A brief glance at the list of contents is enough to reveal who the singer is - only Anne Sofie von Otter could have come up with a programme as varied and wide-ranging. And only von Otter could hold it together seamlessly by finding the resonances between these very different pieces, and bringing them out with a rare ability of embracing different singing styles and expressive registers: to paraphrase Bernstein in his A Simple Song, Anne Sofie von Otter never fails to 'sing like she likes to sing'. From Liszt to PÃ¤rt and from Mahler's Resurrection Symphony to Richard Rodgers' Sound of Music, von Otter is supported by her long-time accompanist Bengt Forsberg, here at the organ instead of his usual piano. At various points in the programme they are joined by a number of musical friends, in the organ loft of St James's Church in central Stockholm - the very church where the young von Otter began her singing career as a chorister and, together with Forsberg, gave one of her very first public concerts.

Tracklist:

Mass: No. 2, Hymn & Psalm. A Simple Song (Arr. For Voice, Flute, Electric Guitar, Harp & Organ)
12 Poems Of Emily Dickinson: No. 10, I've Heard An Organ Talk Sometimes (Arr. For Voice & Organ)
114 Songs: No. 42, Serenity (Arr. For Voice & Organ)
Symphony No. 3 In D Minor: V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck (Arr. For Voice & Organ)
Symphony No. 2 In C Minor "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht (Arr. For Voice & Organ)
3 Lieder, Op. 29, Trv 172: No. 1, Traum Durch Die Dämmerung (Arr. For Voice & Organ)
4 Lieder, Op. 27, Trv 170: No. 4, Morgen! (Arr. For Voice, Violin, Harp & Organ)
My Heart's In The Highlands
Requiem, Op. 9: V. Pie Jesu (Arr. For Voice, Cello & Organ)
3 Mélodies (Arr. For Voice & Organ): No. 1, Pourquoi?
3 Mélodies (Arr. For Voice & Organ): No. 2, Le Sourire
3 Mélodies (Arr. For Voice & Organ): No. 3, La Fiancée Perdue
Priez Pour Paix, Fp 95 (Arr. For Voice & Organ)
Requiem: VI. Agnus Dei
Es Sang Vor Langen Jahren
Ave Maria III, S. 60 (Version For Voice & Organ)
Climb Ev'ry Mountain (From "The Sound Of Music") [Arr. For Voice & Organ]

UPC: 7318599923277
Label: Bis
Release Date: 1.4.19
Format: CD

Copland / Otter / Messiaen - Simple Song (CD)