Peter Lieberson, Vol. 3: Piano Concerto No. 3; Viola Concerto
Details
- Composer
- LIEBERSON, PETER
- Artist
- ODENSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Bridge Records
- Released
- Jun 10, 2014
- Catalog #
- BCD9412
- UPC
- 090404941221
About
At the time of his death in April 2011, Peter Lieberson had planned the present recording, a project he was never to hear realized. The present disc fills out our picture of Lieberson’s accomplishments in the concerto genre, placing the spotlight on two previously unrecorded large-scale works, the Piano Concerto No. 3 and the Viola Concerto. The compositions assembled here complicate the perception that Lieberson’s style evolved straightforwardly, the caterpillar of hard-as-nails maximalism metamorphosing overnight into the butterfly of sweet-smelling neo-romanticism, as exemplified in his masterpiece, “Neruda Songs”. The Piano Concerto No. 3 synthesizes elements from Lieberson’s previous efforts in the form, and brings the cycle to a brilliant and dramatic conclusion. Annotator Matthew Mendez calls the Viola Concerto “a big-hearted, eminently songful piece in the Walton mode.” Lieberson wrote that: “My entry into composing the Viola Concerto was through my love of the viola sound itself. It’s difficult for players, but the expression is very direct, so it’s not a difficult piece to hear.”
Tracklist 6 tracks
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1 I. Leviathan 09:40
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Leviathan
- Duration
- 09:40
- Composer
- Peter Lieberson
- Performer
- Steven Beck
- Ensemble
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Scott Yoo
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2 I. Canticle 07:40
- Track
- 2
- Title
- I. Canticle
- Duration
- 07:40
- Composer
- Peter Lieberson
- Performer
- Steven Beck
- Ensemble
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Scott Yoo
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3 III. Rondo 09:44
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Rondo
- Duration
- 09:44
- Composer
- Peter Lieberson
- Performer
- Steven Beck
- Ensemble
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Scott Yoo
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4 I. Rhapsody 09:50
- Track
- 4
- Title
- I. Rhapsody
- Duration
- 09:50
- Composer
- Peter Lieberson
- Performer
- Roberto Díaz
- Ensemble
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Scott Yoo
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5 II. Scherzo 09:38
- Track
- 5
- Title
- II. Scherzo
- Duration
- 09:38
- Composer
- Peter Lieberson
- Performer
- Roberto Díaz
- Ensemble
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Scott Yoo
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6 III. Adagio. Allegro 09:23
- Track
- 6
- Title
- III. Adagio. Allegro
- Duration
- 09:23
- Composer
- Peter Lieberson
- Performer
- Roberto Díaz
- Ensemble
- Odense Symphony Orchestra
- Conductor
- Scott Yoo