von Otter, Anne Sofie

Best of Grieg

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-08-14

Works: Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt; Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Norwegian Dances (4) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 35; Kulok and Stabbelåten (Cow Call and Peasant Dance), Nordic melody for orchestra (o...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Eklof, Marianne; Forsberg, Bengt; Gavrilov, Andrei; Pletnev, Mikhail; Pletnev, Mikhail [Piano, Conductor]; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Zilberstein, Lilya
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

This generous 2-CD compilation offers the most popular music of Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Norway's greatest composer. Featuring Anne Sofie von Otter, Mikhail Pletnev, Herbert von...continue...

The John Dowland Collection

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-04-10

Works: John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Firste Booke of Songes; Can she excuse, P 42; My Lady Hunsdon's Allemande, Dowland; A piece without title; The Shoemaker's Wife, a Toy, for lute, P 58; Lachr...
Performers: Binkley, Thomas; Bonney, Barbara; Burgess, Grayston; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Karamazov, Edin; Kirkby, Emma; Klein, Karl Heinz; Lindberg, Jakob; Ramm, Andrea von; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]; Söllsch...
Conductors: ; Binkley, Thomas
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke; Studio der frühen Musik

Over 21/2 of glorious music featuring Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie von Otter, Nigel Rogers, Andreas Scholl, Göran Söllscher and The Consort of Musicke. The music...continue...

Handel: Agrippina / Gardiner, Jones, Miles, Ragin, et al

3 CD / Philips / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina
Performers: Brown, Donna; Chance, Michael; Clarkson, Julian; Jones, Della; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Mosley, George; Ragin, Derek Lee; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Della Jones gives a masterful performance in the title role. John Eliot Gardiner has not recorded many Handel operas, nor directed many in the theatre....continue...

Grand Prix - Grieg: Songs / Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-03-13

Works: Edvard Grieg: Haugtussa, Op. 67; Songs (6), Op. 48; Songs (4), Op. 21; Songs (5), Op. 26; Melodies (12), Op. 33; Songs (5), Op. 60; Children's songs (7), Op. 61; Romances (6), Op. 39; Heart's melodie...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; von Otter, Anne Sofie

"For every mood, for every nuance of meaning, von Otter finds the right expressionwill unquestionably be one of my discs of the year and is...continue...

The Essential Sibelius

15 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2006-11-04

Works: Jean Sibelius: Symphony no 1 in E minor, Op. 39; Symphony no 4 in A minor, Op. 63; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 43; Symphony no 3 in C major, Op. 52; Symphony no 5 in E flat major, Op. 82; En saga, ...
Performers: Autio, Antti; Derwinger, Love; Ekblad, Stina; Forsberg, Bengt; Gräsbeck, Folke; Gribajcevic, Anna Kreetta; Groop, Monica; Häggander, Mari Anne; Hakala, Tommi; Hynninen, Jorma; Juntunen, Hel...
Conductors: Vänskä, Osmo; Järvi, Neeme; Hyökki, Matti; Riska, Astrid; Sund, Robert; Panula, Jorma;
Ensemble: Dominante Choir; Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Helsinki University Chorus; Jubilate Choir; Lahti Boys' Choir; Lahti Symphony Orchestra; Orphei Drängar; Tempera String Quartet; YL Male Voice Cho...

Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël; Respighi / Anders Eby, et al

1 Super Audio CD / Proprius / 2006-10-17

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël, for solo voices, chorus, strings, harp & organ, Op. 12; Ottorino Respighi: Lauda per la Natività del Signore, for soloists, chorus & ensemble, P....
Performers: Aruhn, Britt Marie; Hagegard, Erland; Lundmark, Ulf; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Eby, Anders
Ensemble: Mikaeli Chamber Choir

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Davis, Rendall, et al

2 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-10-10

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rendall, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

"This new recording from the LSO and Sir Colin Davis is so detailed in its emotional responses-so magical is Davis's phrasing that there are times...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; ...
Conductors:
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...

Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius / Davis, Rendall, et al

2 CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2006-09-12

Works: Edward Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38
Performers: Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Rendall, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: London Symphony Chorus

Elgar's 'Dream of Gerontius' was thought by many to be outlandishly modern at the time of its completion in 1900. Telling the story of the...continue...

