This sent chills down my back! It's my first time hearing a woman's voice singing Erlkonig, and I never thought it could sound as powerful as this. Awesome video--thanks for sharing.
I love this woman. She has it all. Sheer talent, totally natural, down to earth, incredible power, great great beauty, and most of all absolute class. If anyone depicts royalty, it is this one.
I've only ever heard this by men or baritone-bass singers. It's nice to hear it soprano-- it's a nice change of pace. This is gorgeous is the most creepy way possible. I loved it.
This songs brings me to my knees everytime. Shubert's epic craftmenship of musical artistry, combined with the dark romatismn of Goethe and a brilliant soloist draws my heart to heaven.
This is one of th best performances I´ve heard of this song. You can really feel the energy coming out of her. Not to mention her face throughout the song. She is really lost in her role. The orchestral arragements are just as glorious as her voice. Thanks for posting
Probably one of the best interpretations of this piece I have ever seen/heard. Anne Sofie von Otter does a phenomenal job of capturing the audience's attention and make subtle changes in her demeanor to go from one character to another (narrator, son, father, erlkonig)... WOW!
bone chilling..this is the best performance of this song I have heard and seen of this song to date. First of all I have not heard anyone sing this song in such a high key. Her diction and stage presence were fantastic...BRAVA
Well put! Many people nowadays would overlook this, or many other "classical" genre pieces. Not many realize that insane beauty of a performance like this. The incredible poetic style of a literary great, one of the greatest lieder composers of all time, a world-class mezzo, conductor, and orchestra. It gives the informed listener unending chills.
my God. I could listen to her over and over again. Full of emotions, the best interpretation... How is she changing between the three characters.... Great
i just got chills!!! one of the best performances i have ever seen! Von Otter is BRILLIANT and sings this piece wonderfully...magnificent singing and acting
Holy freaking crap. This woman is amazing. I'm a soprano, and i was just looking up a recording on here of Erlkonig so I could do a theory assignment, and I've never heard her sing... this is incredible! VERY inspiring... I'm going to look up more music by her :-) Thanks so much for posting this!
I saw Otter yesterday in Tel Aviv (with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra) singing Schubert, including Erlkonig. She was amazing! Not an easy task to juggle between the three roles. Bravo!!!!
Bravo ! Pour moi, c'est la meilleure version de ce chant parumi les versions chantees par des femmes. La voix, la technique, l'interpretation et meme, l'expression de la figure d'Anne Sofie von Otter, en plus, le son effayant des violons, tout ca m'a vraiment fait peur. Cette video est merveilleuse !
this is an absolutely incredible interpretation of this piece. she is unbelievably genious here and the orchestra and conducting- amazing. it moved me to tears.
Ich liebe diese Musike und den Gedicht von Goethe. Das ist so haftend. Bravo. J'adore cette musique. Le poème à l'origine de Goethe est très beau et très prenant. Un grand bravo pour cette mise en musique qui n'est pas des moindres.
I can't get over how amazingly epic the ending is. That tonicized neopolitan leaves you feeling like the ending will be happy, and all will end well. Then the text...and the V7-i at the end...Genius. The way the text and music work together in this piece is incredible.
Oh my god, I had tears in my eyes. I just did a (much slower!) rendition of this for my senior recital. This is, by far, one of the better renditions of this song.
Thank you, Elizabeth. Anne Sofie von Otter is exactly the sort of person who is loved and appreciated in New Zealand where I come from. We appreciate exactly the qualities you mention, class, ability and a down to earth nature. I think New Zealand is very like Sweden in the attitudes of the people. I think the Swiss are similar also.
Never fails to move me, but his rendition is the finest I have ever heard. I play it over and over .... magnificent. THANK YOU so much for posting it. What a fine person you must be ...
this is the reason why one should learn what one is singing! Her faces are amazing, and i believe that the only way one can truly develop the emotion and height needed for this piece is to understand what one is saying. This is amazing!
This is fantastic...nothing to add, nothing to criticize...just perfect! Both, piece and performance, make accelerate my pulse...Hearing this, I feel truly alive.
