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In My Element / Anne Sofie van Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-04-15

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Richard Strauss: Ariadne Auf Naxos; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: La Clemenza de Tito...
Performers: Augustsson, Mikael; Bjorkman, David; Blair, Michael; d'Oustrac, Stephanie; Dohmen, Albert; Forsberg, Bengt; Henryson, Svante; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Roland; Lindberg, Jakob; Lindberg, Magnus; Linds...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Gardiner, John Eliot; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Boulez, Pierre; Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Dresden Staatskapelle; English Baroque Soloists; English Concert; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; North German ...

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Smart, sophisticated and opinionated, Anne Sofie von Otter has become a star by doing exactly what she wants
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Terezín - Theresienstadt / Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2008-03-25

Works: Ilse Weber: Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt; Ade, Kamerad!; Und der Regen rinnt; Wiegala; Karel Svenk: Pod destnikem (Under an Umbrella); Vsechno jde! (Anything Goes!) "Terezin March"; Adolf Strauss:...
Performers: Dukes, Philip; Forsberg, Bengt; Gerhaher, Christian; Hausmann, Ib; Hope, Daniel [Violin]; Huber, Gerold; Knight, Josephine; Risenfors, Bebe; von Otter, Anne Sofie

The Swedish mezzo-soprano, Anne Sofie von Otter, is known as one of the most versatile stars of her generation. She is always in search of...continue...

Anne Sofie von Otter - I Let the Music Speak

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-10-10

Works: Björn Ulvaeus: The day before you came; Benny Andersson: I let the music speak; When all is said and done; I walk with you, mama; The winner takes it all; Chess; Kristina Fran Duvemala; I am jus...
Performers: Andersson, Benny; Augustsson, Mikael; Björkman, David; Eljas, Anders; Englund, Lasse; Grebacken, Pär; Henryson, Svante; Jakobsson, Karl; Jonsson, Fredrik; Kress, Rolland; Lindgren, Magnus; ...
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Ensemble: Fleshquartet

After her successful collaboration with Elvis Costello on 'For the Stars,' Anne Sofie von Otter continues to explore the terrain of popular music with a...continue...

Music for a while - Baroque Melodies / von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-11-09

Works: Benedetto Ferrari: Amanti, io vi so dire, for voice & continuo; Girolamo Frescobaldi: Arie musicali Bk.1 no 15, Se l'aura spira, in 3 sections for solo voice; Giulio Caccini: Dovrò dunque morire...
Performers: Ericson, Anders; Lindberg, Jakob; Vinikour, Jory; von Otter, Anne Sofie

'Music for a While' is a beautiful album with delightful repertoire from the Baroque era, including songs and instrumental interludes. Von Otter is accompanied by...continue...

Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra [Hybrid SACD]

2 Super Audio CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-09-14

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26; Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Ellens Gesang II, D 838/Op. 52 no 2; Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; An Sylvia; Im Abendrot, D 799; Nacht und...
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

Ravel, Debussy / Boulez, Otter, Cleveland Orchestra

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-05-11

Works: Maurice Ravel: Shéhérazade, poems (3) for soprano (or tenor) & orchestra (or piano); Le tombeau de Couperin; Pavane pour une infante défunte; Menuet antique; Claude Debussy: Dans...
Performers: Hagley, Alison [Soprano Vocals]; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wellbaum, Lisa
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra

Following their successful Mahler Symphony No. 3 which just won the Grammy for best orchestral performance (Boulez's 32nd!), Pierre Boulez and Anne Sofie von Otter...continue...

Purcell: Dido & Aeneas, King Arthur, Dioclesian, etc/Pinnock

5 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-03-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z 626; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Music in "The Prophetess; Or, The History of Dioclesian" (after John Fletcher and Philip Massinger,; Timon of Athens,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Alder, Stephen; Amps, Kym; Argenta, Nancy; Bannatyne-Scott, Brian; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Chance, Michael; Davidson, Angus [Counterten...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor
Ensemble: English Concert; English Concert Choir

Schubert: Lieder with Orchestra

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-04-08

Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio

The product of separate concerts at Paris's Cite de la Musique last spring, this fascinating album is the fruit of an idea Claudio Abbado had...continue...
This album received the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance....continue...

Mahler: Symphonie no 3 / Boulez, von Otter, Vienna PO, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2003-03-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 3 in D minor
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"After Boulez's lovely Mahler Seventh, it was hard to know what to expect of a Boulez Third. I need not have worried. On its own...continue...

