Chamber Concerto No.1 for violin, piano and string quartet Op.28 (1989) c.18'00"

Commissioned by the Spoleto Festival

Dedicated to Scott Nickrenz

First performed on May 28th, 1989 at the Spoleto Festival, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, South Carolina by Joshua Bell, violin and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano with The Ridge Quartet

RECORDINGS

REVIEWS

“…it is brilliant, melodious, heartwarming music that soars and shimmers, rises to frenzies and engages in moments of intense dialogue…I suspect it will be finding its way into a lot of chamber music programs in the years ahead. The composer, seated in the balcony, had to take many bows before the audience would stop applauding.”
The Washington Post

“The world premiere of a work by the young American award-winning composer Lowell Liebermann was the highlight of the early chamber music program…truly heavenly music. The audience exploded with tumultuous applause…”
The Evening Post, Charleston SC

“Lowell Liebermann’s “Concerto for Violin, Piano, and String Quartet” is simply smashing. The one-movement work is virtuosic, large in scope, and above all utterly accessible without pandering. Its expansiveness is not in its approximately 20-minute length. Rather its expansiveness is in its depth, its matching of spiritual intent to heroic expression and architectural solidity. This special melding of soul, body and mind is the hallmark of great music.”
The Newark Star-Ledger

“But the real interest of the second Chamber Music concert was the world premiere of Lowell Liebermann’s [Chamber Concerto]. [It] runs some 18 minutes and alternates calm and stress, lyricism and drama to great effect.”
The News and Courier, Charleston, SC

“Looking for something new and wonderful in the field of classical music? Maybe Lowell Liebermann is the answer… The young composer had a major new work given its world premiere at the Spoleto Festival USA…and to judge by first hearings, it is a score that is likely to become a staple of the chamber repertory.”
The State, Columbia, SC