Hunt Music

Hunt Music

Hunt Music

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Spirit of the Wild
2. Fred Bear Jam - LIVE!
3. Sunrize Instrumental
4. Tooth Fang & Claw
5. Fred Bear - The Original
6. Earthtones
7. I Just Wanna Go Hunting
8. Sunrize - Narrated
9. KLSTRBK
10. My Bow & Arrow
See all 11 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2
1. Physics of Spirituality Part One
2. Physics of Spirituality Part Two
3. Hibernation

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
All New for 2004! This awe inspiring Hunt Music CD has all your favorite hunting classics of the original Hunt Music more! Plus a Bonus CD! This is a must have for every Nugent fan & hunter alike. Guaranteed to stir the soul.

Hunt Music,Ted Nugent,Broadhead Music
Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Lame
  • Sounds like a cheap plastic toy
  • would make you sleepy..
  • Kid's Music
  • Not soothing
Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics

Manufacturer: Buena Vista
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ASIN: B0001IXTU4
Release Date: 2004-03-16

Tracks:

  1. Variations (Twinkle, Twinkle), K265/300e
  2. Minuet In G From Anna Magdalena
  3. Piano Sonata In C, K 545, 2nd Movement
  4. Spring Song
  5. Piano Sonata In D, K 576, 3rd Movement
  6. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, BWV 147
  7. Canon
  8. The Moldau
  9. Preludes Book II, Clair De Lune
  10. Sonata No.14 (Moonlight), 2nd Movement, Op.27
  11. Symphony No.9, New World
  12. Fur Elise, WoO 59
  13. The Four Seasons, Winter, RV267, 2nd Movement
  14. Orchestral Suite No.3 In D, Air, BWV 1068
  15. Sonata No.8 (Pathetique), 2nd Movement, Op.13
  16. Kinderscene, Op.15
  17. Waltz No.15, Lullaby

Product Description

The Lullaby Classics A Concert for Little Ears music CD is a 17-track, 35-minute concert featuring a collection of soothing classical melodies perfect to calm little ones as they wind down for nap time, bedtime or a bit of quiet time. Each piece, re-orchestrated for little ears by the Baby Einstein Music Box Orchestra, was specially selected to lull babies into sweet, blissful dreams. Lullaby Classics opens with ?Ç£Twinkle, Twinkle?Ç¥ variations by Mozart and includes calming and delightful melodies from composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Dvorak and Debussy. It ends with Brahms' ?Ç£Lullaby?Ç¥ tucking baby in for a cozy, restful sleep.Musical Selections:1. Variations (Twinkle, Twinkle), K265/300e, Mozart2. Minuet In G From Anna Magdalena, Bach3. Piano Sonata In C, K 545, 2nd Movement, Mozart4. Spring Song, Mendelssohn5. Piano Sonata In D, K 576, 3rd Movement, Mozart6. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, BWV 147, Bach7. Canon, Pachelbel8. The Moldau, Smetana9. Preludes Book II, Clair De Lune, Debussy10. Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight), 2nd Movement, Op. 27, Beethoven11. Symphony No. 9, New World , Dvorak12. Fur Elise, WoO 59, Beethoven13. The Four Seasons, Winter, RV297, 2nd Movement, Vivaldi14. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D, Air, BWV 1068, Bach15. Sonata No. 8 (Pathetique), 2nd Movement, Op. 13, Beethoven16. Kinderscene Op.15, Schumann17. Waltz No 15, Lullaby, Brahms Age: birth +Awards:* Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award (2005)* National Parenting Center Seal of Approval (2004)* National Parenting Publications Awards (2004)

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Lame.......2007-07-22

I was really disappointed in this CD. I was expecting a toned-down version of real classical music, but it sounds really fake and tinkley and weird. Not soothing at all.

1 out of 5 stars Sounds like a cheap plastic toy.......2007-06-20

I have these DVD's and I can tell you that they will not be a huge part of my baby's development. I received them as a gift from someone that thinks that all you need to do is plunk your child in front of a TV all day without giving the baby any attention. You can see why these DVD's are popular at Day Care Centers or what I like to call, "Concentration camps for baby's with lazy parents", because they know that they can sit their kid/baby in front of the TV and let them turn into a thoughtless zombie while they listen to Baby Einstein totally ruin classics by Bach and DeBussy by playing the music with very cheap midi keyboards. I can get better quality music by whistling Dixie with a mouth-full of saltine crackers.

Also, it has been proven that classical music has nothing to do with the cognitive development of young people. Now, teach them how to play piano or violin and you have yourself an actual YOUNG EINSTEIN, but listening to this kind of music does nothing for the development of the brain. It is just for lazy parents that can't sit down with their kids and play with them or read them a book.

4 out of 5 stars would make you sleepy.........2007-06-15

its a good product with very fine music and my toddler realizes that it is sleep time, if I play it. he goes to bed and sleeps after a couple songs. I have trouble in some songs are some months.. dont know why.

4 out of 5 stars Kid's Music.......2007-06-08

I bought this CD for my grandniece, but after listening to it, I determined that no one would ever play this for her except me. I would have kept it for myself but I have the grown-up versions of each of the classical masterpieces on this CD. So, I ended up returning it for a full refund. If you want your kids to be exposed to classicl music, it's a great buy. But if you don't think they will get to listen to it, don't waste your time.

