Anne Sofie von Otter - Grieg Songs

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Grieg's song's were almost all composed for his wife Nina. She was a singing actress with a considerable stage presence, if not a particularly impressive voice. In fact, Nina and Edvard Grieg were very much the Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya of the 19th century, though the style and substance of Grieg's songs' is as different from 1920s Berlin as can be imagined. Haugtussa is Grieg's most important song cycle. It's tells the story of a goat shephard abandoned by her lover. Each of the songs is in simple strophic (verse and refrain) form, but the music has a tremendous range and variety, particularly in the folk-tinged harmony. Anne Sofie von Otter's performance is the outstanding Grieg song recital of our time, period. --David Hurwitz

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    Release Date: 2007-03-13
    Anne Sofie von Otter - Grieg Songs
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    • GRIEG APPASSIONATO
    • A warm Spring in Norway
    		 Anne Sofie von Otter - Grieg Songs
    Edvard Grieg , Anne Sofie von Otter , and Bengt Forsberg
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    ASIN: B000001GI8
    Release Date: 1993-06-22

    Tracks:

    1. Haugtussa Op. 67: 1. Det syng
    2. Haugtussa Op. 67: 2. Veslem
    3. Haugtussa Op. 67: 3. Blr-Li
    4. Haugtussa Op. 67: 4. M
    5. Haugtussa Op. 67: 5. Elsk
    6. Haugtussa Op. 67: 6. Killingdans
    7. Haugtussa Op. 67: 7. Vond Dag
    8. Haugtussa Op. 67: 8. Ved Gje-Bekken
    9. Seks Sange op. 48: 1. Gruss
    10. Seks Sange op. 48: 2. Dereinst, Gedanke mein
    11. Seks Sange op. 48: 3. Lauf der Welt
    12. Seks Sange op. 48: 4. Die verschwiegene Nachtigall
    13. Seks Sange op. 48: 5. Zur Rosenzeit
    14. Seks Sange op. 48: 6. Ein Traum
    15. Seks Digte af henrik Ibsen op. 25: 2. En svane
    16. Seks Digte af henrik Ibsen op. 25: 4. Med en vandlilje
    17. Fem Digte af John Paulsen op 26: 1. Et h
    18. Tolv Melodier til Digte af Aasmund Olavsson Vinje op. 33: 2. Vn
    19. Digte af Vilhelm Krag op. 60: 3. Mens jeg venter
    20. Barnlige sange op. 61: 3. Lok
    21. Tolv Melodier til Digte af Aasmund Olavsson Vinje op. 33: 5 Langs ei
    22. Romancer op. 39: 1. Fra Monte Pincio
    23. Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen op. 5: 1. To brune ne
    24. Hjertets Melodier af H. C.Andersen op. 5: 3. Jeg elsker Dig
    25. Seks Digte af Holger Drachmann op. 49: 6. Forregn

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    Grieg's song's were almost all composed for his wife Nina. She was a singing actress with a considerable stage presence, if not a particularly impressive voice. In fact, Nina and Edvard Grieg were very much the Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya of the 19th century, though the style and substance of Grieg's songs' is as different from 1920s Berlin as can be imagined. Haugtussa is Grieg's most important song cycle. It's tells the story of a goat shephard abandoned by her lover. Each of the songs is in simple strophic (verse and refrain) form, but the music has a tremendous range and variety, particularly in the folk-tinged harmony. Anne Sofie von Otter's performance is the outstanding Grieg song recital of our time, period. --David Hurwitz

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars GRIEG APPASSIONATO.......2005-07-18

    A good deal of care and sensitivity has gone into just making the selection of these 25 songs, before we even reach the performances. Some of the songs are fairly light in sentiment and expression, and none is to full German-Lied weight or portentousness, but there is real passion in most of them. What is blessedly absent throughout is the sentimental trifling that Grieg can sometimes be guilty of.

