Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg – A Simple Song (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg – A Simple Song (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:09:01 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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Bernstein, Copland, Ives, Mahler, Strauss, Pärt, Duruflé, Messiaen, Martin, Liszt and Richard Rodgers: those are the composers honoured here by Anne Sofie von Otter, accompanied on the organ (which makes the album truly original, in addition to the eclectic repertoire) by Bengt Forsberg. A few fellow musicians join forces for a few pieces here and there; we find the violin, cello, harp, viola and even an electric guitar for Bernstein’s Mass aria. A touching detail is that the organ used is that of St. James Church in Stockholm, the same church where a very young Anne Sofie first started singing, initially as a member of the choir, then quickly as a soloist, notably with St. John Passion. It was also in this church that she first performed as a soloist more than thirty-five years ago with none other than Bengt Forsberg. The programme alternates between English, German and French, with a touch of Latin for incursions into the sacred world. It ends with an almost improvised version of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” from the musical The Sound of Music; indeed, Von Otter has been enjoying crossing the barriers between periods and genres for several years now.

Tracklist:

1-01. Anne Sofie von Otter – Mass : Mass: No. 2, Hymn & Psalm. A Simple Song (Arr. For Voice, Flute, Electric Guitar, Harp & Organ) (04:35)
1-02. Anne Sofie von Otter – 12 Poems of Emily Dickinson : No. 10, I’ve Heard an Organ Talk Sometimes (Arr. for Voice & Organ) (02:07)
1-03. Anne Sofie von Otter – 114 Songs : No. 42, Serenity (Arr. for Voice & Organ) (02:33)
1-04. Anne Sofie von Otter – Symphony No. 3 in D minor : V. Lustig im Tempo und keck im Ausdruck (Arr. for Voice & Organ) (04:13)
1-05. Anne Sofie von Otter – Symphony No. 2 in C Minor “Resurrection” : IV. Urlicht (Arr. for Voice & Organ) (05:11)
1-06. Anne Sofie von Otter – 3 Lieder, Op. 29, TrV 172 : No. 1, Traum durch die Dämmerung (Arr. for Voice & Organ) (02:51)
1-07. Anne Sofie von Otter – 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170 : No. 4, Morgen! (Arr. for Voice, Violin, Harp & Organ) (04:10)
1-08. Anne Sofie von Otter – My heart’s in the highlands : My Heart’s in the Highlands (07:11)
1-09. Anne Sofie von Otter – Requiem, op. 9 : V. Pie Jesu (Arr. for Voice, Cello & Organ) (03:45)
1-10. Anne Sofie von Otter – 3 Mélodies (Arr. for Voice & Organ) : No. 1, Pourquoi? (02:03)
1-11. Anne Sofie von Otter – 3 Mélodies (Arr. for Voice & Organ) : No. 2, Le sourire (01:44)
1-12. Anne Sofie von Otter – 3 Mélodies (Arr. for Voice & Organ) : No. 3, La fiancée perdue (02:47)
1-13. Anne Sofie von Otter – Priez pour paix, FP 95 (arr. for voice and organ) : Priez pour paix, FP 95 (Arr. for Voice & Organ) (02:08)
1-14. Anne Sofie von Otter – Requiem : VI. Agnus Dei (05:57)
1-15. Anne Sofie von Otter – Es sang vor langen Jahren (Motet für de la Motte) : Es sang vor langen Jahren (04:54)
1-16. Anne Sofie von Otter – Sposalizio (Trauung) nach dem gleichnamigen Bilde Raphael’s, S60/R498, “Ave Maria III” (version for voice and organ) : Ave Maria III, S. 60 (Version for Voice & Organ) (07:38)
1-17. Anne Sofie von Otter – The Sound of Music (arr. for voice and organ) : Climb Ev’ry Mountain (From “The Sound of Music”) [Arr. for Voice & Organ] (05:06)

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