Baby Einstein: Lullaby Classics

1 out of 5 stars Not soothing.......2007-06-07

These synthesizer versions of classical songs get really old, really fast. Worse yet, the songs are sometimes not soothing at all, especially the very first song. The song seems to get particularly loud and uptempo, which is precisely what you don't expect in a lullaby. Please listen to the sample of the first song at least before you buy.
Baby Mozart
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Baby loves this music!
  • Baby Mozart
  • great gift - thank you
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ASIN: B000065VCG
Release Date: 2002-05-07

Tracks:

  1. Tune Up And Fanfare Based On Themes From 'The Magic Flute'
  2. Piano Sonata In C, K545, 1st Movement
  3. Piano Sonata In C, K330, 1st Movement
  4. Variations On 'Ah Vous Dirai-je, Maman,' No. 1, 8, And 11, K265/300e
  5. Piano Sonata In D, K576, 3rd Movement
  6. Concerto For Flute And Harp In C, K299, 1st Movement
  7. Piano Sonata In A, K331, 3rd Movement
  8. Piano Sonata In C, K545, 2nd Movement
  9. Sonata In D For Two Pianos, K448, 1st Movement
  10. Piano Sonata In C, K330, 3rd Movement
  11. Divertmento No. 17 In D
  12. Piano Sonata In B Flat, K570, 3rd Movement
  13. Piano Sonata In F, K533, 3rd Movement
  14. The Magic Flute, K620, Papageno Arias No. 2 And 20
  15. Symphony No. 41 In C, K551, 4th Movement

Product Description

Introduce your baby to the wonders of classical music with this Mozart collection. The musical selections on this CD were softened to create a happy arrangement that will appeal to babies. Since listenening to classical music has been shown to impact cognitive skills as well verbal ability, intelligence, and memory, this CD is a perfect tool to enhance your child's development. Musical selections include: Tune up and Fanfare based on themes from "The Magic Flute"; Piano Sonata in C, first movement; Piano Sonata in C, first movement; Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman"; Piano Sonata in D, third movement; Concerto for Flute and Harp in C, first movement; Piano Sonata in A, third movement; Piano Sonata in C, second movement; Sonata in D for Two Pianos, first movement; Piano Sonata in C, third movement; Divertmento no. seventeen in D; Piano Sonata in B flat, third movement; Piano Sonata in F, third movement; The Magic Flute, Papageno Arias no. two and twenty; and Symphony no. forty-one in C, fourth movement. Age: Birth - 3 years Manufacturer: New Sound Music

Amazon.com

Of all the reasons you'll click the Add to Shopping Cart button next to Baby Einstein's Baby Mozart--and there are many--the best one is that playing this record for babies doesn't feel weird. Instead of subjecting tiny, tender ears to the kind of Mozart that can make adult classical fans wilt when tackled by a maestro who means business, this is Mozart lite, mixed and mastered by a dad, Bill Weisbach, who's clearly hung around for his share of crib-side cooing. The slightly tinny sound of a child's piano sweeps the sting out of Piano Sonata in B Flat's third movement; the first movement of Concerto for Flute and Harp in C floats by, birdlike; variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman" translate to a fancy-sounding (but adorable) "Twinkle, Twinkle"; and Piano Sonata in F's third movement snuggles so deeply into its childlike setting that if you close your eyes, you'll see a pastel parade of animals floating by overhead. Other pieces (more aptly called fragments, since only one track stretches beyond the three-minute mark), like Symphony No. 41's fourth movement, wander into more robust Mozart territory, but it's here the claims about classical music enhancing young kids' abstract reasoning skills and spatial intelligence crystallize. Babies strapped in for a roller coaster of sounds that gracefully dips, swerves, and high-jumps like this version, do have to process what they're hearing somehow (and a case could be made that the instruments Weisbach's chosen--the vibraphone, glockenspiel, and music box among them--make it more appealing for them to do so). Followers of Julie Aigner-Clark's Baby Einstein empire, many of whom opted out of the fan club once Disney bought the company in 2001, won't trip over a single Mickey Mouse-ified sound here. This is pure, plugged in, and muted Mozart, and if it doesn't make your baby smarter, it'll at least sound awfully sweet issuing from your nursery's speakers. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Lively and comforting CD!.......2007-06-12

This CD is inspiring and comforting! I have listened to it a lot since I got it and will continue to share it with junior when he arrives.

5 out of 5 stars Baby loves this music!.......2007-02-17

Puts our 6-week old daughter to sleep. What more could you ask for!

3 out of 5 stars Baby Mozart.......2007-02-14

Although the selection of music was good, I was disappointed at the synthesized sounds of the music. I have heard much of the "Mozart Effect" for stimulating learning in young minds, but why market it this way? Just turn on your radio to your local classical music station and give your child the benefit of the real thing without having to put more money in Disney's pockets.

5 out of 5 stars great gift - thank you.......2007-01-18

thankyou - I gave this as a gift - they loved it

5 out of 5 stars Great music for baby AND mom.......2006-04-18

I bought this CD with a gift card, because I wanted some soothing music for my daughter's naptime. In looking at the titles of the pieces, I didn't recognize very many, but in listening to the CD I found that I recognize much of the music. I was pleased at how calming it was and found myself humming various pieces throughout the day.

I would recommend this CD, and plan to purchase other Baby Einstein music!
25 Mozart Favorites
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • How can you go wrong with Mozart?...Buy this and find out.
  • 25 Mozart Favorites
  • Wonderful collection and price!
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ASIN: B0000058HV
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

