| John Harbison, Principal Guest Conductor Craig Smith, Founder |
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Jeremy Eichler's top CD picks of 2008
The Boston Globe | December 14, 2008
"LORRAINE AT EMMANUEL," Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano, Orchestra of Emmanuel Music conducted by Craig Smith and John Harbison (Avie) From the archives of Emmanuel Music comes this moving disc of performances by the revered mezzo-soprano, mostly led by the late Craig Smith, a pillar of the local music community. There are excerpts from Handel's "Hercules," but the two most arresting tracks are taken from Bach Cantatas (BWV 30 and 33) in which Lieberson sings with that tonal warmth and inner radiance that were hers alone.