Hélène Grimaud - Reflection

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-09-12

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Clara Wieck Schumann: Lieder (3), Op. 12; Am Strande ("Traurig schau ich von der Klippe"), for voice & piano; Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello...
Performers: Grimaud, Helene; Truls Mork, Truls Otterbech; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle

"This is Grimaud's second go-around with the Schumann Concerto. Her Erato recording (11727, July/Aug 1996) is still available, though I am not familiar with it....continue...

Wagner: Götterdämmerung / Haitink, Jerusalem, Marton

4 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2006-08-29

Works: Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bundschuh, Eva-Maria; Eaglen, Jane; Hagen, Christine; Hampson, Thomas; Herman, Sylvia; Jerusalem, Siegfried; Kaufmann, Julie; Lipovsek, Marjana; Marton, Eva; Nes, Jard van; Tomlinson, Joh...
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus

Hector Berlioz: La Damnation De Faust / Anne Sofie Von Otter, Keith Lewis, Jose Van Dam [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2006-01-17

Works: Hector Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24
Performers: Lewis, Keith; Rose, Peter [bass voice]; Van Dam, Jose; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Berlioz masterpiece is brilliantly performed by Anne Sophie von Otter, Keith Lewis, Jose van Dam, Peter Rose, the Chicago Symphony Chorus under Margaret Hillis and...continue...
Run Time: 127 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: German, French, English, Spanish
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2006-01-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Glazener, Laurence; Grant, Heidi; Grossman, Jerry [Cello]; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Rute...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

"Taut ensemble and well-detailed playing." - Gramophone "Beautifully prepared and confidently performed with an ensemble finish that comes only from frequent teamwork." - Metropolitan Opera...continue...

Levine/Metropolitan Opera Orch. / Metropolitan Opera Gala [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-11-22

Works: Richard Wagner: Rienzi; Tannhäuser; Die Walküre; Tristan und Isolde; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlos; Luisa Miller; Gustave Charpentier: Louise; Pietro Masca...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bumbry, Grace; Cotrubas, Ileana; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Gheorghiu, Angela; Grant Murphy, Heidi; Hadley, Jerry; Hagegard, Hakan; Hampson, Thomas; Hei-Kyung...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

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Musiques à Orsay - Debussy, etc

1 CD / Naïve / 2005-10-18

Works: Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet; Claude Debussy: Les a...
Performers: Azzolini, Sergio; Bauer, Marc; Beroff, Michel; Bouquet, Carole; Brezynski, Daniel; Castets, Maryse; Desjardins, Dominique; Holzmair, Wolfgang; Kruysen, Bernard; Lee, Noel [Piano]; Meyer, Paul; Moragu...
Conductors: Rosenthal, Manuel; Lombard, Alain; Equilbey, Laurence; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Accentus Chamber Choir; Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra; French National Orchestra; Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

Frances Musee dOrsay is an historic building, in which all of the arts from the second half of the 19th century are represented. The works...continue...

Mahler: Lieder / Otter, Quasthoff, Urmana, Boulez, Vienna PO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-01-11

Works: Gustav Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; Rückert Lieder (5); Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra)
Performers: Quasthoff, Thomas; Urmana, Violeta; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

"This splendid disc conveniently includes all of Mahler's songs, except for the 'Jugendzeit Lieder und Gesange' and the 'Wunderhorn' songs. Boulez is not as laid...continue...

Collectors Edition - Bach: Christmas Oratorio, etc

9 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Saint John Passion, BWV 245; Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Performers: Archer, Neill; Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Beznosiuk, Pavlo; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, Barbara; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Collin...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

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

Korngold / Voices Of Our Time: Anne Sofie Von Otter [DVD]

2 DVD Video / TDK / 2004-08-01

Works: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt, Op 12
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie

The acclaimed Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, considered to be one of the finest singers of her generation, fives a recital of lieder by...continue...
Run Time: 91 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround, DD 5.1 Surround, Digitally Processed
Subtitl...continue...

Trio - Rachmaninov: Complete Operas / Järvi, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-06-15

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Aleko; The miserly knight, Op. 24; Francesca da Rimini
Performers: Aalexashkin, Sergei; Caley, Ian; Chernov, Vladimir; Guleghina, Maria; Kotscherga, Anatolij; Larin, Sergei; Leiferkus, Sergei; Levinsky, Ilya; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Järvi, Neeme

This 3 for the price of 2 set features the acclaimed recordings of all three of Rachmaninov's operas....continue...

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...

