Aafje Heynis
Aafje Heynis (2 May 1924 – 16 December 2015) was a Dutch contralto. In 1961, she was awarded the Harriet Cohen International Music Award. A tea rose, hybridised by Buisman 1964, was named after her. She died on 16 December 2015, aged 91.[1]
Aafje Heynis in 2008
Aafje Heynis | |
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 Heynis in 1960 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 2 May 1924 |
| Died | 16 December 2015 (aged 91) |
| Occupations | Contralto |
Discography
- Bach, Handel : Sacred Arias, Pierre Palla, Walther Schneiderhan (violinist), Nikolaus Hübner, Meindert Boekel ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra, Prop Musica Choir ; Dir. Hans Gillesberger, Marinus Voorberg, Lex Karsemeijer.
- Bach : Cantatas BWV 170 & 169, Sacred Songs, Albert de Klerk, Simon Jansen ; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Bach Society Choir, Szymon Goldberg.
- Brahms : Choral Works & Overtures. Vienna Singverein, Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Dir. Wolfgang Sawallisch.
- Brahms : Alto Rhapsody, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Apollo Royal Male Choir, Eduard Van Beinum (1958).
- Brahms, Vier ernste Gesänge, piano : Johan van den Boogert (1958).
- Mahler : Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection", Elly Ameling, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Chorus, Bernard Haitink, 1968.
- Schubert : Rosamunde, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink.
- Antonio Vivaldi : The five compositions on Christ's Passion and Introduction to the Miserere, I Solisti Di Milano, Angelo Ephrikian, 1966.
- Compilations
- Het Puik van zoete kelen (The Cream of Glorious Voices) Philips Dutch Masters 464 385-2 (includes her performance "Sea Slumber Song" by Edward Elgar)
- Les rarissimes de Aafje Heinis : Gluck, Haydn, Dorjak, Franck, Caplet, Brahms, Schuinbert, R. Strauss, Wolf, Mahler (EMI, 2005)
References
- "Aafje Heynis (1924-2015) kreeg zelfs de meest nuchtere Nederlander aan het huilen". Trouw.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2015-12-25.
External links
- MusicWeb reviews of Philips Bach and Handel arias CD, accessed 21 January 2010
- Dutch Divas - Aafje Heynis, contralto
- Dutch Divas - Aafje Heynis - zangeres zonder pretenties (Dutch – more extensive set of five pages)
- Six Dutch Contraltos (includes MP3 of Sir Edward Elgar's Sea Slumber Song)
- Bach Cantatas page on Aafje Heynis
- Aafje Heynis at IMDb
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