Lorraine at Emmanuel

By Orch. of Emmanuel Music, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Avie, 2008, Audio CD

Tracks Information

Kommt ihr angefochtnen Sünder
Act 1. Scene 1. O Hercules! Why art thou absent from me?
Act 1. Scene 1. The world when day’s career is run
Act 1. Scene 2. Then I am lost! O dreadful oracle!
Act 1. Scene 2. Then in myrtle shades reclined
Act 1. Scene 3. Ye lying omens, hence!
Act 1. Scene 3. Begone, my fears, fly, hence, away
Act 2. Scene 2. It must be so! fame speaks aloud my wrongs
Act 2. Scene 2. When beauty sorrow’s liv’ry wears
Act 2. Scene 5. O glorious pattern of heroic deeds!
Act 2. Scene 5. Resign thy club and lion’s spoils
Act 2. Scene 6. Cease, ruler of the day, to rise
Act 2. Scene 8. Joys of freedom, joys of pow’r
Act 3. Scene 3. Mad scene: Where shall I fly? Where hide this guilty head?
Wie fürchstamm wankten meine Schritte

Product Details

Title: Lorraine at Emmanuel
Sales Rank: 7924 in Music
Creator: Orch. of Emmanuel Music, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Label: Avie, 2008-07-29, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Package Dimensions: 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches, 0.18 pounds

Customer Reviews

Tremulous Stones: In the best parts of these performances - those mentioned by Tom Lawrence, but I would definitely add to his list "Where shall I fly" - Lorraine's flame burns fully as intensely and penetratingly as on her great Handel recording with Harry Bicket.
(In case anyone still doesn't know, Lorraine's two recordings with William Christie are at that level, too.) More reviews

A good memento of the singer: The centerpiece of this CD is a recital of selections from Handel's opera Hercules. The late Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings Dejanira's recitatives and arias, following a path from passion and jealousy into madness. This program is bookended by two alto arias from Bach cantatas. While the Bach solos are musically more to my liking, the Handel material does well to showcase… More reviews

almost perfect: In the August 2008 BBC Music Magazine, George Hall gave this disc four out of five stars. He didn't like some of Lorraine's fast passage work and found that conductor Craig Smith lacked impetus. Hmm. Not me. These are magically relaxed performances where soloist and chamber orchestra are almost literally singing to and with each… More reviews

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 Sundays at the Emmanuel Church services. I even returned to Boston once to specifically hear the ensemble's performance of Handel's "Solomon." More reviews