    Von Otter is not one to do things by halves either. As usual she gives the songs everything she's got, which is of course a great deal. Thought has obviously gone into the way she has been recorded too. The acoustic is just faintly suggestive of a cathedral, but a voice like this needs space around it, and I myself support this way of doing things. I simply can't comment on any national or Scandinavian aspects to these readings. In any case I suspect the personal tone of this high-powered singer is a lot more to the point. The song `Spring' on the 18th track of this disc is well known from its orchestral version, but never in the innumerable orchestral renditions, many by Scandinavian orchestras, that I've heard has the climactic phrase of the melody been put over with such power and intensity as it is here. Obviously, the music has to be able to stand up to such an approach, and I find that it comes through with flying colours. The songs are mainly love-lyrics with some associated folk-pastoral numbers in a familiar way. There are some sad moments, particularly when the poor shepherdess loses her love in the 7th song, and the text of the following and final poem in this cycle about the brook must surely recall Schubert's Baches Wiegenlied to everyone, but even it stops short of what happens in that. In general however the tone is one of longing with intermittent joy, and every song seemed to me perfectly well suited to its singer.

    Von Otter's partnership with Forsberg is well and truly established by now and there is a sense of complete understanding between them as we would expect. Forsberg isn't afraid to let his concert grand rip on occasion either, nor would I have wanted him to be. What I would have liked all the same is a little more refinement in his touch. He provides that very nicely indeed in the very last item in the recital. If he had done this more consistently throughout my mind would have been veering off less into tangential thoughts about how Gould might have handled such piano-writing.

    The liner-note is brief but helpful, and full texts of the lyrics (some German, mostly in alternative forms of Norwegian) are provided with English translation.

    5 out of 5 stars A warm Spring in Norway.......2004-06-20

    This is one delicious album. Von Otter has made a wonderful selection of love songs from Grieg. You very seldom hear the Nordic iciness that can be found so often in Grieg's instrumental chamber works. There is beautiful lyrical warmth in these songs written for his wife, springing out of the nature of the lyrics. Flowers explode from the piano accompaniment. The theme of Springtime appears again and again throughout these songs. Von Otter's warm, full voice brings the songs to wonderful life. The recording acoustics have the sound of recital hall instead of a recording studio. But I'm grateful for this. Von Otter's powerful voice singing directly into your ear could be overwhelming. Although the acoustics make Forsberg's piano sound a bit flat. Von Otter and Forsberg sink their teeth into every emotion projected from the lyrics and music, so be prepared for an often unsubtle emotional assault on your sensibilities. The beauty of these neglected songs is brought to life in a vivid way. This album is a treat you can't afford to pass up.
    Anne Sofie von Otter - The Artist's Album
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    • One of my favorite recordings
    • Beautiful voice, beautiful music
    • Anne Sofie von Otter- The Artist's Album
    • A fantastic CD collection of arias!!
    • Amazing versatility and unparalleled emotion
    		 Anne Sofie von Otter - The Artist's Album
    Gustav Mahler , Johannes Brahms , Edvard Grieg , Richard Strauss , Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Robert Schumann , Kurt Weill , Ture Rangstrom , Hugo Alfven , Maurice Delage , Gabriel Fauré , Franz Schubert , George Frideric Handel , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Claudio Monteverdi , Christoph Willibald Gluck , Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Gioachino Rossini , Hannover North German Radio Orchestra , Dresden Staatskapelle , Frankfurt Opera House and Museum Orchestra , John Eliot Gardiner , Reinhard Goebel , Trevor Pinnock , Marc Minkowski , James Levine , Cord Garben , and Ralf Gothoni
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    ASIN: B00000613V
    Release Date: 1998-04-14

    Tracks:

    1. Serenade
    2. Sonntag, Op. 47 No.3
    3. Elsk, Op. 67 No. 5
    4. Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3
    5. Gefasster Abschied, Op. 14 no. 4
    6. Lust der Sturmnacht, Op. 35 No. 1
    7. Dein Angesicht, Op. 127 No. 2
    8. One Touch of Venus: I'm A Stranger Here Myself
    9. Berlin im Licht
    10. Vingar i natten
    11. Skogen sover, Op. 28 No. 6
    12. Lahore: Lahore: 'Un sapin isole se dresse'
    13. La Bonne Chanson, Op. 61: 'La lune blanche luit dans les bois'
    14. Der Wanderer an den Mond, D 870
    15. An Silvia, D891
    16. Il pianot di Maria: 'Giunta l'ora fatal' HWV 234: 'Se d'un Dio fui fatta Madre'
    17. 'Komm, liebe Zither' K. 351, 367
    18. Don Giovanni: 'In quali eccessi' - 'Mi tradi', No. 21B: Accompanied Recitative And Aria
    19. La Clemenza di Tito: 'Quello di Tito e il volto!', No. 18 Trio
    20. L'Incoronazione di Poppea: 'A Dio Roma!, a Dio, patria! amici, a Dio!'
    21. Ariodante: 'Tu, preparati a morire', Aria
    22. Paride ed Elena: 'Oh, del mio dolce ardor': Aria
    23. 5 Lieder: Liebst du um Schonheit
    24. Eugene Onegin: 'Kak ya lublyu pod zvuki pesen etikh' - 'Uzh kak po mostu, mostochku': Scene And Aria
    25. La Cenerentolla: 'Nacqui all'affanno

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    5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite recordings.......2005-10-01

    This recording is sublime!!! This is a compilation of Anne Sofie von Otter's favorite pieces. She chose such diverse and lovely music. Her diction is incredible. Her expressive voice moved me to tears in "A dio Roma," by Monteverdi. Her Handelian arias were also wonderful. My favorites from this CD are: all of the German lieder pieces, "A dio Roma" (Monteverdi), "Un sapin isole' se dresse" (Lahore), "I'm a Stranger Here Myself" (Weill), "In quali eccessi...Mi tradi" (Mozart), and "Non piu mesta" (Rossini). She is such an amazing Lyric Mezzo soprano. I love her so much. I also reccomend the Mass in C minor with Anne Sofie von Otter and Kiri te Kanawa, Cosi fan tutte with Renee Fleming (Mozart), and Ariodante (Handel). I strongly advise anyone to purchase this recording!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful voice, beautiful music.......2005-09-10

    Superior quality recording! Gorgeous vocal production and sound. Terrific choice of material. Top of the line recording.

    4 out of 5 stars Anne Sofie von Otter- The Artist's Album.......2005-08-06

    Some of the songs are a little too obscure for me, but I like her singing. However, I like Renee Fleming's singing better.

    5 out of 5 stars A fantastic CD collection of arias!!.......2005-01-06

    Anne Sofie Von Otter's mezzo voice is amazing!! Her selections of Handel's Ariodante and Rossini's La Cenerentola were amazing!! This CD is amazing and if you're a huge fan of Von Otter, you should get this CD!!

    5 out of 5 stars Amazing versatility and unparalleled emotion.......2004-02-09

    OK, so I own almost everything she's done. I am particularly fond of songs/lieder and, having listened to a great number of both male and female song singers, I can find no singer in the same universe. The intelligence of her approach, the control of her vocal color and vibrato to match the notes and lyrics, the playfulness with which she approaches the music are without equal.
    This is an interesting disc and I didn't buy it until recently since I already had a lot of it and prefer songs to arias. But it was quite a revelation. The Handel and Weill are wonderful. For something completely different, try the Delage "Lahore" Track 12. Eerie and beautiful.
    If Track #11, Skogen Sover, doesn't make you cry you have no heart. It may be the most beautiful use of the human voice I've ever heard. Listen carefully to the way she changes vowel sounds in the word 'juninatt' throwing in the 'n' both times so you barely hear it and it doesn't disrupt the vowel color change. At the end, turn up the volume and listen to her fade out with no vibrato until she's barely audible, then add just a touch of vibrato as she finishes with the final 't' of 'juninatt'.
    There may be better aria singers, with some voices better for some types of opera. But this woman's incredible versatility is well-reflected here and a delight to listen to. Even a Rossini at the end, gynmastics and all. Has there ever been a singer with a wider repertoire matched with such gorgeous emotion? Now, if we could only get the UK version of this disc, with more and different offerings, here on Amazon USA...
    A great intro to this powerful, emotional singer. Take it as a starter and buy the full discs that have the tracks you like best. You'll be captivated and not disappointed.

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