Mira Zakai’s haunting “Urlicht”

This is from Solti’s magnificent recording of the Mahler 2nd:

Long ago, Mira Zakai had made a beautiful recital disc. I was playing it one day about ten years ago, and I looked her up on-line…I found she was teaching at a university in Israel, and her faculty bio included an e-mail address, so I sent her a message to say I was listening to – and loving – her voice. A couple of hours later, she sent me a lovely reply.

A unique artist, Mira passed away in 2019.