Alban Berg Collection / Barenboim, Behrens, Mutter, Kremer

8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-09

Works: Alban Berg: Pieces (3) for orchestra, Op. 6; Lyric Suite, for orchestra (arr. from Nos.2-4 of string quartet version); Concerto for Violin; Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Winds; Sonata for...
Performers: Banse, Juliane; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bastin, Jules; Behrens, Hildegard; Blankenheim, Toni; Boese, Ursula; Doukan, Pierre; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Forsberg, Bengt; Gonda, Anna; Gru...
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio; Levine, James; Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble InterContemporain; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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

Love Moods - The Most Romantic Classics

2 CD / DG Deutsche Grammophon (USA) Import / 2004-01-13

Works: Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; James Horner: My Heart Will Go On (from the film "Titanic"); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Concerto...
Performers: Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orchestra; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bergonzi, Carlo; Bonney, Barbara; Caballe, Montserrat; C...
Conductors: Levine, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Swierczewski, Michel; Karajan, Herbert von; David, Colin; Kleiber, Carlos; Daniel, Paul; Muti, Riccardo; Loges, Karl-Heinz; Abbado, Claudio; ; Serafin, Tullio; Previ...
Ensemble: ; Members of the London Symphony Orchestra (Members); Roby Lakatos Ensemble

This selection contains both ADD and DDD recordings.

Personnel: Barbara Bonney, Montserrat Caballé, Ileana Cotrubas (soprano); Magdalena Kozená, Anne Sofie von Otter, Teresa Berganza ...continue...

Classical Heartbreakers

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2004-01-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini; Co...
Performers: Abel, David [Violin]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Barbirolli, John, Sir [Conductor]; Barrueco, Manuel; Bergonzi, Carlo; Boult, Adrian, Sir [Conductor]; Caballé, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Chung, Myung-Wh...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Muti, Riccardo; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sutherland, Iain; Barbirolli, John; Serafin, Tullio; Susskind, Walter; Prêtre, Georges; Ormandy, Eug...
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London ...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Lucia Popp, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter, Jeannine Collard (mezzo soprano); Carlo Bergonzi (tenor); Steve Mor...continue...

Handel: Messiah / McNair, Otter, Marriner/Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Philips / 2003-10-14

Works: George Frideric Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Hadley, Jerry; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Marriner, Neville, Sir
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

This famous 1992 performance of Handel's great masterpiece was filmed at the Point Theatre, Dublin, on the 250th anniversary of the work's premiere, which took...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): , Digitally Processed
Country of Origin: USA
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Handel: Giulio Cesare / Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-08-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare
Performers: Ankaoua, Jean-Michel; Bertin, Pascal; Deuter, Florian; Ewing, Alan; Hellekant, Charlotte; Kozená, Magdalena; McDonald, Hector; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]; Mijanovic, Marijana; von Otter...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

"The orchestra plays brilliantly, with the (then) novelty of Handel's horn parts ringing out in special power. One would never guess there was an audience...continue...

The #1 Mozart Album

2 CD / Decca / 2003-07-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Symphony no 35 in D major, K 385 "Haffn...
Performers: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, The; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bonney, B...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Levine, James; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Hogwood, Christopher; Anda, Géza; Solti, Sir Georg; Abbado, Claudio; ; Böhm, Karl; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; English Baroque Soloists; Salzburg Mozarteum Camerata Academica; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

This set contains both DDD and ADD recordings.

Personnel: Marge Marshall, Barbara Bonney, Barbara Hendricks , Eva Lind , Lucia Popp, Cheryl Studer, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Agnes Baltsa, Anne ...continue...

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...

Bizet: Carmen [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2003-03-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera
Performers: Haddock, Marcus; Milne, Lisa; Naouri, Laurent; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Festival Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

An exhilarating new Carmen from Glyndebourne. Director David McVicar describes Carmen as 'the first ever musical', and in his new production, with Anne Sofie van...continue...
Run Time: 220 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, Letterbox, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.1 Surround
Subtitles: English
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Gluck: Alceste / Gardiner, Von Otter, Groves, Beuron, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2002-09-10

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: Alceste
Performers: Beuron, Yann; Fuge, Katharine; Groves, Paul; Henschel, Dietrich; Lunn, Joanne; Testé, Nicolas; Tezier, Ludovic; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"There has been no recording of the 1776 French version - musically richer, dramatically tauter and more human than the monumental, monolithic Italian original -...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...

