Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Harry Bicket - George Frideric Handel: Arias from Theodora & Serse, Cantata 'La Lucrezia' (2004)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Harry Bicket, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - George Frideric Handel: Arias from Theodora & Serse, Cantata 'La Lucrezia' (2004)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 280 Mb | Total time: 67:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Avie Records | # AV 0030 | Recorded: 2003, 2004
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 280 Mb | Total time: 67:01 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Avie Records | # AV 0030 | Recorded: 2003, 2004
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
Performer:
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Stubbs, 10-course lute & baroque guitar
Phoebe Carrai, cello
Margriet Tindermans, viola da gamb
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Harry Bicket, harpsichord & conductor
Tracklist:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Theodora
01. Ah! Whither should we fly, or fly from whom?
02. As with rosy steps the morn
03. O bright example of all goodness!
04. Bane of virtue, nurse of passions
05. The clouds begin to veil the hemisphere
06. Defend her Heav’n!
07. Lord, to Thee each night and day
08. She’s gone, disdaining liberty and life
09. New scenes of joy
La Lucrezia
10. O Numi eterni! O stelle, stelle!
11. Già superbo, del mio affano
12. Ma voi forse nel cielo
13. Il suol che preme, l’aura che spira
14. Ah! che ancor nell’abisso
15. Alla salma infedel porga la pena
16. A voi, a voi, padre, consorte
17. Già nel seno comincia a compir
Serse
18. Se bramate d’amar, chi vi sdegna
19. Frondi tenere e belle
20. Ombra mai fù
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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, Harry Bicket - George Frideric Handel: Arias from Theodora & Serse, Cantata 'La Lucrezia' (2004)
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