Lowell Liebermann: Revelry

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

Catalog #: TROY1380
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Format: Digital
Orchestral

It is a mistake to generalize about the music of a composer with an oeuvre as broad as Lowell Liebermann's--and not only because his music ranges from a body of widely performed piano works and chamber music, to a pair of acclaimed operas, to the body of works for large orchestra of which this recording presents just a selection. In a single piece, we can hear the centuries of music history absorbed into his omnivorous style, from the lyrical melodies and expansive, chromatic harmonies associated with the music of the so-called Romantic period, to non-tonal, atonal, and even twelve-tone elements. Brilliantly performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grant Llewellyn, this recording illuminates Liebermann's compositional voice. One of America's most frequently performed and recorded composers, Lowell Liebermann has served as composer-in-residence for many organizations, including the Dallas Symphony and was the first composer to win the Composers' Invitational Award of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition.

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Title Composer Performer
Concerto for Orchestra Lowell Liebermann BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Variations on a Theme by Mozart Lowell Liebermann BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Nocturne Lowell Liebermann BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn, conductor
Revelry Lowell Liebermann BBC Symphony Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn, conductor

Reviews

  • "Lowell Liebermann's orchestral music is consistently engaging, colorful, tuneful, and approachable at a first listen He even has a vivid sense of humor "

    – Classics Today

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