Avie Records is proud to announce a collection of works and recordings previously unreleased on record by the incomparable Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. This beautiful collection of Bach and Handel is a celebration of one of the most important artistic collaborations in music: that of Ms. Lieberson and Emmanuel Music Director, Craig Smith.

Lorraine Hunt Lieberson’s substantial fan base and music lovers in general will be eager to hear these stunning performances, spanning from 1992 - 1999.

Track Listing:
Johann Sebastian Bach
[1] from Cantata BWV 30 - Kommt ihr angefochtnen Sünder

George Frideric Handel
Hercules (HWV 60)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson sings the mezzo-soprano role of Dejanira
[2] recit. O Hercules! Why art thou absent from me? (Act 1 Scene 1)
[3] aria The world when day's career is run (Act 1 Scene 1)
[4] recit. Then I am lost! O dreadful oracle! (Act 1 Scene 2)
[5] aria There in myrtle shades reclined (Act 1 Scene 2) with Shannon Snapp, continuo cello
[6] recit. Ye lying omens, hence! (Act 1 Scene 3)
[7] aria Begone, my fears, fly, hence, away (Act 1 Scene 3)
[8] recit. It must be so! fame speaks aloud my wrongs (Act 2 Scene 2) with Jayne West, soprano
[9] aria When beauty sorrow’s liv’ry wears (Act 2 Scene 2) with Danielle Maddon & Lena Wong, violins
[10] recit. O glorious pattern of heroic deeds! (Act 2 Scene 5)
[11] aria Resign thy club and lion's spoils (Act 2 Scene 5)
[12] aria Cease, ruler of the day, to rise (Act 2 Scene 6)
[13] aria Joys of freedom, joys of pow’r (Act 2 Scene 8) with Jayne West, soprano
[14] Mad Scene: Where shall I fly? Where hide this guilty head? (Act 3 Scene 3)

Johann Sebastian Bach
[15] from Cantata BWV 33 - Wie fürchtsam wankten meine Schritte with John Harbison, conductor