Ma Vie Parisienne - Anne Sofie Von Otter Sings Offenbach

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2002-09-10

Works: Jacques Offenbach: La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein; Fantasio, comic opera in 3 acts; Le carnaval des revues, revue; Madame l'archiduc, operetta in 3 acts; Gaîté Parisienne; La bell...
Performers: d'Oustrac, Stéphanie; Keck, Jean-Christophe; Naouri, Laurent; Ragon, Gilles; von Otter, Anne Sofie

"Anne Sofie von Otter immediately stamps her brilliance on this fascinating collection as Offenbach's voluptuous Grand-Duchess. Her commanding projection and phrasing in 'Ah que j'aime...continue...

Lamenti - Monteverdi, Vivaldi, et al / Von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-09-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 7; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Antonio Bertali: Lamento della Regina d'Inghilterra; Giovanni Legrenzi: Balletti e correnti a 5, Op. 16; Antonio Viva...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob; Mollenbeck, Markus; Selig, Franz-Josef; von Otter, Anne Sofie
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Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

"The vocal selections on this remarkable disc are all examples of the 17th Century fascination with lamentation--for lost life or love--asan art form. They are...continue...

The All-Star Christmas Album / Battle, Brightman, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1998-10-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Franz Gruber: Silent Night; Arcangelo Corelli: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Jester Hairston: Mary's boy child; Felix Mendelssohn: Festgesang "Hark! The herald an...
Performers: Battle, Kathleen; Brightman, Sarah; Carreras, José [Tenor Vocal]; Davis, Carlene; Domingo, Placido; Forsberg, Bengt; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Gardiner, John Eliot; Herrick, Christopher [Organ]; ...
Conductors: Pinnock, Trevor; Davis, Carl; Karajan, Herbert von; Ocejo, José Luis; Gardiner, John Eliot; Daniel, Paul; Maazel, Lorin; ; Minkowski, Marc; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Marin, Ion
Ensemble: ; Ambrosian Singers; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; English Concert; English Northern Philharmonia; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble; London Sym...

Personnel: Ambrosian Singers (vocals); Paul Miles-Kingston (soprano, treble); Sarah Brightman, Kathleen Battle, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Bryn Terfel (baritone, b...continue...

Schubert: Lieder / Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1997-11-11

Works: Franz Schubert: An Sylvia; Geheimes, D 719/Op. 14 no 2; Suleika no 1, D 720; Daß die hier gewesen, D. 775; Refrainlieder (4), D 866/Op. 95; Du bist die Ruh, D 776/Op. 59 no 3; Viola ("Schneegl&...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; von Otter, Anne Sofie

"...In this Schubert recital, [von Otter] sings with such variety and involvement that she wins me over completely. 'Was ist Silvia,' she asks rhetorically in...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony no 9 / John Eliot Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1996-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Orgonasova, Luba; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Speak Low - Songs by Kurt Weill / Von Otter, Gardiner

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1995-03-14

Works: Kurt Weill: Die sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger; Lady in the Dark; Propaganda Songs (9); Nanna's Lied; Happy End; Je ne t'aime pas; Der Abschiedsbrief; One Touch of Venus
Performers: Biebrach, Christfried; Forsberg, Bengt; Lampe, Karl-Heinz; Martin, Frédéric; Sims, James; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: North German Radio Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: 9 Symphonies / John Eliot Gardiner

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1994-09-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Cachemaille, Gilles; Orgonasova, Luba; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

Handel: Marian Cantatas & Arias / von Otter, Goebel

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1994-08-16

Works: George Frederick Handel: Haec est Regina virginum, antiphon for soprano, strings & continuo, HWV 235; Ah che troppo ineguali (O del ciel Maria regina), solo cantata, HWV 230; Donna, che in ciel, cant...
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Goebel, Reinhard
Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Cologne

Love's Twilight / Anne Sophie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1994-03-21

Works: Richard Strauss: Lieder (4), Op. 36; Ich trage meine Minne, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/1 (TrV 174/1); Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei, Op. 36/3 (from Des Knaben Wunderhorn); Lieder (6), Op. 37;...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; von Otter, Anne Sofie

Love's Twilight is one of Anne Sofie von Otter's earliest recordings for Deutsche Grammophon and very first where she is joined by pianist Bengt Forsberg...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Studio Lankwitz, Konzertsaal....continue...

Mozart: Idomeneo / Gardiner, McNair, von Otter, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-09-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Idomeneo
Performers: Charlesworth, Stephen; Halstead, Anthony; Hauptmann, Cornelius [Bass Vocal]; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Martinpelto, Hillevi; McNair, Sylvia; Mitchell, Alastair; Robson, Anthony; Ro...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Wilcock, Elizabeth

"Through his quiet pursuit of excellence, Sir John Eliot Gardiner has become one of the great musical communicators of our time." -Lord Puttnam...continue...

Schubert: Rosamunde / Abbado, von Otter, CO of Europe

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1991-06-18

Works: Franz Schubert: Rosamunde Incidental Music, Op. 26
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe