6 | Recording of BBC broadcast |
| Kleine Kantate von Wald und Au | Telemann | Millicent Silver (harpsichord); John Francis (flute) George Roth (cello) | London: Maida Vale 15:12:1949 | | Recording of BBC broadcast |
| Bist du bei mir from The Anna Magdalena Song Book | Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel then attributed to Bach | John Newmark (piano) | New York: Town Hall 8:1:1950 | 6 | |
| Four Serious Songs Op. 121 | Brahms | John Newmark (piano) | New York: Town Hall 8:1:1950 | | First issued commercially by Decca in 2012 |
| Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Soloists; The Little Orchestra Society cond. Thomas Scherman | New York: Town Hall 17:3:1950 | | Extracts first issued by Decca in 2012 |
| St Matthew Passion | Bach | Soloists; Vienna Symphony Orchestra cond. Herbert von Karajan; Wiener Singverein; Alois Forer and Anton Heiler (organ) | Vienna: Musikvereinssaal 9:6:1950 | | Recorded from an Austrian radio broadcast |
| Mass in B Minor (excerpts) | Bach | Vienna Symphony Orchestra cond. Herbert von Karajan | Vienna: Musikvereinssaal 13 or 14:6:1950 | | Recording during rehearsals for broadcast performance 15:6:1950 |
| Mass in B Minor | Bach | Soloists; Vienna Symphony Orchestra cond. Herbert von Karajan; Wiener Singverein; Alois Forer and Anton Heiler (organ); Karl Pilss (harpsichord) | Vienna: Musikvereinssaal 15:6:1950 | | Recording of broadcast performance |
| Where You Walk from Semele | Handel | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "Like as the Love-lorn Turtle" from Atalanta | Handel | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "Hark! The Echoing Air" from The Fairy-Queen | Purcell | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | 6 | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "Lasciatemi morire" from Arianna | Monteverdi | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Pur dicesti | Lotti | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Che farò from Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Lachen und Weinen Op. 59 No. 4 | Schubert | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Sonntag Op. 47 No. 3 | Brahms | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "Love Is a Bable" Op. 152 No. 3 | Parry | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "The Fairy Lough" Op. 77 No. 2 | Stanford | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "Ca' the Yowes" | Traditional | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| "The Spanish lady" | Traditional | Giorgio Favaretto (piano) | Milan: Probably RAI Studios 6:2:1951 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Poème de l'amour et de la mer Op. 19 | Chausson | Hallé Orchestra cond. Sir John Barbirolli | Manchester: Milton Hall 9:3:51 | 5 | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Orfeo ed Euridice | Gluck | Soloists; Netherlands Opera Orchestra and Chorus, cond. Charles Bruck | Amsterdam: Stadsschouwburg, 10:7:1951 | | Recording of Dutch Radio broadcast |
| Kindertotenlieder | Mahler | Concertgebouw Orchestra cond. Otto Klemperer | Amsterdam: Concertgebouw 12:7:1951 | | Recording from broadcast concert |
| Symphony No. 2 | Mahler | Soloist; Concertgebouw Orchestra cond. Otto Klemperer; Amsterdam Koonkunstkoor | Amsterdam: Concertgebouw 12:7:1951 | | Recording from broadcast concert |
| Mass in B minor | Bach | Soloists; Boyd Neel Orchestra cond. Georges Enescu; BBC Chorus; George Malcolm (harpsichord) | London: Broadcasting House 17:7:1951 | | Recording of BBC radio broadcast. |
| "Land of Hope and Glory" | Elgar | Hallé Orchestra cond. Sir John Barbirolli | Manchester: Free Trade Hall 16:11:1951 | | Recording of a BBC radio broadcast |
| Ganymed Op. 19 No. 3 | Schubert | Benjamin Britten (piano) | London: Maida Vale 4:2:1952 | 4 | Part of a recital which was broadcast 13 May 1952 |
| Du liebst mich nicht Op. 59 No. 1 | Schubert | Benjamin Britten (piano) | London: Maida Vale 4:2:1952 | 4 | Part of a recital which was broadcast 13 May 1952 |
