Presto CD, Grieg (composer)
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Everything about this disc draws you in. Von Otter’s words have such intention and her sound is so fresh and direct – so finely shaded, so refined, yet somehow so close to speech —
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Gramophone Awards, 1993, Recording of the Year
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Gramophone Awards, 1993, Winner - Solo vocal
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Fabulous Marches For Orchestra
Eastman-Rochester Pops Orchestra, Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell
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Grieg: Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23
RecommendedMariAnne Häggander (soprano), Urban Malmberg (baritone)
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt
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Building a Library, July 2005, Mid-Price Choice
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Sibelius: Karelia Suite & The Swan of Tuonela
RecommendedAcademy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
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Building a Library, February 2020, Recommended Recording
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Diamonds in the Snow
RecommendedScandinavian Songs by Grieg and Sibelius
Barbara Bonney & Antonio Pappano
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Gramophone Awards, 2000, Winner - Vocal
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The Russian master brings these miniatures to life in performances full of palpable love for the music. These little pieces present perfectly drawn portraits which Gilels responds to with a... —
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Grieg: Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23
Elly Ameling (soprano)
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Edo de Waart
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