The Opera Album /Alagna, Callas, Pavarotti, Gheorghiu, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2002-08-13

Works: Léo Delibes: Lakmé; Giacomo Puccini: Tosca; La bohème; Madama Butterfly; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Turandot; Alfredo Catalani: La Wally; Pietro Mascagni: L'Amico Fritz; Jacques Offenba...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bjorling, Jussi; Blanc, Ernest; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, David; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, P...
Conductors: Plasson, Michel; Levine, James; Serafin, Tullio; Gavazzeni, Gianandrea; Cambreling, Sylvain; Soltesz, Stefan; Muti, Riccardo; Chung, Myung-Whun; Armstrong, Richard; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Norringto...

Personnel: Montserrat Caballé, Maria Callas, Natalie Dessay, Mirella Freni, Angela Gheorghiu, Anna Moffo, Jessye Norman, Lucia Popp, Joan Sutherland, Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); Anna Murray, Anne S...continue...

Mozart - The Greatest Hits

2 CD / Decca / 2002-07-16

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Così fan tutte, K 588; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Symphony no 25 in G minor, K 183 (173dB); Gran Partita; Ave verum corpus; Symp...
Performers: Alaimo, Simone [Bass Baritone Vocal]; Allen, Thomas; Anda, Geza; Araiza, Francisco [Tenor Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Baltsa, Agnes; Bar, Olaf; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Gilels, Elena; Grumiaux, Arthu...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Anda, Géza; De Waart, Edo; Solti, Sir Georg; Böhm, Karl; Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Ambrosian Opera Chorus; London Symphony Orchestra; Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vi...

Handel: Hercules / Minkowski, Von Otter, Croft, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2002-04-02

Works: George Frederick Handel: Hercules
Performers: Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Daniels, David; Dawson, Lynne; Saks, Gidon; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

Gramophone Classical Music Guide
Hercules has never quite occupied the place it merits in the Handel canon, even though it includes some of his most powerfully...continue...

Kagel: Sankt-Bach-Passion / Kagel, Von Otter, et al

2 CD / Naïve / 2002-02-26

Works: Mauricio Kagel: Sankt-Bach-Passion
Performers: Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Kagel, Mauricio
Ensemble: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier / Kleiber/Orch. & Choir Vienna Opera [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2001-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier, AV 112
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Gonda, Anna; Hornik, Gottfried; Kasemann, Franz; Kmentt, Waldemar; Lott, Felicity; Miljakovic, Olivera; Moll, Kurt; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Wimberger, Peter; Zednik, Heinz
Conductors: Kleiber, Carlos
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna State Opera Orchestra

Run Time: 193 min.
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Sound Format(s): Stereo, Digitally Mastered
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Country of Or...continue...

Handel: Gloria, Dixit Dominus / Cummings, Kirkby, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2001-06-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Gloria; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
Performers: Boman, Birgitta; Enecker, Jörgen; Fagerberg, Magnus; Kirkby, Emma; Ljunggren, Margareta; Martinpelto, Hillevi; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence; Öhrwall, Anders
Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble; Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra; Stockholm Bach Choir

Essential Mozart - 32 of his Greatest Masterpieces

2 CD / Decca / 2001-03-13

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, Emma; Kroisamer, Hubert; ...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hill, David; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; ...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Sculthorpe: Island Dreaming, etc /Von Otter, Brodsky Quartet

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2001-03-06

Works: Peter Sculthorpe: Quartet for Strings no 11 ("Jabiru Dreaming"); Little Serenade; Quartet no 13 ("Island Dreaming"), for string quartet & mezzo-soprano; From Nourlangie; Quartet for Strings no 8; Mar...
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie

"The Brodskys... play this whole programme with precision and spirit. The equally adventurous von Otter is almost unrecognizable with her vibrato-less chest tones in the...continue...

The #1 Opera Album Vol 1

2 CD / Decca / 2001-02-27

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: La traviata; Nabucco; Rigoletto; Il trovatore; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Gianni Schicchi, opera; Madama Butterfly; Tos...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Allen, Thomas; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berbie, Jane; Bjorling, Jussi; Bocelli, Andrea; Burrowes, Norma; Caballe, Montserrat; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cross, Gregory; Domingo, Placido;...
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg; Bonynge, Richard; Karajan, Herbert von; Erede, Alberto; Gardelli, Lamberto; Patanè, Giuseppe; Mauceri, John; Mehta, Zubin; Dutoit, Charles; Fischer, György; Chailly, Ricca...