This song is literally the only reason I am glad I took music theory in college. Cause this is such a wonderfully haunting and sad piece. I cry every fucking time I hear it.
Wow! To watch her performance while reading a translation of the lyrics really brings the story to life. What a gifted artist - making the music her own while delivering it seamlessly from the perspectives of the Narrator, the well-meaning father, the terrified child, and the seductive, murderous Elfking. A real tour de force!
holy crap.. that was the most intense song i have evvvver listened to. my Advanced Ladies choir is singing this in our next concert (in german also). it is such a difficult piece, but WOW the orchestra and soloist were the most amazing combination i have ever heart. bravo! :)
I heard this for the first time during class when I was 14 years old and I didnt like it. But now Im 19 and I have more recognition for good pieces of music, this singer is also truly talented.
Lol, when I heard this song for the first time..I laughed..I thought it was kinda ridiculous; so much emotions. But now, 4 years later, I really appreciate this piece. This woman is very good!
Her singing is very dramatic & fantastic. I imagined that I was riding parallelly with the father and the son who was chased by the erlking. VERY THRILLING !!!
Her soft voice and the even more dramatic orchestra really brings out the contrast between the child/father's desperation and the erlking's manipulative crooning
I must have watched this a million times by now. The conductor's face at around 3:10 never gets old. Yes! It's so intense! I love this performance.
Wow. I never imagined this sung by a soprano, but the pitch contrast with the instruments is actually awesome.
Yes,but why soprano?.. As I know she is a mezzo
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This sent chills down my back! It's my first time hearing a woman's voice singing Erlkonig, and I never thought it could sound as powerful as this. Awesome video--thanks for sharing.
I love this woman. She has it all. Sheer talent, totally natural, down to earth, incredible power, great great beauty, and most of all absolute class. If anyone depicts royalty, it is this one.
This orchestral arrangement is amazing.
It is Hector Berlioz's orchestration.
I've only ever heard this by men or baritone-bass singers. It's nice to hear it soprano-- it's a nice change of pace. This is gorgeous is the most creepy way possible. I loved it.
If you want to see a very creepy version, check this one out: ruclips.net/video/nH2KNdXySuE/видео.html
The best version of Erlkonig ever - thanks to Anne Sofie and Claudio!
This songs brings me to my knees everytime. Shubert's epic craftmenship of musical artistry, combined with the dark romatismn of Goethe and a brilliant soloist draws my heart to heaven.
Wow!
Gänsehautfaktor!!!!!
Eine der besten Schubert-Lieder Interpretationen die ich je gesehen habe!!!!!!
This is one of th best performances I´ve heard of this song. You can really feel the energy coming out of her. Not to mention her face throughout the song. She is really lost in her role. The orchestral arragements are just as glorious as her voice. Thanks for posting
Probably one of the best interpretations of this piece I have ever seen/heard. Anne Sofie von Otter does a phenomenal job of capturing the audience's attention and make subtle changes in her demeanor to go from one character to another (narrator, son, father, erlkonig)... WOW!
This is bloodcurdling! You can really feel the child feel the Elf King
16 years later, and this is still my favorite performance of this song, the sopranos voice is impeccable here
Diese unheimlich schöne Interpretation von Anne Sofie von Otter ist die Beste aller Zeiten! Punkt!
Absolute Perfektion. Gänsehaut und Träne jedes Mal, wenn ich dies höre, d.h. jeden Tag wenigstens ein Mal.
bone chilling..this is the best performance of this song I have heard and seen of this song to date. First of all I have not heard anyone sing this song in such a high key. Her diction and stage presence were fantastic...BRAVA
Sublime.. Schubert, Berlioz, Otter, Abbado, sublime
Ms.Von Otter is the best soprano!! Brilliant performance!!! Thank you so much for uploading!!
Well put! Many people nowadays would overlook this, or many other "classical" genre pieces. Not many realize that insane beauty of a performance like this. The incredible poetic style of a literary great, one of the greatest lieder composers of all time, a world-class mezzo, conductor, and orchestra. It gives the informed listener unending chills.
