Name: Noel by Anne Sofie Von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
Brand: Anne Sofie von Otter
SKU: 028947757252
Price: 9.9 USD
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Rating: 3 (196 reviews)

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With this CD, Anne Sofie von Otter and Bengt Forsberg make a welcome (and unconventional) contribution to the deluge of Christmas music that appears every year. This collection of mostly obscure songs and piano solos should be of strong interest to those looking to expand their collection of Christmas music beyond the relentlessly recycled standards. The CD includes music by composers of widely diverse nationalities -- Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Finnish, British, French, German, Italian, and Cuban. The music, apart from the selections of Bach cantatas, will be new to most listeners. Except for the Bach, the pieces are largely written in late romantic and early twentieth century styles, with gratifying vocal lines and lush piano accompaniments.
Von Otter brings such vocal purity and such nuanced expression to her interpretation of each of these songs that it is difficult to single out individual pieces; each one is sung persuasively and lovingly. If pressed, special attention could be called to Walter Ehret's haunting arrangement of the English folk song So Blest a Sight and Joaquín Nin y Castellano's set of lively villancicos. Bengt Forsberg provides von Otter with piano accompaniment that matches the eloquence of her performance, and he is featured in several solos. The warmth of the recorded sound perfectly suits von Otter's voice and the mood of the music.

Mon panier est vide

Noel

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1. Nordqvist: Nordqvist: Jul, Jul stralende jul

2. Widéen: Gläns över sjö och strand

3. Traditional: Pris vare gud

4. Backer-Gröndahl: Melodi

5. Lyapunov: Chanteurs de Noels

6. Sibelius: Nu sa kommer julen, Op.1, No.2

7. Sibelius: Giv mig ej glans, Op.1, No.4

8. Sibelius: Five Pieces, Op.75 For Piano - 5. The Spruce

9. Grieg: Julens Vuggesang

10. Grainger: Grainger: Blithe Bells

11. Quilter: The Cradle in Bethlehem

12. Head: The Three Mummers

13. Grainger: Sussex Mummers Christmas Carol

14. Traditional: So Blest a Sight

15. Chaminade: Le Noel des oiseaux

16. Gounod: Noel

17. Sibelius: Luonnoksia, Op. 114 - 2. Talvikuva

18. Reger: Marias vaggsång (org.Mariae Wiegenlied)

19. Cornelius: 6 Weihnachtslieder Opus 8 - 1. Christbaum

20. Cornelius: 6 Weihnachtslieder Opus 8 - 2. Die Hirten

21. Cornelius: 6 Weihnachtslieder Opus 8 - 3. Die Könige

22. J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147 - Arranged by Bengt Forsberg - Jesu bleibet meine Freude

23. Nin y Castellanos: Villancicos espanolas - Villancico Vasco

24. Nin y Castellanos: Villancicos espanolas - Villancico Castellano

25. Nin y Castellanos: Villancicos espanolas - Villancico de Córdoba

26. Nin y Castellanos: Villancicos espanolas - Villancico Andaluz

27. J.S. Bach: Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier, BWV 469

28. J.S. Bach: Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland Bwv 659

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