Anne Sofie von Otter

The magisterial mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter has shown that her formidable powers know no bounds—from her diva status as the superlative Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) of her generation; to long associations with Carlos Kleiber, Claudio Abbado, and Sir Colin Davis, and genre-crossing collaborations with Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, and Rufus Wainwright.

With acclaimed keyboardist Kristian Bezuidenhout, von Otter brings “strikingly imaginative intensity” (Gramophone) to Schubert’s Schwanengesang, a heartfelt collection of songs first published after the composer’s death that mines complex emotional terrain, from love and despair to sorrow and serenity. A pair of Schubert’s keyboard works, interspersed with the songs, showcases Bezuidenhout’s supreme poetry.