Aafje Heynis
Aafje Heynis 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.
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.Brahms, Vier ernste Gesänge, piano: Johan van den Boogert.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.