Lipkis: Pierrot and Friends

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
July 10, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Larry Lipkis
    • PERFORMER
      Mykhailo Sosnovsky, Andriy Tkachuk, Oksana Hretchyn, Luke Sieve, Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 10, 2026
    • UPC
      636943996324
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8559963
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. In the Dancing Master's Palace

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Andriy Tkachuk

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    2. II. The Magic Garden

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Andriy Tkachuk

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    3. III. The Flight to Seventh Heaven

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Andriy Tkachuk

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    4. I. Ciaccone

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Oksana Hretchyn

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    5. II. Siciliana

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Oksana Hretchyn

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    6. I. Pastorale

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mykhailo Sosnovsky

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    7. II. Scherzo

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Mykhailo Sosnovsky

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar

    8. Harlequin

      Composer: Larry Lipkis

      Ensemble: Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Luke Sieve

      Conductor: Theodore Kuchar


Internationally acclaimed performer, professor, and composer Larry Lipkis has written over 100 works for a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles. Lipkis's love of commedia dell'arte stems from his career as a performer of Renaissance music, and these four concerti are musical depictions of characters from this popular theatre tradition. The impish and impetuous Pierrot is personified by the bassoon, while his love interest Columbina flits and charms through a mercurial violin. The gently youthful Innamorata, or female lover, is expressed through a translucently accompanied flute, and the romantic entanglements and acrobatic humour of Harlequin are a perfect fit for the outsized musical personality of the bass trombone.