classical music: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

classical music: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

classical music:

Lorraine Hunt Lieb...

Handel - Theodora / Peter Sellars · William Christie · Upshaw, Hunt, Daniels, Croft · Glyndebourne Opera

William Christie, David Daniels

Kultur Video, 2004

Exquisite Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
The oratorio Theodora would be interesting containing as it does some of the Handel's most fabulous arias. With Lorraine Hunt Lieberson playing Irene, the DVD is on another level. She is just perfection, the emotion and artistry of her performance is beyond words- a ...

Music of Peter Lieberson (Rilke Songs, The Six Realms, Horn Concerto)

Peter Lieberson, Justin Brown, ...

Bridge Records, Inc., 2006

Knowing the story behind the music - smiles and tears
When Peter Lieberson married the love of his life (Lorraine Hunt), he had no idea she would only be alive for the next 8 years. As a composer, Peter vividly expresses his passion. One can actually feel their extraordinary "oneness" through Lorraine's UNBELIEVABLE ...

Brahms: 8 Lieder

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Brahms, ...

WIGMORE HALL LIVE, 2008

Incomparable lieder singing by any measure
In the generation of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, only Jessye Norman and Thomas Hampson among other Americans could claim to be masterful in singing German lieder, and in many ways she leaves them far behind -- neither was as natural as she is, as unaffected in their ...

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Bach Cantatas BWV 82 and 199

Johann Sebastian Bach, Craig Smith, ...

Nonesuch, 2003

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Bach Cantats BMW82 and 199
If you love Hunt Lieberson, this CD is a must-have. Beautiful articulation, awesome voice, heart-felt emotion to tear your heart out, all with the best technique.

Mahler: Symphony 2

Gustav Mahler, Isabel Bayrakdarian, ...

San Francisco Sym, 2004

Absolutely Thrilling
Michael Tilson Thomas's fifth Mahler recording with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in his series of the complete Mahler symphonies is just as wonderful and exciting as any Mahler performance can be. The second, commonly called the Resurrection Symphony, is the ...

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel Arias

George Frideric Handel, Harry Bicket, ...

Avie, 2004

A wonderful voice, too soon taken from us
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was a wonderfully talented mezzo soprano, who dies far too soon. To begin, I can only quote from another reviewer: "And how sad it is to know that this instrument has passed away two days ago [in 2006]. Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson died two days ago ...

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings Peter Lieberson 'Neruda Songs'

Peter Lieberson, James Levine, ...

Trumpet Swan, 2006

A personal comment about its length
I had the good fortune to be at the performance at Boston Symphony Hall in November 2005 when this CD was recorded. The emotional effect was so intense for both my wife and myself that we did not stay for the rest of the concert--a Mahler symphony no less. Any ...

Faure - Pelléas et Mélisande ~ Dolly ~ Après un rêve ~ Pavane ~ Elégie / Hunt, BSO, Ozawa

Gabriel Fauré, Seiji Ozawa, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1990

Listen to it and enjoy
The composer, pianist and organist Gabriel Urbain Fauré (b 1845 -d1924) was, perhaps, the first French composer of his contemporaries, and his musical élan charmed many Twentieth Century composers. His sympathetic and pleasing melodic language impacted the methods of ...

Lorraine at Emmanuel

Orch. of Emmanuel Music, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Avie, 2008

Their Artistry Is Their Legacy
As a Boston resident from 1985-1994, I attended numerous Emmanuel Music events ranging from the Sellars production of Handel's "Giulio Cesare" (brought to Boston by Sarah Caldwell & the Opera Company of Boston) to several of the weekly Bach Cantatas that they performed ...

John Adams - El Nino / Hunt-Lieberson, Upshaw, W. White, Nagano

Willard White, John Adams, ...

Nonesuch, 2001

An American Masterpiece
John Adams' modern Nativity oratorio is not only the best thing he's written since "Nixon in China," it may be the best thing he's written. Filled with his usual driving rhythms and supple vocal lines, as well as more unusual features like a trio of countertenor ...

Purcell - The Fairy Queen / Hunt, Pierard, Bickley, Crook, Padmore, Wilson-Johnson, Wistreich, Schütz Choir, ...

Henry Purcell, Roger Norrington, ...

Virgin Veritas, 2002

If you like Monteverdi, you will love Purcell
Absolutely beautifull baroque opera! The arrangament, singing and instrumentation is superb. If you liked Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea, it is a must to have this baroque masterpiece! It is too bad that Henry Purcell is not as widely known as Bach, because he ...

Lorraine Hunt - Handel Arias

George Frideric Handel, Nicholas McGegan, ...

Harmonia Mundi, 1994

An Ode to Beauty and Artistry (Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson, 1954-2006)
I've been meaning to review this album for the longest time, but haven't because of my committments at work and other things. Lieberson's voice, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful instruments of our generation. It is, unlike a certain Renaaay who tries to ...

Rameau - Hippolyte et Aricie / Padmore, Panzarella, Hunt, Naouri, E. James, Petibon, Mechaly, Delunsch, Les ...

Jean-Philippe Rameau, William Christie, ...

Erato / Warner Music, 1997

This is the one to have
As you know, there are two historically informed recordings of Hippolyte: the Minkowski and the Christie. There is also an older recording (not a period performance) with Janet Baker and John Shirley-Quirk, but that one's been out of print for years. I also have a ...

Bach - Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook (highlights) / Hunt-Liberson, McGegan

Johann Sebastian Bach, C.P.E. Bach, ...

Harmonia Mundi Classical Express, 2001

Anna Magdalena Notebook-- a treasure trove of Baroque music
This is music for contemplating number and time and not realize you are doing that. These pieces from Anna Magdalena Bach's notebook are a significant part of the history of western culture, and the music is brilliant, lucid, and passionate. Just as, I suppose, Bach's ...

Handel - Messiah (Complete) (3 CD Set) / Hunt, J. Williams, Spence, Minter, J. Thomas, W. Parker, PBO, McGegan

George Frideric Handel, Nicholas McGegan, ...

Harmonia Mundi France, 1992

As Handel intended . . . Angellic !
This recording of Handel's Messiah is not only my favorite of the oratorio --- it is my favorite baroque music CD of all. The recording is super clear, the performance is professional and uncluttered, and the interpretation is simply elegant. Sure, history buffs out ...