  1. 'The Marriage Of Figaro': Overture
  2. Symphony No. 29 In A, K. 201: ll. Andante
  3. Symphony No. 25 In G Minor, K. 183: l. Allegro con brio
  4. Piano Concerto No. 9 In E Flat, K. 271: ll. Andantino
  5. Piano Concerto No. 17 In G, K. 453: l. Allegro
  6. 'The Magic Flute': Overture
  7. Symphony No. 40 in G minor: l. Molto Allegro
  8. Symphony No. 38 In D, K. 504 'Prague': lll. Finale: Presto
  9. Serenade In B-Flat For 13 Winds, K. 361/370A 'Gran Partita': lll. Andante
  10. Clarinet Concerto In A, K. 622: l. Allegro
  11. Flute Concerto No. 2 In D, K. 314: ll. Andante ma non troppo
  12. Clarinet Quintet In A, K. 581: ll. Larghetto
  13. Piano Sonata In C Minor, K. 457: ll. Adagio
  14. Piano Sonata In A Minor, K. 310: l. Allegro maestoso
  15. Piano Concerto No. 23 In A, K. 488: ll. Adagio
  16. Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543: lV. Finale: Allegro
  17. Horn Concerto No. 3 In E-Flat, K. 447: lll. Allegro
  18. Piano Concerto No. 21 In C, K. 467: ll. Andante
  19. Sinfonia Concertante For Violin And Viola In E-Flat, K. 364: l. Allegro maestoso
  20. String Quartet No. 17 In B-Flat, K. 458 'The Hunt': l. Allegro vivace assai
  21. Violin Concerto No. 4 In D, K. 218: ll. Andante cantabile
  22. Violin Concerto No. 5 In A, K. 219: ll. Adagio
  23. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: lV. Presto
  24. Requiem, K. 626: Confutatis Maledictis
  25. Exsultate Jubilate: Alleluia

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This is an astonishing collection of works - or parts of works - by Mozart that covers almost every aspect of his creative output: symphonic, religious music, concerti (for piano, horn, violin, clarinet, flute), chamber music, serenades (for strings; winds), a couple of opera overtures and more. Those who know and love Mozart's music will not need this, but it's a great introduction, a great overview. The selections are well-chosen and interestingly organized, with familiar pieces splrinkled among some not-so well known. A good primer. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars How can you go wrong with Mozart?...Buy this and find out........2007-05-13

I was extraordinarely ignorant when I purchased this recording. I thought,"WOW!! Look at all the music you get in this CD set. The price cannot be beat!" When I received the CD, I discovered that you don't really get any music at all. This is a great sample CD, and should be bought by a person brand new to classical music. However, if you have any experience with classical music, you will want to pass on this CD.

Each of the pieces are hacked apart to the point of it being comical. It's interesting to listen to the greatest music in the world, only to have the development cut. All of a sudden I was thrust into a new key, I thought my ears were going crazy. Perhaps an effort by a decent high school orchestra, but this music is not up to snuff with any other recording.

Do yourself a favor and go out and purchase real recordings of Mozart, and not watered down stereotypes.

5 out of 5 stars 25 Mozart Favorites.......2007-05-12

Very pleased with product, delivery, cost and service. Will use this vendor again.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful collection and price!.......2007-05-11

I found this to be a nice collection of favorites, especially to keep in the car and listen to. It is a variety of well known compilations. Although not encompassing, it is perfect as a review for driving, relaxing, and enjoyment. Plus, the price is right!

4 out of 5 stars Nice Mozart selection - Nice price.......2006-09-24

Nice selection of Mozart work that give us inner peace...

4 out of 5 stars Mozart Listener.......2006-08-31

This is a good CD if you like Mozart's music. It is not the best CD I ever purchased. It is nice to listen to it in the morning before I go to work. And I sometimes listen to it in the evening before I go to bed. It is relaxing and soothing. I am not a music major or therapist. This is the best review I can write. Mary Agnes Cross
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ASIN: B00004Y6T1
Release Date: 2000-09-05

Tracks:

  1. Wedding March (Lohengrin)
  2. Allegro I (Water Music) - Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
  3. Trumpet Voluntary
  4. Minuet (Music For The Royal Fireworks)
  5. Canon in D Major
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  10. Arioso
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  12. Panis Angelicus
  13. Weichet Nur' (Wedding Cantata)
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best Music Ever for Home Wedding.......2007-07-20

The tape consists of 25 traditional wedding songs played by big orchestras; the music was beautiful and made a small ceremony into a special, unforgettable ceremony.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for wedding planners.......2007-04-05

I work regularly with people planning church weddings who want the service to be dignified, traditional and formal. Often they have "ear memory" of music they've heard in other weddings, but no idea about its composer or title. This CD is the best compilation I've found of music that fits those requirements. Selections include great music and performances make it easy to imagine how they would sound in a particular church or other setting. Includes works by Protestant, Catholic and secular composers.

5 out of 5 stars Great item!.......2007-03-29

Great CD! Perfect when planning your wedding music. There are a variety of songs from various composers.

4 out of 5 stars Preview your wedding day.......2006-08-14

This CD was inexpensive, and provided a great way to preview songs for my wedding. The CD had a good song selection. My fiance and I were able to get a better idea of how the songs would be at our wedding. Definitely an inexpensive tool that is worthwhile.

5 out of 5 stars 25 WEDDING FAVORITES.......2006-07-20

My daughter had to move her wedding 3 weeks before the event and the music she had arranged could not be there. I purchased this CD and we were thrilled with the price, the selections on the cd and how quickly it arrived. Thanks for providing the music for a beautiful wedding.
Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Extraordinarily Moving Music in Extraordinarily Moving Performances
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Peter Lieberson: Neruda Songs

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ASIN: B000JU8HJ2
Release Date: 2006-12-19

Tracks:

  1. Si no fuera porque tus ojos tienen color de luna
  2. Amor, amor, las nubes a la torre del cielo
  3. No estes lejos de mi un solo dia, porque como
  4. Ya eres mia. Reposa con tu sueno en mi sueno.
  5. Amor mio, si muero y tu no mueres

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This beautiful, touching cycle of five love songs on poems by Pablo Neruda was composed by Peter Lieberson for his wife, Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. They were first presented in Los Angeles in May, 2005. This recording, coming as it does just months after Hunt Lieberson's untimely death, is a fitting tribute to her art. The songs are as arrestingly lovely and moving as are her performances of them. It will be a long time before another singer dares undertake a performance that might try to bring something new to the music. Scored for mezzo-soprano and a bevy of instruments (not all of which ever play at once--flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, various percussion, harp, piano and strings--the songs are all "approachable" modern music, filled with both drama and a distinctively Spanish flavor. The songs range from a sensual appreciation of the beloved and a fear of separation to a peaceful but very sad evocation: "My love, if I die and you don't." Lieberson clearly composed them with great love for his wife; we the listeners benefit from that love in the direct, candid music and performances. This cycle may just be the Four Last Songs of the 21st century. A must. --Robert Levine

