BIS-CD-757
Total Time: 67'14 – Release: Oct 1995

EAN 7318590007570


Anne Sofie von Otter sings Sibelius
Includes World Première Recordings
Jean Sibelius
Seven Songs, Op.13 (Texts: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) 1. I. Under strandens granar (Under the Fir-Trees) 5'24
2. II. Kyssens hopp (The Kiss´s Hope) 2'10
3. III. Hjärtats morgon (The Heart´s Morning) 2'27
4. IV. Våren flyktar hastigt (Spring Flies Speedily) 1'33
5. V. Drömmen (The Dream) 1'43
6. VI. Till Frigga (To Frigga) 3'59
7. VII. Jägargossen (The Young Huntsman) 2'44

Six Songs, Op.50 (1906) 8. I. Lenzgesang (Spring Song) (Text: Arthur Fitger) 2'23
9. II. Sehnsucht (Longing) (Text: Emil Rudolf Weiss) 1'53
10. III. Im Feld ein Mädchen singt (In the Field a Maid Sings) (Text: Margarete Susman) 3'00
11. IV. Aus banger Brust (From Anxious Heart) 2'17
12. V. Die stille Stadt (The Silent City) (Text: Richard Dehmel) 2'39
13. VI. Rosenlied (Song of the Roses) (Text: Anna Ritter) 1'33

Six Songs, Op.90 (Texts: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) 14. I. Norden (The North) 2'04
15. II. Hennes budskap (Her Message) 1'32
16. III. Morgonen (The Morning) 2'24
17. V. Fågelfängaren (The Bird-Catcher) 1'28
18. VI. Sommarnatten (Summer Night) 2'46
19. VI. Vem styrde hit din väg? (Who Brought You Hither?) 3'02

20. Skogsrået (The Wood Nymph) (1889) (Text: Viktor Rydberg) 6'40

21. Den judiska flickans sång (The Jewish Girl´s Song) (Text: Hjalmar Procopé) (1906) From the incidental music to Belshazzar´s Feast), Op.51 2'53

22. Likhet (Alikeness) (1890) (Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) 1'40

23. En visa (A Song) (1888) (Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) 1'25

24. Serenade (1888) (Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) 2'48

25. Tanken (The Thought) (1915) (Text: Johan Ludvig Runeberg) 1'29

Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bengt Forsberg, piano