Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra Op. 50 (1996) c. 20'00"

(2.2.2.2/2.2.0.0/timp/hp/cel/perc(1)/solo picc/strings)

I. Andante comodo
II. Adagio
III. Presto

Commissioned by the National Flute Association

First performed on August 18th, 1996 at the National Flute Association Convention in New York City by Jan Gippo, piccolo with the New Jersey Symphony conducted by Glenn Cortese

Dedicated to Jan Gippo

RECORDINGS

REVIEWS

“This delightful work was full of eerie beauty and rollicking good humor - it certainly confirmed his status as one of his generation’s finest composers.”
The Post-Courier, Charleston, SC

“…composer Lowell Liebermann has produced an attractive, quirky score in a very 20th century idiom that explores the limits of the instrument.”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"This incredible work exploits the piccolo as a solo instrument. The first movement’s lush sonorities and intense emotion balances the second movement’s lyrical lines, beautifuyl melodies, and passion. The third movement is a raucous and humorous scherzo…”
Flute Talk

“…the conventioneers, recognizing a sure-fire crowd-pleaser, gave the performance a cheering standing ovation.”
The New York Times

“…Lowell Liebermann’s beautiful concerto, stunningly recorded by James Galway.”
American Record Guide