Album Description

This album serves as a profoundly moving tribute to the artistry of mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who passed away on July 3rd, 2006 after a long bout with cancer, at the age of 52. It is also a testament to the remarkable personal and musical relationship the singer cultivated with her composer husband Peter Lieberson, who adapted five sonnets from Chilean poet Pablo Neruda for this work, jointly commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Extraordinarily Moving Music in Extraordinarily Moving Performances.......2007-05-14

I have rarely been so touched at a deep emotional level as I have been by this collection of five songs written as a passionate gift of love by composer Peter Lieberson for his wife, the mezzo Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, a transcendent artist. Everything about the work -- from the outpouring of glorious sound and passion from Ms Lieberson to the texts by Pablo Neruda to the rich sounds of the Boston Symphony under James Levine playing Lieberson's richly romantic music -- adds to the emotional power of the performance. If one then understands that this music was written during a time when Ms Hunt Lieberson was struggling with the cancer that ultimately killed her, that the recording was made not out of desperation but out of hope during one of her periods of modest remission, and that she died not long afterwards, it makes the experience all the more powerful.

One must add that there are two other similarly nonpareil recordings -- eerily enough with singers who were either mezzo-soprano or contralto -- that are classics at least partly because they were made just before the singers died: Jan de Gaetani's recording of her husband's chamber orchestrations of songs by Mahler and Berlioz (including a heartbreaking 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen') Jan DeGaetani Sings Berlioz, Mahler and, of course, Kathleen Ferrier's 'Das Lied von der Erde' Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Bruno Walter with the touching dying-away of her last words 'Ewig ... ewig ... ewig'.

One can only hope that Hunt Lieberson, Ferrier and de Gaetani are singing together in Heaven. Ave atque vale.

Scott Morrison

5 out of 5 stars A fFinal Tribute.......2007-04-04

Lorraine Hunt Leberson was one of those rare singers who sang from her heart
and mind in perfect unity. Her many recordings attest to that fact. This
recording of her husbands composition is a glowing account of there love
for each other and a lasting tribute to their artistry.

5 out of 5 stars neruda songs just right.......2007-03-26

cd took a little long to come, but once it did was in great shape just as advertised. thanks!

5 out of 5 stars A soulful monument.......2007-03-22

I suppsoe one way to describne these songs is that they are of love and fate. Lorraine Hunt sings them magically - full of emotional and vocal force. So heartfelt are the music and singing that I find myself close to tears at times. Added to the impact is simply knowing of her sad fate, which both she and her husband were only too keenly aware of all along. The music is so accessible that I would be surprised if people require many hearings to enjoy it - if 'enjoy' is quite the right word. If you want to be moved by the human heart and the fate it echoes, this is one CD to get.
Only one complaint: the CD is mighty short, not much over 30 minutes or so. But I can't think of what might have been a companion piece unless it had been the Rilke Songs which, however, are already on another CD (also recommended).

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Music.......2007-03-14

This recording is gorgeous. The texts by Neruda are enchanting, and Lorraine Hunt Lieberson gives a beautiful performance of music written for her.
Songs by Mahler, Handel & Peter Lieberson
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful Tribute
  • how do you even begin to comment on this singer?
  • A reissued recital in tribute to a great artist
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Songs by Mahler, Handel & Peter Lieberson

Manufacturer: Wigmore Hall Live
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ASIN: B000MEYHXA
Release Date: 2007-04-10

Tracks:

  1. Ich Atmet' Einen Linden Duft
  2. Blicke Mir Nicht In Die Lieder
  3. Liebst Du Um Schonheit
  4. Um Mitternacht
  5. Ich Bin Der Welt Abhanden Gekommen
  6. E Vivo Ancora...Scherza Infida
  7. As With Rosy Steps
  8. O Ihr Zartlichen
  9. Stiller Freund
  10. Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's Spoken Introduction To: Triraksha's Aria
  11. Triraksha's Aria
  12. Spiritual: Deep River
  13. Unbewegte Laue Luft Op.57 No.8

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We are indebted to Wigmore Hall for preserving this 1998 recital by the great, beloved mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who was tragically taken from us in 2006. Now that her recordings are all we have left, this one is particularly valuable: it captures the vibrant immediacy of a live performance. The concentrated, spellbound silence of the audience is like a tangible presence. It also captures the incomparable beauty of Hunt Lieberson's voice: a dark alto in the low register, a warm mezzo in mid-range, crowned by a radiant top. Seamless, focused, and pure, she could make it float ethereally or glow with intensity; her intonation and breath-control were impeccable. The program illustrates the breadth of her repertoire. Baroque opera was among her specialties, and the record includes two slow Handel arias, one a lament, one a prayer. She carries the influence of the bel canto style and its tendency to swell notes with delayed vibrato over into the Five Mahler Songs on Rückert poems, making them sound a bit fussy and calculated, particularly the first and last, which are extremely slow. In the fourth, however, the initial despair and final heroic resignation come out beautifully. In both these groups, one misses the orchestra, especially because the pianist, an admirable, empathetic partner, sounds distant and subdued. The program ends with works by her husband, Peter Lieberson: two songs on Rilke poems and an aria from the opera Ashoka's Dream. No composer could wish for a more persuasive advocate. She brings out their majesty, passion, and inward expressiveness with total identification. As encores, the spiritual "Deep River," the first verse in the low register, the second an octave higher, is deeply devout; Brahms' "Unbewegte laue Luft" starts softly and ends in a burst of glory. --Edith Eisler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Tribute.......2007-07-15

The re-issue of (AT LAST!) of this live concert is a fitting tribute to the late Lorraine Hunt-Lieberson. The achingly beautiful Mahler lieder and the joyous Handel arias for which she was so well known, are exquisitely and movingly sung. This is a must-have for those who loved this great artist. Her favorite encore number, "Deep River" could melt a heart of stone.

