The magisterial mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter has shown that her formidable powers know no bounds--from her diva status as the superlative Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) of her generation; to long associations with Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado, and Sir Colin Davis, and genre-crossing collaborations with Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, and Rufus Wainwright.
With acclaimed keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout, von Otter brings "strikingly imaginative intensity" (Gramophone) to Schubert's Schwanengesang, a heartfelt collection of songs first published after the composer's death that mines complex emotional terrain, from love and despair to sorrow and serenity. A pair of Schubert's keyboard works, interspersed with the songs, showcases Bezuidenhout's supreme poetry.
Program
SCHUBERT Liebesbotschaft
Frühlingssehnsucht
Kriegers Ahnung
Ständchen
In der FerneImpromptu in C minor, D. 899, No. 1Das Fischermädchen
Ihr Bild
Aufenthalt
Die Stadt
Am Meer
Der AtlasAndante from Sonata in A major, D. 664Abschied
Der Doppelgänger
Der Taubenpost
The magisterial mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter has shown that her formidable powers know no bounds--from her diva status as the superlative Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) of her generation; to long associations with Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado, and Sir Colin Davis, and genre-crossing collaborations with Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, and Rufus Wainwright.
With acclaimed keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout, von Otter brings "strikingly imaginative intensity" (Gramophone) to Schubert's Schwanengesang, a heartfelt collection of songs first published after the composer's death that mines complex emotional terrain, from love and despair to sorrow and serenity. A pair of Schubert's keyboard works, interspersed with the songs, showcases Bezuidenhout's supreme poetry.
Program
SCHUBERT Liebesbotschaft
Frühlingssehnsucht
Kriegers Ahnung
Ständchen
In der FerneImpromptu in C minor, D. 899, No. 1Das Fischermädchen
Ihr Bild
Aufenthalt
Die Stadt
Am Meer
Der AtlasAndante from Sonata in A major, D. 664Abschied
Der Doppelgänger
Der Taubenpost
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