von Otter, Anne Sofie

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
Conductors:
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...

Handel: Ariodante / Minkowski, Musiciens du Louvre

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-08-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Ariodante
Performers: Cangemi, Veronica; Coadou, Luc; Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Dawson, Lynne; Podles, Ewa; Sedov, Denis; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre

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Lynne Dawson is the star of this show. In Act 2, where Ginevra finds herself inexplicably rejected and condemned by everyone, Dawson...continue...

Stravinsky: The Rake's Progress /Gardiner, Bostridge, Terfel

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1999-08-10

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Rake's Progress
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Bronder, Peter; Clarkson, Julian; Howells, Anne; Legge, Anthony; Robson, Martin; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie; York, Deborah
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Bostridge, Terfel, von Otter, Gardiner: The leading vocal stars and conductor off our time join forces in a gripping new recording of one of this...continue...

Simply the Best Night at the Opera / Algana, Bartoli, et al

2 CD / Erato / 1999-07-06

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Gianni Schicchi, opera; La bohème; Manon Lescaut; Madama Butterfly; Tosca; Jacques Offenbach: Gaîté Parisienne; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, op...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bastin, Jules; Bogart, John-Paul; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Cura, Jose; Daniel, Susan; Dessay, Natalie; Domingo, Placido; Dubosc, Catherine; Gheorghiu, Angela; ...
Conductors: Domingo, Placido; Nagano, Kent; Viotti, Marcello; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Rizzi, Carlo; Lombard, Alain; Scimone, Claudio; Lenárd, Ondrej; Conlon, James; Foster, Lawrence; Barenboim, Daniel; Leppar...

Sir Georg Solti - A Celebration

1 CD / Decca / 1999-01-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass no 4 for soloists, chorus & orchestra in C minor (missa solemnis, "Waisenhausmesse"), K. 139 (; Le nozze di Figaro (The M...
Performers: Gheorghiu, Angela; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra

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...

Anne Sofie von Otter with the Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

1 CD / Proprius / 1997-12-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Hercules; Giulio Cesare; Semele; Claudio Monteverdi: O rosetta, che rosetta, madrigal for 3 voices (from Scherzi musicali a tre voci), SV 237; La violetta, madrigal for 3 voi...
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors:
Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

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

Mozart: Così fan tutte / Solti, Fleming, Von Otter, et al

3 CD / Decca / 1996-03-12

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Così fan tutte, K 588
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Fleming, Renee; Lopardo, Frank; Pertusi, Michele; Scarabelli, Adelina; Syrus, David; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe

"Solti at his vivacious best, sweeping us irresistibly along with lightening flashes of wit but still reveling in the music's beauty and feeling. The Chamber...continue...

Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, etc / von Otter, Forsberg

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1996-01-23

Works: Robert Schumann: Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42; Gedichte (12), Op. 35; Lieder und Gesänge (5), Op. 127; Songs (3) for voice & piano (Chamisso), Op. 31; Gesänge (6), Op. 107; Heitere Ges&aum...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; von Otter, Anne Sofie

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: A Musical Portrait

1 CD / Musica Sveciae / 1996-01-01

Works: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Nachspiel; Gratulation, for piano (Frösöblomster), Op. 16/5; Serenata; Marits Visor (Songs of Marit), for voice & piano, Op. 12; Langtan Heter Min Arvedel, for voic...
Performers: Bohman, Gunnel; Kilström, Anders; Lander, Thomas; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Widlund, Mats; Wixell, Ingvar
Conductors: Köhler, Siegfried

Sibelius: Songs Vol 3 / Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-11-11

Works: Jean Sibelius: Runeberg Songs (7), Op. 13; Songs (6), Op. 50; Runeberg Songs (6), Op. 90; Wood nymph, Op. 15; Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 51; Alikeness; A Song; Serenade; The Thought
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; Groop, Monica; von Otter, Anne Sofie

Verdi: Requiem; Quattro Pezzi Sacri

2 CD / Philips Import / 1995-04-11

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem Mass; Sacred Pieces (4), for chorus & orchestra
Performers: Brown, Donna; Canonici, Luca; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Monteverdi Choir; Orgonasova, Luba; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

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

Sibelius: Songs / Anne Sophie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1994-09-26

Works: Jean Sibelius: Arioso, Op. 3; Songs (7), Op. 17; Row, row duck (Souda, souda, sinisorsa), for voice & piano; Songs (6), Op. 36; Songs (5), Op. 37; Pelléas et Mélisande, incidental music for...
Performers: Forsberg, Bengt; von Otter, Anne Sofie

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...

Handel: Messiah / Marriner, McNair, von Otter, Chance, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1992-11-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Constable, John [Keyboards]; Hadley, Jerry; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Marriner, Sir Neville; McNair, Sylvia; von Otter, Anne Sofie; Watson, Ian
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus

Personnel: Jerry Hadley (tenor); Sylvia McNair (soprano); Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo soprano); Mark Bennet (trumpet); John Constable (harpsichord); Ian On Awi Watson (organ).

Recording inform...continue...

Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex / Salonen, von Otter, Cole, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1992-06-30

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus rex
Performers: Chereau, Patrice; Cole, Vinson; Estes, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Gedda, Nicolai; Sotin, Hans; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Eric Ericson Chamber Choir

Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro / Levine, Upshaw, Te Kanawa

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1992-02-11

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Capecchi, Renato; Forest, Michael; Furlanetto, Ferruccio; Grant, Heidi; Guyer, Joyce; Hampson, Thomas; Laciura, Anthony; Plishka, Paul [Bass Vocals]; Te Kanawa, Kiri, Dame; Troyanos, Tatiana; Upshaw,...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Chorus

Musica Sveciae (Swedish Music Anthology)

1 CD / Musica Sveciae / 1992-01-01

Works: Wilhelm Peterson-Berger: Gullebarns Vaggsånger, for mezzo-soprano & orchestra; Romance for violin & orchestra (or piano) in D minor; Symphony no 3 in F major ("Same-Ätnam" or "Lapland")
Performers: von Otter, Anne Sofie; Zetterqvist, Mats
Conductors: Köhler, Siegfried

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

Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin / Levine, Allen, Freni, Von Otter

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1989-03-13

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Eugen Onegin
Performers: Allen, Thomas; Emmerlich, Gunter; Engert, Ruthild; Freni, Mirella; Hartfiel, Jurgen; Lang, Rosemarie; Senechal, Michel [Tenor Vocals]; Shicoff, Neil [Tenor Vocal]; Vocals], Paata Burchuladze [Bass; v...
Conductors: Levine, James

Monteverdi: L'Orfeo / Gardiner, Rolfe-Johnson, Baird, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-11-09

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: L'Orfeo
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Baird, Julianne; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Chance, Michael; Dawson, Lynne; His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Milner, Howard; Montague, Diana; Nichols, Mary; Robertson,...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Bach: Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloist

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1987-11-09

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Bar, Olaf; Beznosiuk, Lisa; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Bury, Alison; Darke, Valerie; Holton, Ruth; Homburger, Maya; Mason, Timothy; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichord, Organ]; Pringle, Katie; R...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Members of the English Baroque Soloists (Members)