For Christa Ludwig
The genially towering German mezzo-soprano, who sang with an unexampled fusion of power, beauty, passion, and understanding, has died at the age of ninety-three. At the summit of her vast discography stands the greatest of all recordings of Das Lied von der Erde. It brings Wallace Stevens to mind: "She sang beyond the genius of the sea..."
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