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Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters

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Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters

February 13, 2013 • For centuries composers have written love letters, but not by scratching words on paper. Their language is music. Hear five passionate outpourings by the likes of Mahler, Janáček and Peter Lieberson.

Measures Of Affection: Five Musical Love Letters

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Around The Classical Internet: April 29, 2011

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Around The Classical Internet: April 29, 2011

April 29, 2011 • Classical music news from points all over, from Philadelphia to Johannesburg to London.

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Composer Peter Lieberson Dies At 64

April 25, 2011 • The thoughtful American composer was influenced by modernism, lyricism and Buddhism. His music was championed by pianist Peter Serkin and his late wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.

The Saddest Music In The World: 6 Tunes To Make You Teary-Eyed

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The Saddest Music In The World: 6 Tunes To Make You Teary-Eyed

September 27, 2010 • What's the saddest music you know? Hear the finest of the forlorn, the best of the bereaved, and the paramount of the pessimistic. And, tell your own story of sad music that has moved you.

Lieberson's 'Songs Of Love And Sorrow' And New Life

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Lieberson's 'Songs Of Love And Sorrow' And New Life

March 30, 2010 • He's battled lymphoma and the loss of his wife. Now, composer Peter Lieberson returns with the long-awaited follow-up to Neruda Songs. The new song cycle is also based on the works of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

Lieberson's 'Songs Of Love And Sorrow' And New Life

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'Neruda Songs' Wins Grawemeyer Award

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December 3, 2007 • Peter Lieberson set love sonnets by Pablo Neruda to music. They turned out to be a farewell gift to his wife, mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who sang the songs' world premiere before she died. Now, the music has won the prestigious Grawemeyer award.

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A Lover's Dying Words, Sumptuously Scored

December 21, 2006 • Lorraine Hunt Lieberson's "My love, if I die and you don't--" offers a clear-eyed tribute to everlasting love. But it's hard not to be moved listening to the late singer's gorgeous, smoky voice, as well as her unsentimental approach to music that already aches with yearning and loss.

'Amor mio, si muero y tu no mueres (My love, if I die and you don't--)' by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

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