Love Songs (von Otter–Mehldau album)

Love Songs
Studio album by Anne Sofie von Otter, Brad Mehldau
Released 2010
Recorded 2010
Label Naïve

Love Songs is an album by mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and pianist Brad Mehldau.

Background

Carnegie Hall awarded Mehldau a commission to write the song cycle Love Songs for Anne Sofie von Otter; they premiered it together in 2009.[1] His music is for love poems – five by Sara Teasdale, and one each by Philip Larkin and E. E. Cummings.[2]

Music and recording

The double album contains two parts. One is the seven-song cycle written by Mehldau.[3] The other is songs by Jacques Brel, Michel Legrand, Joni Mitchell, Lennon and McCartney, and others, sung in various languages.[3]

Reception

The BBC reviewer commented that "Von Otter's performances emphasise vocal purity over the content of the verses, giving them a chilly beauty".[2] The AllMusic reviewer's opinion was that von Otter's "tone is full and pure, and her investment in the songs is absolute. Mehldau's exceptionally sensitive and inventive accompaniments contribute immeasurably to the success of the album."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Financial Times[5]
The Guardian[3]

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "It May Not Always Be So"
  2. "We Met at the End of the Party"
  3. "Child, Child"
  4. "Twilight"
  5. "Because"
  6. "Dreams"
  7. "Did You Never Know?"

Disc 2

  1. "Avec Le Temps"
  2. "Pierre"
  3. "Marcie"
  4. "Something Good"
  5. "Chanson De Maxence"
  6. "Chanson Des Viueux Amants"
  7. "Sakta Vi Ga Genom Stan"
  8. "Att Angora En Brygga"
  9. "Dis, Quand Reviendras-Tu?"
  10. "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?"
  11. "Calling You"
  12. "Blackbird"
  13. "Some Other Time"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Ouellette, Dan (May 2009) "Mehldau, Otter Blend Poetry, Jazz–Classical Lyricism". Down Beat. p. 22.
  2. 1 2 Eyles, John (2010) "Anne Sofie von Otter & Brad Mehldau Love Songs – Review". BBC.
  3. 1 2 3 Fordham, John (November 18, 2010) "Brad Mehldau/Anne Sofie von Otter: Love Songs – Review". The Guardian.
  4. 1 2 Eddins, Stephen "Brad Mehldau / Anne Sofie von Otter – Love Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ Hobart, Mike (November 19, 2010) "Anne Sofie von Otter & Brad Mehldau: Love Songs". Financial Times.
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