Mahler – Orchestral Lieder – Pierre Boulez

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen *
5 Rückert-Lieder +
Kindertotenlieder #

Thomas Quasthoff - bass-baritone *
Violeta Urmana - soprano +
Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano #
Wiener Philharmoniker
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Beethoven, Meyerbeer, Spohr – Lieder – Anne Sofie von Otter

Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864):
Mina
Komm
Ma barque légère
La Fille de l'air
Sicilienne
Prière d'enfants
Le Voeu pendant l'orage
Des Schäfers Lied
Ludwig van Beethoven (17701-827):
In questa tomba oscura
T'intendo si, mio cor
Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte
Seufzer eines Ungeliebten Gegenliebe
Sehnsucht
An die Geliebte
Arriette (Der Kuss)
Maigesang
Adelaide
Louis Spohr (1784-1859):
Abend-Feier
Jagdlied
Tone
Erlkönig
Der Spielmann und seine Geige
Abendstille

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Melvyn Tan - fortepiano
Christina Högman - soprano
Kristina Hammarström - mezzo-soprano
Eric Hoeprich - clarinet
Nils-Erik Sparf - violin

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Various Composers – Swedish Songs – Anne Sofie von Otter

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942):
Nothing Is Like the Time of Waiting
When I Walk by Myself
Like the Stars in the Sky
Sigurd von Koch (1879-1919):
In the Month of Tjaitra
Of Lotus Scent and Moonlight
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927):
The Wanderer
A Ship Is Sailing
Maiden Blond and Maiden Brunette
A Seaside Song
Ture Rangström (1884-1947):
Wings in the Night
The Farewell
Pan
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942):
Come Little Buck to the Boy
The Sun Shines Prettily in the Evening
If You Love Me
Sigurd von Koch (1879-1919):
Spring Night's Rain
Mankind's Lot
The Wild Swans
Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960):
The Forest Is Asleep
I Kiss Your White Hand
Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927):
In the Maple's Shade
Jutta Comes to the Volkungs
Ture Rangström (1884-1947):
Old Swedish
Melody
Supplication to Night
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942):
Boljeby Waltz
Return
Emil Sjögren (1853-1918):
You Look At Me With Silent Questions
I Broke Off a Little Rose for You
I Should Like to Hover Over Valley and Hill
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942):
Aspaker's Polka

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo soprano
Bengt Forsberg - piano

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Various Composers – 'La bonne Chanson'-French songs – Anne Sofie von Otter

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé
Ernest Chausson (1855-1899):
Chanson perpétuelle
Frank Martin (1890-1974):
Trois Chants de Noël
Maurice Delage (1879-1961):
Quatre Poèmes hindous
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Une Flûte invisible
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Rapsodie nègre
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
La Bonne Chanson

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg - piano

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Bartok – Bluebard's Castle – Bernard Haitink

Béla Bartók (1881-1945):
Bluebard's Castle, op.11 - opera in one act

with:
John Tomlinson
Anne Sofie von Otter
Sandor Èles
Berliner Philharmoniker
Bernard Haitink - conductor

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Berlioz – L'Enfance du Christ – John Eliot Gardiner

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
L'Enfance du Christ

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Gilles Cachemaille - baritone
José van Dam - bass
Jules Bastin - bass
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson - tenor
René Schirrer - baritone
Michel Fockenoy - tenor
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Verdi – Messa da Requiem, Quattro Pezzi Sacri – John Eliot Gardiner

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901):
Messa da Requiem
Quatro Pezzi Sacri

Luba Orgonasova - soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Luca Canonici - tenor
Alastair Miles - bass
Donna Brown - soprano
Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique [on period instruments]
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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Berlioz – Les Nuits d'été, Harold en Italie – Marc Minkowski

Hector Berlioz (1803-1869):
Harold en Italie, op.16 *
Les nuits d'Été, op.7 +
Le Roi de Thulé (from La Damnation de Faust), op.24

Anne Sophie von Otter - mezzo-soprano +
Antoine Tamestit - viola *
Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble [on period instruments]
Marc Minkowski - conductor

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Stravinsky - Oedipus Rex - Salonen

