Lauris Elms - "Alto Rhapsody" Op.53 (Brahms) 1977

The magnificent Australian mezzo-soprano, Lauris Elms, sings The "Alto Rhapsody" by Johannes Brahms - which was written in 1869, as a wedding gift for Robert and Clara Schumann's daughter, Julie. It's a composition for contralto, male chorus, and orchestra - a setting of verses from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Harzreise im Winter". This performance comes from the Sydney Town Hall on August 20th 1977 with the Sydney Philarmonia Choir and Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Willem van Otterloo.