Alexander Kipnis (1891 - 1978)

In the search for suitable and evocative words to describe a particular vocal quality, usually, for the bass voice one would expect of course adjectives like 'deep', 'black', 'sonorous', 'cavernous', 'thundering', 'impressive' or even 'noble'. Rarely is the word 'beautiful' used. However, in the case of Alexander Kipnis, it most certainly applies ...