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971):
Oedipux Rex - opera-oratorio in two acts

with:
Vinson Cole
Anne Sofie von Otter
Simon Estes
Hans Sotin
Nicolai Gedda
Patrice Chéreau

Swedish Radio Chorus
The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
Orphei Drängar
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Esa-Pekka Salonen - conductor

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Grieg – Lieder – von Otter

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) - Lieder:
Haugtussa, Op. 67, (Song Cycle by Arne Garborg)
Six Songs, Op. 48
from Six Poems by Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25: 2. a Swan
from Six Poems by Henrik Ibsen, Op. 25: 4. With a Waterlily
from Five Poems by John Paulsen, Op. 26: 1. a Hope
from 12 Songs After Poems by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Op. 33: 2. Spring
from Poems by Vilhelm Krag, Op. 60.: 3. While I Wait
from Childrens Songs, Op. 61: 3. Call (Farmyard Song)
from 12 Songs After Poems by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Op. 33: 5. Along a Stream
from Romances, Op. 39: 1. From Monte Pincio
from The Hearts Melodies by H. C. Andersen, Op. 5: 1. Two Brown Eyes
from The Hearts Melodies by H. C. Andersen, Op. 5: 3. I Love You
from Six Poems by Holger Drachmann, Op. 49: 6.Spring Rain

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzosoprano
Bengt Forsberg - piano

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Beethoven – Symphonies 7-9 – Gardiner

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

CD 4:
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93

CD 5:
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125

CD bonus:
Interview with J.E. Gardiner (english, german and french)

Luba Orgonasova - soprano
Anne Sophie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson - tenor
Gilles Cachemaille - bass-baritone
The Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique [on period instruments]
John Eliot Gardiner - conductor

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[Symphonies 1-6]

Duruflé - Requiem – Plasson

Not my rip. This album is a generous offer by "trois".

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986):
Requiem for soloists, chorus, orchestra and organ, op.9
Mass "cum jubilo" for baritone solo, baritone choir, orchestra and organ, op.11
4 Motets on gregorian themes
"Notre père" for chorus a cappella

Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hampton - baritone
Marie-Claire Alain - organ
Orfeon Donostiarra
Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse
Michel Plasson - conductor

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Schubert - Rosamunde - Abbado

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern D 797 (complete)

Anne Sphie von Otter - mezzo soprano
Ernst-Senff-Chor
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Mahler - Symphony No. 8 - Abbado (Berliner P.)

other Mahler Symphonies by Abbado

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911):
Symphony No.8

Cheryl Studer - soprano
Sylvia McNair - soprano
Andrea Rost - soprano
Anne Sophie von Otter - contralto
Rosemarie Lang - contralto
Peter Seiffert - tenor
Bryn Terfel - baritone
Jan-Hendrik Rootering - bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Tölzer Knabenchor
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado - conductor

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Boulez conducts Debussy & Ravel

CD1
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune *
Images pour orchestre *
Printemps - suite symphomique *

CD2
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): 
Nocturnes +
Première Rapsodie pour orchestre avec clarinette principale #
Jeux - poème dansé *
La Mer - trois esquisses symphoniques *

CD3
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Shéhérazade - Trois poèmes pour chant et orchestre §
Le tombeau de Couperin - Suite d'orchestre *
Pavane pour une infante défunte - pour petit orchestre *
Menuet antique *
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Danses pour harpe et orchestre à cordes ∆
Le jet d'eau ∂
Trois Ballades de François Villon ∂

CD4
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): 
Ma mère l'Oye - ballet þ
Une barque sur l'océan þ
Alborada del gracioso þ
Rapsodie espagnole þ
Boléro þ

CD5
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): 
Daphis et Chloé - Symphonir chorégraphique ø þ 
La Valse þ

CD6
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937): 
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G major ð
Valses nobles et sentimentales *
Concerto for the Left Hand in D major µ

Alison Hagley - soprano ∂
Anne Sofie von Otter - mezzo-soprano §
Franklin Cohen - clarinet #
Lisa Wellbaum - harp ∆
Krystian Zimerman - piano ð µ
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus +
Rundfunkchor Berlin ø
The Cleveland Orchestra * + # § ∆ ∂ ð
Berliner Philharmoniker þ
London Symphony Orchestra µ
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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