Anne Sofie von Otter - Love's Twilight (Late Romantic Songs by Berg, Korngold, Strauss) [Import]

Alban Berg (Artist), Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Artist), Richard Strauss (Artist), Anne Sofie von Otter (Artist), Bengt Forsberg (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Dg Imports
• ASIN: B000001GI3
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,079 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #31 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Divas > Otter, Anne Sophie von
  • #44 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > Composers > Korngold, Erich Wolfgang
  • #83 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Featured Performers, A-Z > M to P

Track Listings

1. Das Rosenband Op. 36 No. 1

2. Ich trage meine Minne Op. 32 No. 1

3. Hat gesagt - bleibt's nicht dabei Op. 36 No. 3

4. Meinem Kinde Op. 37 No. 3

5. Die sieben Siegel Op. 46 No. 3

6. Befreit Op. 39 No. 4

7. Wie sollten wir geheim sie halten Op. 19 No. 4

8. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Nacht

9. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Schilflied

10. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Die Nachtigall

11. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Traumgekront

12. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Im Zimmer

13. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Liebesode

14. Sieben fruhe Lieder: Sommertage

15. Liebesbriefchen Op. 9 No. 4

16. Drei Gesange Op. 18: I. In meine innige Nacht

17. Drei Gesange Op. 18: II. Tu ab den Schmerz

18. Drei Gesange, Op. 18: III. Versuchung

19. Glückwunsch Op. 38 No. 1

20. Alt-spanisch Op. 38 No. 3

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Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars an exquisite art!, October 2, 2000

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J. Anderson (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anne Sofie von Otter - Love's Twilight (Late Romantic Songs by Berg, Korngold, Strauss) (Audio CD)

Anne Sophie von Otter is a superlative singer, and one of the great recitalists of our time. This disc of late Romantic songs is but another confirmation of her exquisite gifts, combining true musicianship with vintage artistic taste. Central to the success of her recordings is her continuing choice of pianist Bengt Forsberg as her musical collaborator. These two artists perform together with uncommon empathy and understanding. The Berg jewels are the finest things here; von Otter's singing is as clear as a starry night. If you've never connected with Berg's music, take a listen to the Seven Early Songs; the 'Liebesode' and 'Sommertage' are spun with gold. Just marvelous in every way! Korngold's voluptuous art songs are in many ways a world apart from his overbaked orchestral music and operas, measured and cadenced with space and care. Von Otter's rendition of the 'Sonnet for Vienna' contributes mightily toward justifying whatever quasi-renaissance Korngold's music may be enjoying at present. This is just damn perfect art; it would seem impossible to be disappointed with this disc! Check it out!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful selection of songs, July 16, 2001

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This review is from: Anne Sofie von Otter - Love's Twilight (Late Romantic Songs by Berg, Korngold, Strauss) (Audio CD)

Can anyone listen to this disc and wonder why Anne Sofie von Otter is so popular? From the opening of "Das Rosenband" to the waning tones of "Sonett für Wien" her voice will make you glad you bought this disc and it will make you want to listen again and again. This is not just hyperbole.

For anyone looking for something a little different, the Korngold songs will introduce you to a composer whose music is too often overlooked and shouldn't be. ASvO and Bengt Forsberg can take credit for turning this reviewer into a dedicated Korngold fan and I'm sure I won't be the last. The two songs from Op. 14 -- "Sterbelied" and "Gefasster Abschied" -- are just a tease and you'll want to hear the other two songs in this cycle, though for them you'll have to turn to their two-disc set "Rendez-vous with Korngold". "Alt-spanisch" was originally sung in an English version in the film "The Sea Hawk" and its simple and moving melody will stay with you for days. "Sonett für Wien" turns the piano into a full orchestra. In short, Korngold was a master of composing for the voice and Anne Sofie von Otter proves it. Don't miss this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Strauss singing since Schwarzkopf, September 23, 2005

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This review is from: Anne Sofie von Otter - Love's Twilight (Late Romantic Songs by Berg, Korngold, Strauss) (Audio CD)

I am of a mixed mind about von Otter, who tends to push every composer through the same style--very earnest, intense, with a push to every note, and sometimes too much of a slide into phrases. Here she hits the mark perfectly. She sounds as if immersed in Strauss's lavish, plush, self-inudlgent world. Korngold if anything makes that world seem austere, with his ultra-chromatic wanderings around the home key. To all of it von Otter responds with deep conviction, and I can't imagine anyone doing it better.