(5/5) Sarah Connolly sings the 5th of Peter Lieberson's "Neruda Songs"

5. "Amor mío, si muero y tú no mueres ..." (My love, if I die and you don't ...)

The superb British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly sang the UK premiere of the hauntingly beautiful and poignant cycle of five "Neruda Songs" by Peter Lieberson.

Lieberson wrote the cycle for his wife the mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, who died shortly after giving the first performance in 2005. The songs are settings of poems of love by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda.

Sarah Connolly was accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jiří Bělohlávek. This performance was recorded live at The Barbican, London, on 1 October 2010.

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[melodiaavis]

@milretdisvet Lorraine Hunt Lieberson’s iconic performance of these songs was indeed beautiful and moving. However, I don’t think that should discourage other (brave) artists from singing them, even though they must know that there will be people for whom Lorraine’s performance will never be matched. Peter Lieberson himself listened to this broadcast, and wrote positively to Sarah Connolly afterwards - see her own comment on my upload of part (4/5) of the Neruda Songs "Ya eres mia ..."

[janetdyoung]

How lovely--both the songs and the singer. Thank you.

[melodiaavis]

@janetdyoung Thank you for your nice comment; I am so glad you enjoyed both.

[milretdisvet]

No offense to Sarah Connolly, but nobody could sing this like Lorraine and I wouldn't want to sing any piece after Lorraine sung it and be compared to her....it's really not fair to all the other Mezzo's.

[melodiaavis]

@musodavid This is a lovely song cycle, and Sarah Connolly does interpret it beautifully.

[SarahConnolly63]

Apparently Lorraine cried after this song everytime. I don't know how she got to the end..

[cooperdogable]

What a gorgeous effort on the album cover! Sarah Connolly sings this majestic work with grace and beauty.