Nicht von dieser Welt! Phantastisch!
Bravissima!
my God. I could listen to her over and over again. Full of emotions, the best interpretation...
How is she changing between the three characters.... Great
i just got chills!!! one of the best performances i have ever seen! Von Otter is BRILLIANT and sings this piece wonderfully...magnificent singing and acting
astonishing performance. I watch this video since it was uploaded and still give me chills.
I can't get enough of this,I keep listening to it over and over... Breathtaking!!!!
She has a really beautiful voice, and Abbado is such a good interpretor of this music!
Thanks for uploading.
This is just amazing. She has 4 different voices. I am just, without words.
This is gorgeous! The lyrics made me afraid of the dark when I was little...
This piece is so emotive, the poem alone makes me weep, the song and music sends great shivers of fear.
Lovely.. right on the mark with precision and passion!
Holy freaking crap. This woman is amazing. I'm a soprano, and i was just looking up a recording on here of Erlkonig so I could do a theory assignment, and I've never heard her sing... this is incredible! VERY inspiring... I'm going to look up more music by her :-)
Thanks so much for posting this!
I saw Otter yesterday in Tel Aviv (with the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra) singing Schubert, including Erlkonig.
She was amazing! Not an easy task to juggle between the three roles. Bravo!!!!
i love her she is way too great
great match with Schubert
Absolutely amazing. How she is able to give every person its own sound and the different ways she behaves... really absolutely amazing...
Anne Sofie is BRILLIANT--this is amazing
Bravo ! Pour moi, c'est la meilleure version de ce chant parumi les versions chantees par des femmes.
La voix, la technique, l'interpretation et meme, l'expression de la figure d'Anne Sofie von Otter, en plus, le son effayant des violons, tout ca m'a vraiment fait peur. Cette video est merveilleuse !
this is an absolutely incredible interpretation of this piece. she is unbelievably genious here and the orchestra and conducting- amazing. it moved me to tears.
I get the chills every time around 3:00 into the piece...from then on is mind-blowing!
Ich liebe diese Musike und den Gedicht von Goethe. Das ist so haftend.
Bravo.
J'adore cette musique. Le poème à l'origine de Goethe est très beau et très prenant. Un grand bravo pour cette mise en musique qui n'est pas des moindres.
What an incredible performance. You can literally feel and see each character as she performs.
I can't get over how amazingly epic the ending is. That tonicized neopolitan leaves you feeling like the ending will be happy, and all will end well. Then the text...and the V7-i at the end...Genius. The way the text and music work together in this piece is incredible.
B R A V A. I think Ms Otter captured each character successfully, and deliciously. Can't wait to learn this piece next semster!!!!
This is one of the best performances I´ve seen of this piece and in general. Everytime I see it it just blow my mind. Pure pasion. Thanks for posting
Oh my god, I had tears in my eyes. I just did a (much slower!) rendition of this for my senior recital. This is, by far, one of the better renditions of this song.
Thank you, Elizabeth. Anne Sofie von Otter is exactly the sort of person who is loved and appreciated in New Zealand where I come from. We appreciate exactly the qualities you mention, class, ability and a down to earth nature. I think New Zealand is very like Sweden in the attitudes of the people. I think the Swiss are similar also.
Never fails to move me, but his rendition is the finest I have ever heard. I play it over and over .... magnificent. THANK YOU so much for posting it. What a fine person you must be ...
Powerful! Best interpretation I've heard... von Otter really sang the song as it really supposed to be.... Great orchestral arrangement as well....
Simply friggen amazing
I just LOVE her voice. I love her.
this is the reason why one should learn what one is singing! Her faces are amazing, and i believe that the only way one can truly develop the emotion and height needed for this piece is to understand what one is saying. This is amazing!
This is fantastic...nothing to add, nothing to criticize...just perfect! Both, piece and performance, make accelerate my pulse...Hearing this, I feel truly alive.
This song is literally the only reason I am glad I took music theory in college. Cause this is such a wonderfully haunting and sad piece. I cry every fucking time I hear it.
