Today's contralto is the German Marga Höffgen.
German contralto Marga Höffgen had a deep, sepulchral sound which was perfect for the low-lying alto cantata Widerstehe doch der Sünde. She was also perfect in Wagner, creating an imposing Erda.
Höffgen worked with many of the leading Bach conductors of her period, and recorded all of the major cantatas for the alto voice.
German contralto Marga Höffgen had a deep, sepulchral sound which was perfect for the low-lying alto cantata Widerstehe doch der Sünde. She was also perfect in Wagner, creating an imposing Erda.
Höffgen worked with many of the leading Bach conductors of her period, and recorded all of the major cantatas for the alto voice.
Below is a video of Höffgen singing the Brahms Alto Rhapsody.
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