5 out of 5 stars how do you even begin to comment on this singer?.......2007-06-22

I am fortunate to work in an office with walls and a door, where I can actually play music without disturbing anyone. Lately, because work has been particularly stressful, I've been playing and replaying my Hunt Lieberson CD's. Sometimes I am forced to just stop what I'm doing and listen, because I can't help it. Other times I'm aware of this glorious, comforting, melodic background to my work that makes everything I do more tolerable and less fraught. To say that I'm awestruck by this woman's gift would be the grossest of understatements. I don't recall ever responding to music in this way--and I am a singer. No one who cares about vocal music should be without all of Hunt Lieberson's work. Simply extraordinary.

5 out of 5 stars A reissued recital in tribute to a great artist.......2007-06-01

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson got her just due as a great singer only in the last seven years or so of her life. She had sung gloriously at the New York City Opera without being offered a chance to debut at the Met until she was in her forties and made a huge success as Dido in Berlioz's Les Troyens. Now that she is gone, her rpemature death has inspsired a number of tribute albums, of which this 1998 recital in Wigmore Hall is one of the best.

For one thing, it's her only solo recital on disk, and it features some staples of her repertoire--two arias from Handel's Theodora, two beautiful Rilke settings by Petyer Lieberson, and the spiritual 'Deep River' as one of the encores. Hunt Lieberson was also a great Mahler singer but never recored any. She was deeply moving in the Third Sym. as she is here in the five Ruckert lieder. Roger Nognobles offers exceptionally sensitive accompaniments, particularly in the Mahler--I'd rank this CD as first choice if you want these songs outside their usual orchestral setting.

In sum, a unique recital form a much loved and greatly missed singer.

5 out of 5 stars Great Lieberson Recital.......2007-05-31

This album is a 1998 recital by the great mezzo Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. It begins with 5 very beautiful songs by Mahler, all settings from poems by Freidrich Ruckert, followed by two Handel Arias, E vivo ancora from Ariodante, and As with rosy steps from Theodora. The Theodora aria is absolutely ravishing and brings down the house. No one sings Handel like Lieberson, the depth of feeling is remarkable. She concludes with three songs by her (at that time future) husband, the American Composer, Peter Lieberson. Finally she sings two encores, the American spiritual Deep River, and a lovely Brahms lieder Unbewegte laue Luft.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson was one of the finest Mezzo's of our time. She had a gorgeous dark and warm tone with so much depth. In this recital she is at her absolute artistic peak and the audience realize that they are hearing something special. Roger Vignoles is one of the great piano accompanists of our time, and he shows it in this recording. Listening to this recital brings home the tragedy of Liebersons untimely death last year.
Build Your Baby's Brain
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Build Baby's Brain through Classics Vol 1
  • Wonderful stimulating music for baby
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ASIN: B00000AE72
Release Date: 1998-08-25

Tracks:

  1. Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro - Philadelphia Orch; Ormandy, E.
  2. Fse
  3. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from "Solomon"
  4. Alla Turca
  5. Quintet in a Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 114 "Trout"
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  7. "Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring" from Cantata No. 147
  8. Canon in D
  9. Quintet in a Major for Piano and Strings, Op. 114 "Trout"
  10. Air ("On the G String") From Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068
  11. Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata No. 208
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  13. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan"
  14. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"
  15. "Dove Sono" from le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492
  16. "Li Darem la Mano" from Don Giovanni, K. 527
  17. Bist du Bei Mir, BWV 508

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Hundreds of compilation recordings have been thrust on the market in recent years on the theory that classical music makes a nice, non-threatening accompaniment to everything from working out to making love. And here we have one compilation promising to make your baby smarter. It's offensive enough that the music featured on these compilations is spliced up so that the most you hear of any work is a single movement; what's really annoying is the poor quality of so many of the featured performances. So it is some consolation that the artists here include such 20th-century legends as the Cleveland Orchestra under Szell and the Budapest String Quartet with Mieczyslaw Horszowski. Of course if these folks were alive, one can imagine their violent objection to this presentation of their work. --Gwendolyn Freed

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Build Baby's Brain through Classics Vol 1.......2006-07-25

I am a true fan of Classical music and this was purchased as a gift for a co-worker who is adopting a child from China. Therefore I did not open it nor listen to it. The recipient is now overseas picking up their daughter so I know they haven't had the opportunity to listen to it. I think it's a great idea, though, and purchased a used set for my Grandson.

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful stimulating music for baby.......2006-06-23

I am sorry for the previous review who said that intelligence is hereditary. If that is true, all mankind would have been doomed from the start.

Intelligence is not hereditary, but rather a result of stimulation during infancy and birth. Sure, it isn't a guarantee that your child *will* become a genius if you attempt to educate them from birth, but there is no doubt that real educational stimulation of a young mind is a powerful indicator that the child will be more advanced than the average child.

Music is not just notes played. Music--real music--is everything. Though the music of today will fade, classical music will always be around because it is classic. It fits no matter what era you place it in. There is always a home for it. The artists are timeless just as the beautiful melodies are.

I certainly believe that babies who listen to music will become more familiar with and more easily understand music and instruments. Therefore, they will be quicker of mind. It is just a fact that people who play instruments are usually of higher intelligence.

I don't think that people are destined to be stupid or geniuses. I believe it is a question of environment. I feel I'm a great mother but I haven't done everything I could have been doing to help my son's mind expand as an infant. Now that he is a toddler (18 months) I am teaching him to read and exposing him to the magic of classical music in hopes that it will help mold him and set him apart from the rest.

