In the generation of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, only Jessye Norman and Thomas Hampson among other Americans could claim to be masterful in singing German lieder, and in many ways she leaves them far behind – neither was as natural as she is, as unaffected in their approach. Hunt Lieberson had a God-given voice allied with innate musicality and the ability to touch audeinces directly in the heart. For want of a better comparison, she was our Kathleen Ferrer. The singer exhibits every facet of her art in this live recital from London's Wigmore Hall recorded in 1999.