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| Mezzo-soprano Katarina Karnéus is accompanied by pianist Julius Drake in this delightful recital. “Entirely successful...heartfelt and lovely.” - All Music Guide. |
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| 1 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 25: Spillermænd |
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| 2 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 25: En svane |
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| 3 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 25: Stambogsrim |
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| 4 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 25: Med en vandlilje |
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| 5 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 25: Borte! |
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| 6 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 25: En fuglevise |
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| 7 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48: Gruß |
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| 8 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48: Dereinst, Gedanke mein |
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| 9 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48: Lauf der Welt |
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| 10 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48: Die verschwiegene Nachtigall |
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| 11 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48: Zur Rosenzeit |
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| 12 Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 48: Ein Traum |
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| 13 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Det syng |
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| 14 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Veslemøy |
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| 15 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Blåbær-Li |
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| 16 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Møte |
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| 17 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Elsk |
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| 18 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Killingdans |
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| 19 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Vond Dag |
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| 20 Haugtussa (The Mountain Maid), song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 67: Ved Gjætle-Bekken |
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| 21 Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart) (4) for voice & piano, Op. 5: To brune Øjne |
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| 22 Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart) (4) for voice & piano, Op. 5: En Digters Bryst |
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| 23 Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart) (4) for voice & piano, Op. 5: Jeg elsker Dig |
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| 24 Hjertets melodier (Melodies of the Heart) (4) for voice & piano, Op. 5: Min Tanke er et mægtigt Fjeld |
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| 25 Prinsessen (The Princess), song for voice & piano, EG 133 |
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Album Review
The musical world has not lacked for singers to interpret the songs of Edvard Grieg, starting with the composer's wife Nina and moving through the sublime Kirsten Flagstad to the sensual Anne Sofie von Otter. Grieg's songs have been well served by sopranos and mezzo-sopranos. In her second disc for Hyperion, Swedish mezzo Katarina Karn?us performs 25 of Grieg's 180 songs. Some are nearly folk songs sung in Norwegian; some are true art songs in German; but all are deeply expressive, highly emotional, and, in these performances, entirely successful. As she had shown in her previous all-Sibelius recital, Karn?us has a rich, plush voice with a polished technique and a nuanced tone, plus keen appreciation of the range of Grieg's music. Accompanied by English pianist Julius Drake, Karn?us captures the ecstasy of Gruss, the sentimentality of En Svane, the restless longing of En Digters Bryst, and the transporting fulfillment of Jeg Elsker Dig. While longtime Grieg aficionados will already have favorite recordings of these songs, they will surely welcome another as heartfelt and lovely as this one. As usual, Hyperion's digital sound is natural and effortless. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide
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