Maureen Forrester
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Maureen Katherine Stewart Forrester was a Canadian operatic contralto born on July 25, 1930, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She began studying piano at an early age and later took voice lessons from Sally Martin, Frank Rowe, and Bernard Diamant. Her professional debut came in 1951 with the Chorale Elgar of Montreal in The Music Makers by Edward Elgar. Forrester's breakthrough moment occurred in 1956 when she performed Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 at Carnegie Hall under Bruno Walter, launching her international career. She collaborated extensively with pianist John Newmark and performed with renowned orchestras directed by conductors such as Thomas Beecham, Otto Klemperer, and Herbert von Karajan. Forrester received numerous honors, including being named Canadian Woman of the Year in 1964 and receiving the Order of Canada in 1967. She passed away on June 16, 2010, at the age of 79.
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- IX Sinfonie D-Moll Op. 125: IV. Presto featuring Maureen Forrester
- VI. Lux aeterna. Allegro moderato featuring Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Over the Hills and Far Away featuring Maureen Forrester
- Mahler: Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen - 4. Die Zwei Blauen Augen featuring Maureen Forrester
- Mass in D Major, Op. 123: II. Gloria featuring Maureen Forrester
- Mahler: Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen - 3. Ich Hab' Ein Gluhend Messer featuring Maureen Forrester
- Mahler: Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen - 2. Ging Heut' Morgen Uber's Feld featuring Maureen Forrester
- Mahler: Lieder Eines Fahrenden Gesellen - 1. Wenn Mein Schatz Hochzeit Macht featuring Maureen Forrester
- Der Einsame im Herbst (Autumn Loneliness) by Maureen Forrester
- XLVI. Gesang Weylas
- Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde (The Drinking Song of Earth's Misery) by Maureen Forrester
- Ritorni omai nel nostro core featuring Maureen Forrester
- Von der Schönheit (Of Beauty) by Maureen Forrester
- Von der Jugend (Of Youth) by Maureen Forrester
- Der Abschied (The Farewell) by Maureen Forrester
- Der Trunkene im Frühling (The Drunkard in Spring) by Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Brigg Fair \"An English Rhapsody\": Variation XIII. Gaily featuring Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Brigg Fair \"An English Rhapsody\": Transition. Rather Quicker featuring Maureen Forrester
- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 25: IV. Presto with Choral 'An die Freude' featuring Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Brigg Fair \"An English Rhapsody\": Variation XI. Slow, With Solemnity featuring Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Brigg Fair \"An English Rhapsody\": Variation XVII. Rather Slower, Very Broadly featuring Maureen Forrester
- Symphony No. 2 - "Resurrection": I. Allegro maestoso featuring Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Brigg Fair \"An English Rhapsody\": Coda. Very Quietly featuring Maureen Forrester
- Delius: Florida Suite: I. Daybreak - Dance featuring Maureen Forrester