| Lachen und Weinen Op. 59 No. 4 | Schubert | Benjamin Britten (piano) | London: Maida Vale 4:2:1952 | 4 | Part of a recital which was broadcast 13 May 1952 |
| Ruhe Süssliebchen in Schatten from Die schöne Magelone Op. 33 No. 9 | Brahms | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 2:4:1952 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Auf dem See Op. 59 No. 2 | Brahms | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 2:4:1952 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Wir wandelten Op. 96 No. 2 | Brahms | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 2:4:1952 | | Recording of broadcast recital. Not commercially issued. |
| Es Schauen die Blumen Op. 96 No. 3 | Brahms | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 2:4:1952 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Der Jäger Op. 95 No. 4 | Brahms | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 2:4:1952 | | Recording of broadcast recital |
| Das Lied von der Erde | Mahler | Soloist; Hallé Orchestra cond. Sir John Barbirolli | Manchester: Milton Hall 22:4:1952 | | Private recording of broadcast concert. |
| "The Fairy Lough" Op. 77 No. 2 | Stanford | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "A Soft Day" Op. 140 No. 3 | Stanford | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Love Is a Bable" | Parry | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Silent Noon" | Vaughan Williams | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Go not, Happy Day" | Bridge | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Sleep" | Warlock | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Pretty Ring Time" | Warlock | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "O Waly, Waly" | Traditional | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Come You not from Newcastle" | Traditional | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| "Kitty my Love" | Traditional | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Broadcasting House 5:6:1952 | 6 | recording issued June 1954, royalties to Kathleen Ferrier Cancer Research Fund |
| Three Vocal Quartets | Brahms | Soloists; Hans Gál (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 2:9:1952 | | Privately recorded |
| Liebslieder Waltzer Op. 52 | Brahms | Soloists; Hans Gál and Clifford Curzon (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 2:9:1952 | | Recorded at 1952 Edinburgh Festival recital |
| Zum Schluss from Neue Liebeslieder Op. 65 | Brahms | Soloists; Hans Gál and Clifford Curzon (piano) | Edinburgh: Usher Hall 2:9:1952 | | Recorded at 1952 Edinburgh Festival recital |
| Suleika 1 Op. 14 No. 1 | Schubert | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 29:9:1952 | | From a broadcast recital shared with Myra Hess |
| Der Vollmond strahlt from Rosamunde Op. 26 | Schubert | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 29:9:1952 | | From a broadcast recital shared with Myra Hess |
| Rastlose Liebe Op. 5 No. 1 | Schubert | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 29:9:1952 | | From a broadcast recital shared with Myra Hess |
| Wasserfluth from Winterreise Op. 89 No. 6 | Schubert | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 29:9:1952 | | From a broadcast recital shared with Myra Hess |
| Die junge Nonne Op. 43 No. 1 | Schubert | Frederick Stone (piano) | London: Maida Vale 29:9:1952 | | From a broadcast recital shared with Myra Hess |
| "Discovery" Op. 13 | Ferguson | Ernest Lush (piano) | London: Maida Vale 12:1:1953 | 5 | Recording of Ferrier's last broadcast recital |
| "Red Skies" | Wordsworth | Ernest Lush (piano) | London: Maida Vale 12:1:1953 | 5 | Recording of Ferrier's last broadcast recital |
| Three Psalms, Op. 61 | Rubbra | Ernest Lush (piano) | London: Maida Vale 12:1:1953 | 5 | Recording of Ferrier's last broadcast recital |

## Footnotes

The Appendix to Winifred Ferrier's The Life of Kathleen Ferrier contains "taken from her own notebook, a list of what she sang" (pp. 185-91); under Folk Songs arrangers of some of the songs are recorded, e.g. Whittaker for "Blow the wind southerly".

