Kathleen Ferrier touched the hearts of millions with her extraordinary voice, a deep, rich contralto, the like of which we rarely encounter these days. The intensity of her singing, the beauty of her voice, the sad shortness of her life all combined to create an impression that guaranteed for artistic longevity.

This 3 disc collection 'The Complete EMI Recordings' includes excerpts from Bach's B minor Mass conducted by Bruno Walter and Herbert von Karajan, songs by Brahms, Greene, Mendelssohn and Purcell with Gerald Moore and Mahler's Kindertotenlieder (with two previously unissued takes) conducted by Walter.