The twentieth century was blessed with several excellent women interpreters of the songs of Gustav Mahler, but for me three stand out well above all others: Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), and Kirsten Flagstad (soprano). All excelled in their interpretations, and were someone to ask me to select "the best" or "a favo(u)rite", that would indeed be a hard question to answer. Many thanks for this upload! Ted Wilks, Program(me) Annotator, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster, PA, USA
When you say anymore, you also mean before her. Baker was a unique phenomenon. Each generation has its genius level singers, Callas, Schwarzkopf, Baker, Fleming each totally unalike.
Before I joined Orchestrating Diversity I wasn't serious about music and I would make fun, now I love classical. Check out Orchestrating Diversity on Facebook we have our own webpage.
