ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
In My Element Anne Sofie von Otter (soprano) with other artists and accompaniments [ Deutsche Grammophon Portrait of an Artist / 2 CD - released 22/Jun/2008 ] Anne Sofie von Otter is 'in her element' everywhere! This unique 2-CD set (twofer) surveys her boundless artistry in opera and song - ranging from Dowland, Monteverdi, Purcell to Mahler, Weill and Costello. |
MAHLER
Des Knaben Wunderhorn Anne Sofie von Otter, Thomas Quasthoff / Berlin Philharmonic / Claudio Abbado [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 9/Sep/2000 ] This, the conductor's first recording of the complete Des Knaben Wunderhorn cycle, made after glowing concerts that made major headlines in the German press |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Sibelius: Songs Volume 1 Anne Sophie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Nov/1989 ] The international fame of Jean Sibelius rests principally upon his orchestral works, above all teh seven mighty symphonies. His substanial output of smaller compositions tends to be overlooked, even though both the number and the quality of his songs... |
SIBELIUS
Songs Volume 2 Anne Sophie von Otter (soprano) Bengt Forsberg (piano) (with Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano) [ BIS / CD - released 1/Aug/2003 ] "Given the artistry and insight of this splendid partnership, and the interest and beauty of the repertoire, this is a self-recommending issue" (Gramophone) |
BENNY ANDERSSON / BJORN ULVAEUS
I let the music speak: A celebration of the music of ABBA Anne-Sofie von Otter (soprano) Benny Andersson (piano) / Fleshquartet and others [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 16/Aug/2006 ] Anne Sofie von Otter's present album was born from her passion for the music of Benny Andersson - a long-standing admiration that dates back more than two decades. |
ALBAN BERG
The Alban Berg Collection (Includes 3 Pieces for Orchestra, Op.6; Wozzeck & Lulu) Anne-Sophie Mutter, Teresa Stratas, Franz Mazura, Hanna Schwarz, Kenneth Riegel, Jules Bastin, Claude Meloni, Helmut Pampuch, Anne Sofie von Otter [ Deutsche Grammophon Collector's Edition / 8 CD Box Set - released 6/Dec/2004 ] In the 1980s Deutsche Grammophon produced a 10-LP set that included most of the major works by Alban Berg. Now we've updated this set, and fitted it on to 8 CDs, and included some of the very best interpreations of Berg on the market. |
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] "Anne-Sophie Mutter's approach communicates vividly to the listener, creating the feeling of hearing the work anew" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
BRAHMS / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / MENDELSSOHN / BRUCH / TCHAIKOVSKY
Complete recordings on Deutsche Grammophon Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 5 CD Box Set - released 10/May/2012 ] From 1976, when Herbert von Karajan - the most famous conductor in the world - met the prodigiously gifted 13-year-old Anne-Sophie Mutter until his death 13 years later, she was the only violinist to appear with him in concert and on disc. These... |
WIENIAWSKI / BRUCH / MASSENET / MENDELSSOHN / etc
Romance Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan / Vienna Philharmonic, James Levine [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 12/Nov/2000 ] All the beautiful slow movements from the famous violin Concertos |
ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi:The Four Seasons Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan [ Naxos DVD / DVD - released 8/Feb/2008 ] Recorded 28 October 1987 at the Philharmonie, Berlin |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven - 7 Legendary Albums Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Maurizio Pollini, Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Carlos Kleiber, Ferenc Fricsay, Herbert von Karajan, Emerson String Quartet [ Deutsche Grammophon / 7 CD Box Set - released 13/Mar/2020 ] 7 essential recordings - milestones of Deutsche Grammophon's Beethoven discography. |
PIAZZOLLA / PONCE / GINASTERA / VILLA-LOBOS
Libertango, Adios noniho, Estrellita, Danse espagnole, La Gitana, Pampeana No. 1, Milonga del angel, Danse rituelle du f Arabella Steinbacher, Peter von Wienhardt [ Orfeo / CD - released 26/Jun/2006 ] With her much-acclaimed recording of the violin concertos of Darius Milhaud, to which she brought both ethereal weightlessness and naturalness of expression, Arabella Steinbacher showed that virtuoso, playful miniatures are just as close to her heart... |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Grosse Messe in C minor / Exsulate, jubilate / Ave verum corpus Arleen Auger, Frederica von Stade, Frank Lopardo, Cornelius Hauptmann, Chor & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks / Leonard Bernstein [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Leonard Bernstein's performance of this Mass is the finest available. Proof comes from a very unexpected source. A major French classical music magazine conducted a blind listening test of every available performance of this Mass--and this recording... |
Aruhn/Von Otter/Landin/Eby
Saint-Saens/Respighi [ Proprius / Hybrid SACD - released 31/Oct/2005 ] |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Requiem KV 626 Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Willard White / Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque / Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ Philips / CD - released 12/Dec/2005 ] "John Elliot Gardiner with characteristic panache gives one of the most powerful performances on record" *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide. |
JOSEF HAYDN
Stabat Mater Barbara Bonney, Elisabeth von Magnus, Herbert Lippert, Alastair Miles / Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec Das Alte Werk / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "Harnoncourt's is a spacious and eloquent account of the Stabat Mater, with a good solo team." *** Three Stars. Penguin Stereo Guide |
ALEXANDER ZEMLINSKY
Zemlinsky: Lieder Barbara Bonney (soprano) Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo) Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor) Andreas Schmidt (baritone) Cord Garben (piano) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 10/May/2009 ] 'The casting is, almost without exception, sensitive and revelatory.' Gramophone |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4-6 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2000 ] "The DG Karajan set...remains one of the most attractive bargains in the catalogue, an excellent set with sound that in fullness and vividness" (Gramophone) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: 6 Symphonies [remastered CDs plus Blu-ray audio] Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra], Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon CDs plus Blu-ray audio / 5 CD Box Set - released 28/Jul/2019 ] "Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 3, dating from 1979 are Karajan's only recordings of those earlier works, but ones which saw him at his very finest combining high polish with freshness and lyrical spontaneity." Gramophone |
SCHUMANN
4 Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition / 3 CD - released 1/Nov/2008 ] "Karajan's interpretations of the Schumann Symphonies stand above all other modern readings." The Penguin Guide |