Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's 2004 recital recorded live at the Ravinia Festival includes samples from the Baroque and Classical repertoire for which she is best known, as well as forays into territory less usual for her, including Romantic lieder, Impressionist chansons, and American popular song. These songs offer further proof, if any were needed, that Hunt Lieberson excelled in whatever she gave her attention to. With accompaniment by Peter Serkin, one of the most scrupulous and refined pianists of his generation, this ...
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's 2004 recital recorded live at the Ravinia Festival includes samples from the Baroque and Classical repertoire for which she is best known, as well as forays into territory less usual for her, including Romantic lieder, Impressionist chansons, and American popular song. These songs offer further proof, if any were needed, that Hunt Lieberson excelled in whatever she gave her attention to. With accompaniment by Peter Serkin, one of the most scrupulous and refined pianists of his generation, this recital is a stellar addition to the growing number of recorded performances that have been released since the singer's death in 2006. Hunt Lieberson was in absolutely top form for this recital, her voice limpid, luminous, radiant, and her interpretations characteristically profound in the piercingly honest emotion she brings to each work. The three middle-period Brahms songs are among the departures from her familiar territory, but the warmth and richness of her voice and the intensity...
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