Grieg: Songs

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

1993

When it was released in 1993, this album of extraordinary songs—by turns passionate, melancholy, poetic and deliriously romantic—came as a revelation to listeners who’d only known Grieg for Peer Gynt and the Piano Concerto. Von Otter’s performances, supported at the piano with endless sympathy and imagination by her long-term musical collaborator Bengt Forsberg, provide the most delightful imaginable guide to this unfamiliar but enchanting musical world. The songs themselves range from fresh folk-flavoured settings of Hans Christian Andersen to the high romance and psychological complexity of the mythic cycle Haugtussa—all brought vibrantly to life by Von Otter’s luminous voice and matchless dramatic flair.

I. Det syng

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

3:51

II. Veslemöy

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

2:29

III. Blåbaer-li

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

2:44

IV. Mfte

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

3:53

V. Elsk

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

2:15

VI. Killingdans

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1:41

VII. Vond dag

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

2:30

VIII. Ved gjaetle - bekken

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

6:17

I. Gruß

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

1:09

II. Dereinst, Gedanke mein

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

3:38

III. Lauf der Welt

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1:37

IV. Die verschwiegene Nachtigall

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

3:22

V. Zur Rosenzeit

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

2:36

VI. Ein Traum

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

2:08

En Svane (A Swan), Op. 25, No. 2

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

2:41

Med En Vandilje (With a Waterlily), Op. 25, No. 4

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

2:03

1. Et Hab (A Hope)

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1:54

Våren (Last Spring), Op. 33, No. 2

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

5:21

3. Mens Jeg Venter - While I Wait

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

2:08

3. Lok - Call (Farmyard Song)

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

0:46

5. Langs Ei a - Along a Stream

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

2:05

Fra Monte Pincio (From Monte Pincio), Op. 39, No. 1

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

4:52

1. to Brune Ojne - Two Brown Eyes

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

1:05

3. Jeg Elsker Dig - I Love You

Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg

1:39

6. Forarsregn - Spring Rain

Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter

2:44

Karl-August Naegler

Producer
Pal Christian Moe

Executive Producer
Karl-August Naegler

Recording Engineer, Editing Engineer
Jürgen Bulgrin

Recording Engineer
Rainer Maillard

Balance Engineer