Harbison: Chamber Music

Featuring

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson
Mathieu Dufour
Joseph Genualdi
Rami Solomonow
Brant Taylor
Bill Kurtis

Charles Geyer
Barbara Butler
Gail Williams
Michael Mulcahy
Craig Knox
Emily Lodine
Kuang-Hao Huang
Chicago Chamber Musicians
John Harbison

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Performer Biography

Emily Lodine, another mezzo-soprano on this album, is highly regarded for her artistry and mastery of many styles, performing with orchestras like the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and making her Carnegie Hall debut in Handel's Messiah.

Composition History

Six American Painters was commissioned by radio station WGUC Cincinnati in honor of Ann Santen and premiered in April 2002.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Harbison's music is known for its exceptional resourcefulness and expressive range, embracing jazz alongside pre-classical forms and writing for various concert performances.

Composer Biography

John Harbison, born in 1938, is a distinguished American artistic figure, with a Pulitzer Prize for his cantata The Flight Into Egypt and an opera, The Great Gatsby, commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.

Performer Biography

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, a mezzo-soprano on this album, was recognized by Musical America as the 2001 Vocalist of the Year and performed with major orchestras like the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic.

Recording & Production

This recording was made possible by an anonymous donor and additional funding from the Aaron Copland Fund for Music.

Composition History

The ensemble version of North and South, a cycle of six settings of poems by Elizabeth Bishop, was commissioned by the Chicago Chamber Musicians and premiered in May 2001.