Anne Sofie von Otter - Johannes Brahms Lieder

Anne-Sofie von Otter (Artist), Cord Garben (Artist), Johannes Brahms (Artist), Bengt Forsberg (Artist), Anne Sofie von Otter (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 5, 1991)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GCW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,585 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Otter, Anne Sophie von

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure artistry and a velvet voice, July 24, 2001

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J.G. (New York, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anne Sofie von Otter - Johannes Brahms Lieder (Audio CD)

I don't know if I would consider this singer the best out there--how can one truly know??--but I DO consider her to be one of my very favorite singers after hearing this album. I admire her artistry and that beautiful, honey-toned voice that envelops you in the drama of Brahms' exquisitely crafted, haunting music. It has been awhile since I listened to this CD but I am overdue. She is an intelligent and very emotionally/mentally aware singer, and it is hard to find any vocal or dramatic limitations on this CD. I am waiting for the day when I can see her live (and maybe sing on the same stage next to her!) This album is very worth its price, but prepare for a very dramatic journey--this is not easy, light, or background music--this music will make you feel intensely if you let it. (Also, for a very different interpretation and equally valid, in my opinion, check out the darker and thicker contralto voice of Mitsuko Shirai/Hartmut Höll in Brahms: 21 Lieder.)

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nearly perfect CD that surely will become a classic!, November 18, 2003

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Ko-Hsiu Hou (Schenectady, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Anne Sofie von Otter - Johannes Brahms Lieder (Audio CD)

Ms. von Otter, with her enormously expressive voice and carrying power of emotion, add to these Brahms lieder a whole new aspect.
She brings out the emotions in every song without a streak of sentimentality. In "Von ewiger Liebe", she does not make an artificially dramatic contrast between the boy's words and the girl's, which sounds more natual than most of the other interpretations out there. von Otter's light and lively voice is just right for such songs as "Dort in den Weiden", "Roeslein dreie in der Reihe". The same voice makes "Die Mainacht" sounds bleak and touching(Listen for "...suche dunklere Schatten..."). When I heard her "O Kuehle Wald" and "Gestillte Sehnsucht", I was completely carried away. Forsberg's playing is unforgettable too. His characteristic dynamic playing is best demonstrated in "Meine Liebe ist gruen".

In short, I believe this album will become one of the Lieder classics in the years to come.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest Album Ever Recorded., July 12, 1999

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This review is from: Anne Sofie von Otter - Johannes Brahms Lieder (Audio CD)

Rarely is there a voice like Anne Sofie von Otter--The Brahms' CD sounds so new and so perfect, without the sterility of machine perfection. It could be argued AVSO is the best singer in the world alive today, and this is one of her very best recordings.