Minds are trainable. You just have to work at it. This CD compiled of beautiful pieces composed by instrumental geniuses will help you do just that.

5 out of 5 stars The greatest CD!!.......2006-01-17

I received this CD free when I had my first baby and it instantly became my fav cd of all time. I have it on my computer and I had another copy made because I just can not imagine not having it.
And as for the comment that the music has nothing to do with intellingence, you stand alone on that front. Besides, what does it hurt? It's great, soothing music and the babies enjoy it.

5 out of 5 stars Forget baby, it's mine?.......2005-09-01

I love my child, but the first time I heard this CD, It immediately went from her recorder to mine. I take it practically everywhere I go. I know it's technically "Her" CD, but the selections are so soothing; and you need that type of comfort when stuck in traffic. Honestly, we both enjoy it - and I'm glad someone thought enough to give it as a gift.

5 out of 5 stars Love this CD--why all the complaints?.......2004-08-30

I'm not sure what people were expecting when they purchased this. For one thing it tells you exactly what is on the CD. Its not a mystery!! If you buy it on amazon it has listed every title on it so I"m not sure about the people who said they were dissapointed because they already own those titles. Obviously you should glance at the list of titles on this CD if you have a large classical collection already. However if you don't already have a classical collection this is by far excellent .I'll be honest and admit I listen to one of the volumes daily regardless of who is in the room. It's marketed for babies but it is really for anyone. There are SO many classical pieces out there. What they have done is to take the best of the best and also the ones that are known to appeal to babies. For some reason many reviewers thing they just took a random sampling of classical music. In reality they have put together those that appeal most to children. I can tell you that my 1 year old daughter actually dances to these. She really likes them a lot. I consider the whole collection a must have for any household.
Beethoven for Babies
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Beethoven for Babies
  • Nicest classical CD I have found for my baby (& me)
  • Ode To Beethoven
  • Pseudoscientific crap, but some of the music is good here
  • Nicest classical music CD I've found for my baby (& me)
Beethoven for Babies

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ASIN: B000009OU6
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

  1. Six National Airs With Variations, Op. 105: The Cottage Maid (Welsh)
  2. Six National Airs With Variations, Op. 105: The Last Rose Of Summer (Irish)
  3. Six National Airs With Variations, Op. 105: Chiling O'Guirg (Irish)
  4. Six National Airs With Variations, Op. 105: English Bulls (Irish)
  5. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: St. Patrick's Day (Irish)
  6. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: O Mary, At The Window Be (Scottish)
  7. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Oh, Thou Are The Lad Of My Heart (Scottish)
  8. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Fur Elise
  9. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor ('Pathetique') - Adagio cantabile
  10. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: String Quartet No. 13 In B-Flat - Alla Danza Tedesca. Allegro assai
  11. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Piano Sonata No. 7 In D - Menuetto (Allegro)
  12. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: The Creatures Of Prometheus - Finale. Allegretto
  13. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Piano Sonata No. 18 In E-Flat - Menuetto (Moderato e grazioso)
  14. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Piano Sonata No. 20 In G - Tempo di menuetto
  15. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Symphony No. 8 In F - Allegro scherzando
  16. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor ('Choral') - Ode To Joy
  17. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Piano Sonata No. 15 In D ('Pastoral') - Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
  18. Ten National Airs With Variations, Op. 107: Symphony No. 6 In F ('Pastoral') - Hymn Of Thanksgiving

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For the parent looking to ease their child into a familiarity with classical music, this is a very well chosen set of Beethoven works. It begins with a generous selection of airs composed late in the composer's life. The presence of the flute as the lead instrument on these selections has a soothing quality that moves the ear in an ideally subtle way, especially as it gives way to the more excited piano sonata pieces. Zoltán Kocsis's reading of "Pathétique" is followed by Claudio Arrau's take on the 7th, 15th, and 18th sonatas and Sviatoslav Richter's lyrical take on the 20th ("Pastoral"). Programmed amidst the piano pieces, which are great studies in dynamics and musical spacing, are some fine orchestral snippets, none longer than five minutes. The collection does a fine balancing act, condensing works that don't inherently lend themselves to shortened renditions and carefully managing moods, entry, and egress to each segment. This is fine anthology work. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beethoven for Babies.......2007-05-21

My baby and I really enjoy this CD. It is so fun to feel the baby get excited when I play it. I have a pillow speaker and just place it right up against my stomach. It evens helps me to get in a nap or just rest for a while.

5 out of 5 stars Nicest classical CD I have found for my baby (& me).......2005-09-01

This is a very pleasant CD to listen to, and I think the quality of the music is excellent. I enjoy listening to this with my 10 month old son, and we also listen to the radio and lots of modern music. I recently purchased 5 of the classical "Baby Einstein" CDs and I consider them to be inferior to this Beethoven for Babies CD. The Baby Einstein are very synthesized sounding and I think they are annoyingly mellow and kind of dopey. This Beethoven CD is beautiful. In fact I'm going to buy 1 or 2 more from this series.

5 out of 5 stars Ode To Beethoven.......2005-05-13

The actual reason I bought this cd is for "Fur Elise" but it turned out to be much more than I bargained for. Before road rage sets in while sitting in a traffic jam during rush hour, play this. If you need to take it easy and escape from your reality, play this. Need something to play at work that's not explicit or offensive, play this. Of course, it's not Beethoven himself, but if you need some quiet time, play this. Even while you read, you could play this. If you want some authenticity to your collection, get Beethoven for Babies.

3 out of 5 stars Pseudoscientific crap, but some of the music is good here.......2004-05-27

The 3 stars is only because the hucksters that put this together at least had the decency to tracks featuring Arrau & Richter on this CD. A lot of these "turn your baby into a genius with classical music" CDs and tapes feature only lousy musical performances from hack musicians you have never heard of.