Ave Maria - The Ultimate Sacred Christmas Album

1 CD / Decca / 2000-10-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Ave Maria; Adolphe Adam: Cantique de Noël for voice & orchestra ("Minuit, Chrétiens," "O Holy Night"); César Franck: Panis angelicus; George Frederick Handel: MEDLEY; J...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Gormley, Michael G.; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Maria, Ave; McNair, Sylvia; Pavarotti, Luciano; Price, Leontyne; Scholl, Andreas; Scott, Joh...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Adler, Kurt Herbert; Chung, Myung-Whun; Norrington, Roger; Gardiner, John Eliot; Rose, Barry; Harrer, Uwe Christian; Dearnley, Christopher; Munchinger, Karl; Lewis, Henry; Solti...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Billed as "the ultimate sacred Christmas album," AVE MARIA has reason to claim the title: performances of some of the world's most beloved seasonal music by top international performers make this CD a...continue...

Various: New Year's Gala '97: Berlin Philharmonic [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2000-07-01

Works: Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Op. 43; Pablo de Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 25; Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole; Manue...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Pletnev, Mikhail; Shaham, Gil; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Abbado, Claudio
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

ClassicalCDReview.com - Robert Benson
Abbado in a brightly festive mood can be observed on this DVD of the Berlin Philharmonic's 1997 New Year's Gala, a rather...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, Dolby 2.0
Country of Origin: Germany
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The Greatest Mozart Show on Earth

2 CD / Decca Import / 2000-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik; Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492; Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A major, K...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Cohen, Franklin; Dolezal, Fritz; Fleming, Renee; Hink, Werner; Jo, Sumi; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kroisamer, Hubert; Lupu, Radu; Pe...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Segal, Uri; Fischer, György; Cleobury, Stephen; Hogwood, Christopher; Solti, Sir Georg; Boskovsky, Willi; Karajan, Herbert von; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Chung, Myung-...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Vienna Mozart Ensemble; Winchester College Quiristers; Winds of the London Symphony Orchestra (Winds)

Best of the Millennium - Top 40 Classical Hits

2 CD / UTV Records / 2000-02-08

Works: Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio for Organ and Strings in G minor; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in ...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Domingo, Placido; Forsberg, Bengt; Gilels, Emil; Kaufmann, Eduard; Laubin, Bernhard; Levine, James; Maisky, Mischa; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Schmitt,...
Conductors: ; Karajan, Herbert von; del Mar, Norman; Levine, James; Abbado, Claudio; Ahronovitch, Yuri; Bychkov, Semyon; Marin, Ion; Pletnev, Mikhail; Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: ; Bolshoi Theater Violin Ensemble; Lucerne Festival Strings; The English Concert

Duruflé: Requiem, Messe "Cum jubilo", Motets /Plasson, et al

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-02-01

Works: Maurice Duruflé: Requiem; Missa "Cum Jubilo", for baritone, baritone chorus, orchestra & organ, Op. 11; Motets (4) on Gregorian themes, Op. 10; Notre Père (2 versions), for chorus; for ...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Hampson, Thomas; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Plasson, Michel
Ensemble: Orféon Donostiarra; Toulouse Capitole Orchestra

Hosianna! Christmas Music

1 CD / Swedish Society Discofil / 1999-12-01

Works: Georg Joseph Vogler: Hosianna; Gustaf Nordqvist: Jul, jul stralande jul; Christmas Traditional: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves); O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree) (German); Il est né, le divin ...
Performers: Arvidson, Lars; Gafvert, Bjorn; Stroberg, Helena; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Ohrwall, Anders

Home for Christmas / Anne Sofie von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-10-12

Works: Hugh Martin: Meet Me in St. Louis; John Francis Wade: Adeste fideles; William Mathias: Sweet Was The Song; Franz Xaver Gruber: Silent Night; Mel Tormé: The Christmas Song; Traditional: Tomorro...
Performers: Agnas, Joakim; Agnas, Urban; Bengtson, Jan; Bylund, Jonas; Danielsson, Göran; Forsberg, Bengt; Forsberg, Ulf; Helander, Torbjörn; Henrikson, Leif; Henryson, Svante; Jansson, Bengan; Jansson...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Stockholm Chamber Brass

"Home for Christmas" is Anne Sofie von Otter's first holiday album. "Home for Christmas" is a rich selection of popular international Christmas songs, including a...continue...