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A brief glance at the list of contents is enough to reveal who the singer is – only Anne Sofie von Otter could have come up with a programme as varied and wide-ranging. And only von Otter could hold it together seamlessly by finding the resonances between these very different pieces, and bringing them out with a rare ability of embracing different singing styles and expressive registers: to paraphrase Bernstein in his A Simple Song, Anne Sofie von Otter never fails to ‘sing like she likes to sing’.
From Liszt to Pärt and from Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony to Richard Rodgers’ Sound of Music, von Otter is supported by her long-time accompanist Bengt Forsberg, here at the organ instead of his usual piano. At various points in the programme they are joined by a number of musical friends, in the organ loft of St James’s Church in central Stockholm – the very church where the young von Otter began her singing career as a chorister and, together with Forsberg, gave one of her very first public concerts.
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Reviews
Goran Forsling - Recording of the year 2019
“Anne Sofie von Otter has had a long and successful career and she has never ceased exploring new paths. She is also well aware of the limitations of her voice now that she has left her first blossoming behind, and this deeply felt recital is wonderful proof to her vocal intelligence.”
MusicWeb-International.com - 2019
*** (Good)
Oliver Brunel - Classica magazine (France) - March 2019
Performance **** Recording ****
"...This is clearly a very personal disc for Von Otter, recorded in the church where she gave one of her first public performances 37 years ago. Admirers of the singer will certainly want it; and if you're not such a fan but you're intrigued by this summary of its contents, so might you..."
Anthony Burton -BBC Music magazine - March 2019
"... This is a delightful, surprising and thought-provoking programme - difficult to classify, perhaps, but very easy to enjoy."
Hugo Shirley – Gramophone magazine – February 2019
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