That having been said, if you are stupid enough to believe any of this "Mozart Effect" horse manure --- which continues to have no support in any sort of controlled test environment --- then your babies will probably inherit your limited intellectual capacities & no amount of Beethoven & Mozart will ever be able to help them.

If, on the other hand, you are introducing Junior to classical music, you could do worse --- but you could also do better. Go get Arrau's complete Beethoven sonatas & concerti, get the Berg Quartett's complete Beethoven quartet cycle, and get John Eliot Gardiner's complete Beethoven symphonies --- just for a start. Also, don't stop with Beethoven & Mozart. My 9-month old daughter gets a diverse exposure to a thousand years of music, and very little is off limits. She got acquainted with the Bartok Quartets within her first couple of months, and it doesn't look like we have created an axe murderer or anything like that.

Anyway, if you want to create a classical music lover, do it right and go the distance, rather than doing it piecemeal with CDs like this. Your baby may still be a moron, but at least will be a moron with exquisite taste.

5 out of 5 stars Nicest classical music CD I've found for my baby (& me).......2003-11-23

This is a very pleasant CD to listen to, and I think the quality of the music is excellent. I enjoy listening to this with my 10 month old son, and we also listen to the radio and lots of modern music. I recently purchased 5 of the classical "Baby Einstein" CDs and I consider them to be inferior to this Beethoven for Babies CD. The Baby Einstein are very synthesized sounding and I think they are annoyingly mellow and kind of dopey. This Beethoven CD is beautiful. In fact I'm going to buy 1 or 2 more from this series.
Essential Bach
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Essential Bach is OK
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Essential Bach

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ASIN: B00004SPLF
Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

  1. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: Toccata in D minor
  2. Orchestral Suite No. 3 In D Major: Air
  3. Prelude in C major
  4. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 In G Major: Allegro
  5. Goldberg Variations: Aria
  6. Sleepers Awake: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
  7. Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor: I Allegro moderato
  8. Jesu, joy of man's desiring
  9. Keyboard Concerto No.4: Allegro: I Allegro
  10. Cello Suite No.3: Bourees I & II: Bourrees I And II
  11. Concerto for Oboe & Violin In C Minor: Adagio
  12. Mass In B minor: Crucifixus
  13. Cello Suite No.1 in G Major: Praeludium
  14. French Suite No.5 in G major: Gigue
  15. Prelude in D Minor
  16. Brandenburg Concerto No.5 In D Major: III Allegro
  17. Matthaus-Passion: St Matthew Passion

Tracks:

  1. Brandenberg Concerto No.2 In F Major: I Allegro
  2. Concerto For 2 Violins In D Minor: II Largo, ma non tanto
  3. Lute Suite In E Major: Prelude
  4. Cantata: Sheep may safely graze
  5. Cello Sonata In G Minor: II Adagio (excerpt)
  6. Italian Concerto In F Major: II Allegro
  7. Weihnachtsoratorium: Pastoral sinfonia
  8. Violin Concerto No.1 In A Minor: II Andante
  9. Partita No.1 In B Flat Major: Gigue
  10. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor: Menuet
  11. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor: Badinerie
  12. Oboe Concerto In F Major: Siciliano
  13. Brandenberg Concerto No.3 In G Major: I Allegro
  14. Violin Partita No.2 In D Minor: Allemande
  15. Violin Partita No.2 In D Minor: Gigue
  16. Keyboard Concerto No.2 In E Major: I Allegro (excerpt)
  17. Cantata: Sanctify us by thy goodness
  18. Keyboard Concerto No.5 In F Minor: II Largo
  19. Concerto In A Minor: I Allegro

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It is not possible to fit 36 Bach masterpieces on two CDs, so what Essential Bach does is present individual movements from across a range of the composer's work. The anthology is clearly aimed at the newcomer, and the absence of booklet notes to put the music in context is disappointing. We are only given titles, performers, and what films the extracts have been featured in, from Rollerball to The English Patient.

On the plus side, most if not all of the music is instantly recognizable, by melody if not by name. Everything from the Brandenburg Concertos to "Air on a G String" to the B Minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion is represented. Performances range from 1960 to 1993, encompassing both early instrument and modern orchestra interpretations by a wide variety of forces, including Sir Neville Marriner with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Raymond Leppard leading the English Chamber Orchestra. Given such diversity the result is unavoidably a patchwork, albeit one made from the finest materials, and as such is perhaps best treated as a sampler to aid exploration of the vast legacy of one of the very greatest composers who ever lived. --Gary S. Dalkin, Amazon.co.uk

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars so amazing .......2006-06-14

I love this kind of playing. this is my favorite classical cd.

3 out of 5 stars Essential Bach is OK.......2005-09-29

This is a good basic primer. A true Bach lover might find a better selection/orchestra.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of mostly recognizeable music.......2005-03-18

LOVE LOVE LOVE this 2-CD set. I bought I a awhile back and have enjoyed it very much. My toddler likes it too. I think it's a great value for the money and may have to get another copy if this one wears out.

5 out of 5 stars Exquisite Essential Bach.......2005-02-01

Value and exquisite sampler of Bach on two CD's at an affordable price. Recorded by the likes primarily of Academy of the St. Martin-in-the-fields, Chicago Sympony, Boston Symphony, English Chamber Orchestra and with virtuoso performers as William Bennett, Heinz Hollinger, Pepe Romero, and Wolfgang Rubsam, one gets treated to wonderful Bach exerpts of all his fantastic breath and depth of chamber, symphony and choral works.

One will have to go to other places to find background on these marvelous compositions as the liner notes only list perfomer and date recorded.

