There Is A Green Hill by Florence Austral
1926
There Is A Green Hill by Florence Austral
1926
- NFSA IDNJ1GH9GD
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresClassical music
- Year1926
In this recording, Florence Austral sings the hymn commonly known as 'There is a green hill far away'. It was written by the female composer Cecil Frances Alexander in 1848, as part of her collection Hymns for Little Children.
Australian soprano Florence Austral made many recordings with the record label His Masters Voice but in those early recordings was said to be disappointed in the way the recording process reduced her powerful voice.
In this recording, Florence Austral sings the hymn commonly known as 'There is a green hill far away'. It was written by the female composer Cecil Frances Alexander in 1848, as part of her collection Hymns for Little Children.
Australian soprano Florence Austral made many recordings with the record label His Masters Voice but in those early recordings was said to be disappointed in the way the recording process reduced her powerful voice.
- NFSA IDNJ1GH9GD
- TypeMusic and Sound Recordings
- MediumAudio
- FormMusic
- GenresClassical music
- Year1926
- PerformerFlorence Austral
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