Margaret Ritchie
Margaret Ritchie was a Scottish soprano, admired in British music, oratorio and concert repertory. She was especially associated with the music of Vaughan Williams and with mid-century British performance.
In the Pristine catalogue she appears repeatedly in Boult’s Vaughan Williams recordings, including the Pastoral Symphony and related orchestral works.
Ritchie’s singing offered clarity, purity and an unforced lyrical ...
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3)
Studio recordings, 1952
Total duration: 79:17
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Sinfonia antartica (Symphony No. 7)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 8
Studio recordings, 1953 & 1956
Total duration: 73:42
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
John Gielgud, speaker
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
MAHLER Das Lied von der Erde
MAHLER Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (2 performances)
Recorded 1946-56
Total duration: 2hr 25:56
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Nan Merriman, contralto
Eugenia Zareska, contralto
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
Conducted by Eduard van Beinum
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
A London Symphony (No. 2)
Symphony No. 5
Sinfonia Antarctica (No. 7)
Symphony No. 8
Studio recordings, 1944-1957
Total duration: 2hr 38:33
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Lawrance Collingwood, organ
Hallé Choir
Hallé Orchestra
conducted by Sir John Barbirolli
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphonies 1 - 9
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Old King Cole ‒ Ballet
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS English Folk Song Suite
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on Greensleeves
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Job ‒ A Masque for Dancing
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Wasps ‒ Aristophanic Suite
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Partita for Double String Orchestra
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Studio recordings, 1952-1958
Isobel Baillie, soprano
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
John Cameron, baritone
John Gielgud, speaker
London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Adrian Boult
Released in ~1953 as a L'Oiseau Lyre LP and on London LP DL 53004
Duration 23:06
Alfred Deller, John Whitworth (Counter-Tenors)
Bruce Boyce (Baritone)
The St. Anthony Singers
L'Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau Lyre -
Conductor: Anthony Lewis
Ruggero Gerlin (Harpsichord)
