Notes and Editorial Reviews
Memories of a great artist in a fascinating Spanish programme
An absolutely smashing live concert of both Spanish and Spain-inspired songs. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson is a master of mood, of nuance, absolutely inhabiting the character of each song. Neither does she totally overshadow her less famous colleague, the lovely lyric tenor Joseph Kaiser. Sondheim’s "Barcelona" makes for an amusing finale, much enjoyed by the audience.
-- Gramophone [3/2008]
Memories of a great artist in a fascinating Spanish programme
An absolutely smashing live concert of both Spanish and Spain-inspired songs. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson is a master of mood, of nuance, absolutely inhabiting the character of each song. Neither does she totally overshadow her less famous colleague, the lovely lyric tenor Joseph Kaiser. Sondheim’s "Barcelona" makes for an amusing finale, much enjoyed by the audience.
-- Gramophone [3/2008]
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Works on This Recording
1.
Tonadillas en un estilo antiguo: no 6, El mirar de la maja by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano),
Steven Blier (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910-1911; Spain
Date of Recording: 07/09/2004
Venue: Live Caramoor Festival, Katonah, New York
Length: 3 Minutes 33 Secs.
Language: Spanish
2.
Colección (7) de canciones amatorias: no 5, Descúbrase el pensamiento de mi secreto cuidado by Enrique Granados
Performer:
Joseph Kaiser (Tenor),
Michael Barrett (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Spain
3.
España by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; France
4.
Larirà-Abril by Joan Lamote De Grignon
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Spain
5.
Tríptico, Op. 45: Farruca by Joaquin Turina
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
6.
Damunt de tu, només les flors by Federico Mompou
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
7.
El lagarto esta llorendo by Xavier Montsalvatge
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Spain
8.
Vocalise en forme de Habañera by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907; France
9.
Cançiónes sefardíes (4): Nani, nani by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
10.
Cançiónes sefardíes (4): Una pastora yo ami by Joaquin Rodrigo
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1965; Spain
11.
Mélodies (2), Op. 20: no 1, Le bachelier de Salamanque by Albert Roussel
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1919; France
12.
Spanische Liebeslieder (10), Op. 138: Romanza by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849; Germany
13.
La Paloma by Sebastián de Iradier
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Spain-Basque region
14.
Luisa Fernanda: De este apacible rincón by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; Spain
15.
Spanisches Liederbuch: no 27, Liebe mir im Busen zündet by Hugo Wolf
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Vienna, Austria
16.
Spanisches Liederbuch: no 31, Alle gingen, Herz, zur Ruh by Hugo Wolf
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
17.
Spanisches Liederbuch: no 15, Auf dem grünen Balkon by Hugo Wolf
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889; Vienna, Austria
18.
Spanisches Liederbuch: no 34, Komm, o Tod, von Nacht umgeben by Hugo Wolf
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; Vienna, Austria
19.
Company: Barcelona by Stephen Sondheim
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: USA
20.
El niño judío: De España vengo by Pablo Luna y Carné
Performer:
Steven Blier (Piano),
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (Mezzo Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; Spain
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Leaves you breathless! August 7, 2012
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