8. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
Anne Sofie von Otter Essentials
Apple Music Classical
The Swedish mezzo has sung an astoundingly broad repertoire, always with a winning sympathy for the style and message. She can sing Monteverdi and Mozart, Bach and Berlioz, and brings an equally graceful appoach to song, oratorio, and chanson. She even made a memorable foray into Swedish pop. Her grasp of languages makes every role idiomatic, and she has taken great care of her voice, giving her a long career. A frequent collaborator with John Eliot Gardiner, the singer has made some magnificent recordings including Haydn, Mozart, Zemlinsky and Kurt Weill. A superb recitalist, she has also recorded some superb song programmes with her regular pianist, Bengt Forsberg.
No. 4 Aria (Alto): " Bereite dich, Zion"
Act 2 "Par un père cruel" [Clytemnestre]
Men min fågel märks dock icke, Op. 36 No. 2 (Arr. A. Sallinen)
No. 47 Aria (Alto) "Erbarme dich, mein Gott"
Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Anne Sofie von Otter, Concerto Copenhagen, Fredrik From
A Dio, Roma! a Dio, Patria! Amici, a Dio! (Ottavia)
"Wer mich liebet, der wird mein Wort halten" BWV 74: 7. Aria: Nichts kann mich erretten
Erlkönig, D.328, Op. 1, Orchestrated by Hector Berlioz