Fantastic, like a roller coaster - even more impressive than a single piano and voice
oh thank you so much for this lied, i like it so much that i can't have a day without listening it 2 or 3 times a day!
Funny faces aside, Claudio Abbado in one of the world's leading maestros...fantastic! ;-)
this is incredible! What a voice. It must have been difficult for the orchestra to maintain that tone of staccatos for so long.
Amazing voice!
I don't understand German but she sings with so much emotion. So I found the translation and understood what it means. AMAZING!
Wow... simply wow. I've listened to this song hundreds of times, but this is the first time I've gotten goosebumps to such a degree it hurt!
Grande Sofia ,le pone toda la fuerza , corazón y expresión.......insuperable , le ayuda mucho el deutsch ....desde P. Montt Chile
Wow! To watch her performance while reading a translation of the lyrics really brings the story to life. What a gifted artist - making the music her own while delivering it seamlessly from the perspectives of the Narrator, the well-meaning father, the terrified child, and the seductive, murderous Elfking. A real tour de force!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
holy crap.. that was the most intense song i have evvvver listened to. my Advanced Ladies choir is singing this in our next concert (in german also). it is such a difficult piece, but WOW the orchestra and soloist were the most amazing combination i have ever heart. bravo! :)
i get shivers down my back every single time i listen to this... :)
I heard this for the first time during class when I was 14 years old and I didnt like it. But now Im 19 and I have more recognition for good pieces of music, this singer is also truly talented.
Mr. Abbado and von Otter transfered this song into a little opera. Amazing
Lol, when I heard this song for the first time..I laughed..I thought it was kinda ridiculous; so much emotions. But now, 4 years later, I really appreciate this piece. This woman is very good!
yes, he's got a great look throughout. He always seems so into it when he conducts.
I have never heard this performed before but had to memorize the poem for my German class. Amazing
Dude.... this is so awesome. I never get tired of watching this. Ann Sofie is an incredible musician, and in this video, a most engaging storyteller.
Sono letteralmente colpito da questa fantastica esecuzione che si staglia tra le varie ed è espressiva bella e fedele.
Beautiful, just beautiful!
Amazing, the raw emotions this evokes.
Wonderful voice! Wonderful performance!
Roy Thomas
The most stunning rendition of this piece. Thanks.
Wow! Now THAT is a brilliant interpretation! She really colors each voice differently, and the effect is haunting!
This ... really touched me... very deep... very deep.
Magnifique. Superbe voix et superbe interprétation
very good and amazing voice.
I cannot help feeling her excellence.
Bravo! Schubert done properly is magnificent! Makes my toes curl
Hey, what about to watch the video again?
Her singing is very dramatic & fantastic.
I imagined that I was riding parallelly with the father and the son who was chased by the erlking.
VERY THRILLING !!!
it is phenomenal... great orchestra, what synergy!
Her soft voice and the even more dramatic orchestra really brings out the contrast between the child/father's desperation and the erlking's manipulative crooning
Wow...simply mesmerizing. She can really portray each character beautifully. I'm impressed!
I love the eerie feel of this song
the child died at last
i love the change of the music and i like the voice of the girl :)
Shes brilliant... a precious talent...
The beautiful thing is that she not only sings but performs the various parts from deep within...
Googygok, you are absolutely right about that!!
It doesn't get any better.
The singer has a great feeling! Almost made me cry now when i know what it is about and how it ends ):
She has it all, and above all, CLASS!
King Abbado on the podium conducting great music once more.
Priceless!
Grande Sofia ,le pone toda la fuerza , corazón y expresión.......insuperable , le ayuda mucho el deutsch
i love, i love, i love, i love! It's just incredibly wonderful!
absolutely fantastic
Abbado is Something they made a great performance together !
Sublime ! Une magnifique interprétation !
WOWWWWWWWWW!!! Unbelievable!!! So intense. This is opera at its BEST!!
great! touching her interpretation, mimics and just fit into my research about romanticism.
My theory teacher told me that this piece was meant for a low male singer. But this is a wonderful video of a female singing it!
Oui, j'adore cette chançon !!
wow an impressive orchestration... I love it when the wind instruments double her voice