KING5.com Classical Music http://www.king5.com en-us Thu, 19 Apr 2007 20:00:01 GMT webmaster@king5.com http://www.king5.com/images/kiosk-sitelogo.gif Classical Music 140 41 http://www.king5.com Lieberson's greatness lives on in just-released works http://www.king5.com/perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/features/classical2/012007ccdrMUSIChunt.1ffd8f0.html KING5.com Classical Music Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died of breast cancer last July at the age of 52, was one of our greatest singers, emotionally profound and theatrically charismatic. Two more examples of her artistry have just been released, thank goodness. Schubert quartets receive definitive treatment http://www.king5.com/perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/features/classical2/012007ccdrMUSICschubert.1ff3ff1.html KING5.com Classical Music After a series of award-winning releases on Decca, the Takacs Quartet has moved to Hyperion with a new violist, Geraldine Walther, on board. Sarah Connolly shines in Elgar work http://www.king5.com/perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/features/classical2/012007ccdrMUSICelgar.1ff7e70.html KING5.com Classical Music Billow, surge, storm and spray: Elgar's Sea Pictures, for mezzo and orchestra, captures the ocean's all. DVD: A sample of Mozart's prodigious output http://www.king5.com/perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/features/classical2/011307ccdrMUSICmozartdvd.387e416e.html KING5.com Classical Music The Salzburg Festival last summer celebrated Mozart's 250th birthday by presenting all 22 of the composer's operas, from juvenilia including Apollo et Hyacinthus and La finta semplice to Die Zauberflöte and La clemenza di Tito. Now, all 22 productions are being issued on DVD. Two fresh Mozart CDs feature great singing http://www.king5.com/perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/features/classical2/011307ccdrMUSICmozart.387cc576.html KING5.com Classical Music Two of the greatest singers of our time have released recita albums to mark the end of last year's Mozart celebrations — and they're both extremely enticing. Composer Michael Hersch finds his voice in orchestral music http://www.king5.com/perl/common/rssredir.pl?page=http://www.king5.com/sharedcontent/features/classical2/010607ccdrMUSIChersch.14a0c654.html KING5.com Classical Music At 35, Michael Hersch is the hot young thing among American composers. He's made several recordings as a pianist, and a solo disc devoted to his keyboard and chamber music came out of Germany. Now, Naxos gives us a full-scale introduction to his orchestral music, and it's impressive.