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Star Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter’s career has been defined by boundless curiosity and a series of inspiring collaborations with many of the leading conductors and musicians of our time. Here, we explore her extensive Early Music discography, spanning Monteverdi and Dowland to Charpentier, Bach, and Handel. Interwoven are selections from her recordings of folk-song arrangements, Swedish art songs, and popular music tracks, highlighting her remarkable versatility – an artist equally at home recording Ariodante and ABBA to widespread acclaim.

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TRACK LIST

1. Handel Ariodante, HWV 33: ‘Scherza infida’ | with Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski
2. Handel Semele, HWV 58: ‘Where'er You Walk’ | with Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
3. JS Bach St Matthew Passion, BWV 244, No. 39: ‘Erbarme dich’ | with Frederik From, Baroque Concerto Copenhagen & Lars Ulrik Mortensen
4. Purcell Dido & Aeneas: ‘Thy Hand, Belinda... When I Am Laid in Earth’ | with The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
5. Monteverdi Lamento d'Arianna, SV 22: ‘Lasciatemi morire’ | with Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
6. Rameau Les fêtes d’Hébé, RCT 41: Ariette de l’Amour. ‘Vole, Zéphyre!’ | with Les Arts Florissants & William Christie
7. G Hahn Visa från Lappland | with Bengt Forsberg
8. JS Bach Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: No. 4: ‘Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen Trieben’ | with Anthony Robson, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
9. Handel Ariodante, HWV 33: ‘Con l'ali di costanza’ | with Les Musiciens du Louvre & Marc Minkowski
10. Purcell An Evening Hymn, Z193: ‘Now that the sun hath veiled his light’ | with Jakob Lindberg & Jory Vinikour
11. Lambert Ombre de mon amant | with Les Arts Florissants & William Christie
12. Gluck Alceste (French vrs, 1776): ‘Ombres, larves’ | with English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
13. Rangström Pan | with Bengt Forsberg
14. JS Bach Mass in B minor, BWV 232: ‘Agnus Dei’ | with Baroque Concerto Copenhagen & Lars Ulrik Mortensen
15. Handel Serse, HWV 40: ‘Ombra mai fu’ | with Les Arts Florissants & William Christie
16. Dowland The First Booke of Songs: No. 5 ‘Can she excuse my wrongs’ | with Jakob Lindberg
17. Monteverdi Madrigals, Bk 7: ‘Con che soavità’, SV 139 | with Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel
18. Mozart Don Giovanni, K527: ‘Vedrai, carino’ | with The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
19. Grainger The Sprig of Thyme | with Bengt Forsberg
20. Purcell ‘O Solitude’ | with Jakob Lindberg
21. Charpentier Medée, H491: ‘Quel prix de mon amour’ | with Les Arts Florissants & William Christie
22. Monteverdi Sì dolce è’l tormento, SV 332 | with Cappella Mediterranea & Leonardo García-Alarcón
23. Haydn The Spirit’s Song, Hob. XXVIa:41 | with Melvyn Tan
24. Larsson Twelve Songs: No. 9, ‘Akvarell’ | with Bengt Forsberg
25. Handel Messiah, HWV 56: 21. ‘He was despised’ | with The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
26. Dowland In darkness let me dwell | with Jakob Lindberg
27. Lambert Vos mépris chaque jour | with Les Arts Florissants & William Christie
28. Gluck Alceste (French vrs, 1776): ‘Ah, Divinités implacables!’ | with English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner
29. Mozart Le nozze di Figaro, K492: ‘Voi che sapete’ | with The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock
30. Sting Practical Arrangement | with Sting, Robert Mathes & Brooklyn Rider
31. Elvis Costello No Wonder | with Svante Henryson, Steve Nieve, Mats Schubert, Johan Lindström & Magnus Persson
32. Björn Ulvaeus The Day Before You Came | with Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Fleshquartet & Georg Wadenius