Berlioz: Les Nuits D'ete / Von Otter
) | Label: NVV Catalog: V5266 Format: CD VON OTTER; TAMESTIT; LES MUSICIENS DU LOUVRE-GRENOBLE; MINKOWSKIMarc Minkowski, Anne Sofie von Otter, Antoine Tamestit, and Les Musiciens du Louvre – Grenoble have joined forces to offer a thrilling performance of two emblematic pieces of Hector Berlioz: Les Nuits d’Ete and Harold en Italie. This new recording offers Anne Sofie von Otter’s second recording of Les Nuits d’Ete. The Swedish mezzo-soprano is now offering a new vision of the work, where inspiration and technique have evolved, while intensity and emotion are still at an outstanding level. This is her first recording of the work with period instruments and with long-time partner Marc Minkowski. The other work on the recording, Harold en Italie, features one of the most renowned viola players of the time, Antoine Tamestit. His warm sound is especially underlined in this work and much inspired by the years the composer spent in Italy. This new release is offered in a splendid packaging with a 76-page color booklet.  Price: $25.98 |