Lorraine Hunt - Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel Arias
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Artist: Lorraine HuntComposer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Harry Bicket
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Performer: Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Performer: Stephen Stubbs
Performer: Phoebe Carrai
Edition: Music CD
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2004-08-10
Music Label: Avie
Soundtracks:
- Ah! Whither Should We Fly...
- ...As With Rosy Steps The Morn
- O Bright Example Of All Goodness!...
- ...Bane Of Virtue, Nurse Of Passions
- The Clouds Begin To Veil The Hemisphere...
- ...Defend Her Heav'n!
- Lord, To Thee Each Night And Day
- She's Gone, Disdaining Liberty And Life...
- ...New Scenes Of Joy
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Cantata
- Se Bramate D'amar, Chi Vi Sdegna
- Frondi Tenere E Belle...
- ...Ombra Mai Fu
Description of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Handel Arias
Grammy Nominee!If you think you've heard Handel's "Ombra mai fu" (known as his "Largo") so often, and in so many different arrangements, and sung by so many different voices, that you can no longer be moved or surprised by it, think again. This CD of Handel arias, mostly from his Theodora or the cantata La Lucrezia, ends with "Ombra mai fu," and as sung by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, it is so tender, so beautiful, so impeccably shaded, that you'll think you're hearing it for the first time. But that's only four of this disc's 67 minutes---a follow-up to Hunt Lieberson's extraordinarily successful CD of Bach cantatas. There's not a dull or disinterested moment to be heard anywhere. As the violated Lucrezia, Hunt Lieberson alternately rages against the man who raped her and turns her grief inward; the former is terrifying in its intensity, the latter makes us almost feel as if we're eavesdropping. The five arias for Irene, Theodora's friend, confidante, and the upholder of Christian beliefs are all magical prayers or statements of faith, and from Hunt Lieberson, they become real, with each word honestly conveyed and colored. The voice itself is unfailingly beautiful---warm, lush, never forced, agile when necessary---and her breath control is stunning. She is backed ideally by Harry Bicket and The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and the string soloists in the ensemble---the viola da gamba player, lutenist, etc.---are as gifted as she is. If you want proof that Handel was a great dramatist with a special gift for communicating emotion, all while listening to sublime sounds, this CD is a must. --Robert Levine
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