Aafje Heynis, Contralto
I am sad to announce that Dutch Contralto Aafje Heynis has passed away at the age of 91.
She was an eminent interpreter of Brahms, Bach, Händel, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Beethoven, Schubert, Frank Martin, Alphons Diepenbrock, etc.
Aafje had a special affinity for the works of Mahler, creating the now legendary recording of his Symphony No. 2 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink.
Below are her majestic recordings of "Dank sei Dir, Herr" and Mahler's Urlicht.
She was an eminent interpreter of Brahms, Bach, Händel, Mendelssohn, Mahler, Beethoven, Schubert, Frank Martin, Alphons Diepenbrock, etc.
Aafje had a special affinity for the works of Mahler, creating the now legendary recording of his Symphony No. 2 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink.
Below are her majestic recordings of "Dank sei Dir, Herr" and Mahler's Urlicht.
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