FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER
I LET THE MUSIC SPEAK: A TRIBUTE TO BENNY ANDERSSON AND BJORN ULVAEUS

Fulfilling her wishes, Anne Sofie von Otter celebrates the songs of
ABBA, Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus in her own way.

(October 3, 2006- New York, NY) This October 10th, Deutsche Grammophon presents
Anne Sofie von Otter I Let the Music Speak celebrating the music of ABBA and
other songs by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus.

I Let the Music Speak was born from Anne Sofie von Otter's passion for the music
of Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus - a long-standing admiration that dates
back more than two decades. Von Otter had just been engaged by the Basle Opera
in the early 1980s when she bought ABBA's album The Visitors, and her devotion
to Andersson's music took full hold with Kristina från Duvemåla, a musical she
went to see again and again (scheduled to premiere in the United States in
2007).

When it comes to paying tribute to a composer as prolific and as multi-talented
as Andersson, however, it takes more than just passion; it also takes a careful
selection process. For more than 40 years, Benny Andersson has been composing
music in a wide variety of genres: film, folk music, musicals, and of course
ABBA's unbeatable pop hits. We find six of those here, from the up-beat "I Am
Just a Girl" (originally written for Jarl Kulle, before the group had taken the
name ABBA), the title track "I Let the Music Speak" and "The Winner Takes It
All" to the last tune before the group split, "The Day Before You Came." She
has also chosen to perform emotional ballads from the Andersson/Ulvaeus musicals
Chess (1984) and Kristina från Duvemåla (1995), including "Ut Mot" and "Heaven
Help My Heart."

Anne Sofie von Otter's motivation behind this project is rooted in her
admiration for Andersson's music and in her emotional response to his
compositions. "I sing things that I like and that touch me in some way - be it
Mozart or Bach or Handel or Monteverdi or Benny Andersson - as long as it means
something to me. But the main reason is because I think this music is
fantastic. I love it."

ANNE SOFIE VON OTTER US PERFORMANCES 2006
November 9-10 Boston, MA Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Boston Symphony Orchestra
James Levine

November 11 New York, NY Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Boston Symphony Orchestra
James Levine

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