Brad Mehldau/Anne Sofie von Otter: Love Songs – review

(Naive)With a repertoire that includes songs by Elvis Costello and Abba, mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter isn't a stranger to non-operatic fare. Brad Mehldau is a classical pianist turned jazz star who maintains close connections with his roots, as this year's Highway Rider eloquently confirms. Half of this double album features Mehldau's own song-cycle of the title, the other is a multilingual anthology of pieces by Jacques Brel, Michel Legrand, Joni Mitchell and Lennon and McCartney. Mehldau...

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