5 out of 5 stars Good.......2004-07-13

This is a good album but for information on real choral music visit www.freewebs.com/bachster67/
Bach: Cantatas BWV 82 and 199
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Bach: Cantatas BWV 82 and 199

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ASIN: B0000AOVTI
Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

  1. Aria: Ich Habe Genug
  2. Recitative: Ich Habe Genug. Mein Trost Ist Nur Allein
  3. Aria: Schlummert Ein, Ihr Matten Augen
  4. Recitative: Mein Gott! Wenn Kommt Das Schone: Nun!
  5. Aria: Ich Freue Mich Auf Meinen Tod
  6. Recitative: Mein Herze Schwimmt Im Blut
  7. Aria And Recitative: Stumme Seufzer, Stille Klagen
  8. Recitative: doch Gott Muss Mir Gnadig Sein
  9. Aria: Tief Gebuckt Und Voller Reue
  10. Recitative: Auf Diese Schmerzensreu
  11. Chorale: Ich, Dein Betrubtes Kind
  12. Recitative: Ich Lege Mich In Diese Wunden
  13. Aria: Wie Freudig Ist Mein Herz

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Lorraine Hunt Lieberson has been scantily represented on CD, and that makes this gorgeous, deeply felt release all the more valuable. Here she sings two Bach cantatas composed for solo voice. Her mezzo is not particularly heavy, but it can darken or lighten expressively, and she uses its dusky qualities handsomely. Ich habe genug was originally written for solo bass, but Bach revised it a few years later. The way the voice works with and around a solo oboe (amid the accompanying strings) is beautiful. Of particular note are the aria "Schlummert ein"--a lullaby which Lieberson sings with a long, sustained, hushed tone--and the final aria, in which the singer looks forward to her death and eternal peace; the latter is remarkable for its joyful, flowery vocal line, as upbeat as the lullaby is serene. Lieberson catches the mood, and her rhythmic accuracy, leaning on the beat, brings out the joy in the singer's religious fervor. The second cantata, similarly scored with a prominent solo oboe, begins with a recitative ("My heart swims in blood") and is a confession of guilt; by its close the tone has again turned vivacious, as the sinner looks forward to salvation. Lieberson's voice is capable of level upon level of dynamics, her soft singing is as impressive as her more outgoing expressions. This is a beautiful disc from an important singer. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars PROFILES OF BACH.......2007-06-29

My appreciation of the infinite musical genius of Bach only gains from hearing him interpreted by different artists. I already owned two formidable accounts of cantata 82, one from the great tenor Ian Bostridge in his debut disc, the other from a great bass (the work was originally written for a bass soloist) John Shirley-Quirk. Shirley-Quirk's performance dates from 1965, but he performs with the Academy of St Martin's under Marriner, and they were already committed to an `authentic' style in Bach and Handel. The authentic movement rapidly became `still more authentic' in the hands of, say, McCreesh, but Bostridge and Europa Galante in 2000, and now Hunt Lieberson with her Boston associates two years later, have settled for much the same style as Marriner's. She thus faces formidable competition (if that is any way to look at the matter), but the comparisons only invite gratitude and applause for the special excellence that each exhibits.

One thing that gives this disc a special appeal for me is that the instrumentalists are apparently freelancers. They are totally professional, but the professionalism manages to be combined with the special sense of enthusiasm that I associate more with good amateur music-making, a feeling of individuals coming together to make music together rather than the atmosphere of a band with contracts of tenure. The lengthy and garrulous liner-note tells us all about it, as well as much else. Lieberson's tempi are rather faster than those in the other sets, and the engineers have given her a more forward balance. No complaints from me, not when it is a voice like this. For exquisite vocal sound may I recommend in particular her low notes on `Schlummert ein' and the heavenly treatment of the imperfect cadence (a technical term of course) at `selig zu'.

I have no other account of cantata 199, an earlier work and not quite the equal of its great companion here. That makes this one all the more welcome, and the performance is fully on a par with the other. One interesting point is that the chorale is sung by Lieberson on her own, but as you might expect that gives me no kind of problem. This music is all radiant with Bach's perception of death as a gateway to final fulfilment, and it would be a very dull sort of atheist who can't sense and share the sheer transcendental greatness of the inspiration.

The recorded sound is just fine by me, provided there is no objection to the forward recording of the soloist, which is not overdone in the old manner by any means. The liner note is nothing if not informative, and I urge you to get through it to the end, with the help of a drink if necessary. Bach would not mind that in the least, if certain anecdotes about him are to be believed. Above all, this disc has brought the voice and musicianship of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson into my collection and into my home for the first time, and for that Wie freudig ist mein Herz.

5 out of 5 stars Sublime!.......2007-05-13

Gorgeous phrasing, clear and crisp articulation of the musical intentions and a wonderful unity of ensemble. These are powerful emotional interpretations that will bring you to tears but there is no excessive romantic license taken, only a solid adherence to the rhythmic pulse and directionality of the harmonies. This is what the magic of music is all about with Bach, transforming us from base and despicable creatures into something divine, an alchemical procedure which this ensemble and Hunt-Lieberson perform with absolute mastery and transcendence. A great introduction for anyone who wants to become familiar with Bach's vocal works.

5 out of 5 stars Ich habe genug - I have enough.......2007-02-19

I do not feel qualified to review this item but I find it sublime personally.

5 out of 5 stars Lorraine Hunt Lieberson - Bach Cantatas.......2007-01-11

I first heard Hunt Lieberson only a few months ago, and was immediately moved by her voice and musicianship. These Bach Cantatas display an emotional and spiritual range and intensity that is at times unbearable. Her tragic personal story - she died recently after a struggle with cancer - lends an uncanny quality to the way she sings of suffering, despair and hope. The words never before held such depth. A profound experience.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful.......2007-01-05

I heard this recording on my public station and had to go and immediately buy it. This is one of the most beautiful recordings I have ever heard. Her voice is magical. I am not even an operatic afficianado and I love this CD.

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