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Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 12 |
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..."Lowell Liebermann (b.1961) is not yet as well known in this country (despite the endorsement of James Galway and Steuart Bedford) as in his native America. This magnificent new disc may well change that. He is a major figure in the making. Start with the delightful, glittering extracts from Album for the Young and try to resist their shimmering night-scented elegance. Aproach the Concertos with caution - the first has enough energy to knock you to the ground, the second will make sure you don't get up again. But you'll come back for more! The matchless Hough/Hyperion partnership are powerful advocates of powerful music. More please! (5 stars)" Michael Quinn in Tower Classical News (UK) "The First Concerto is an exciting and brilliantly-written tour-de-force for both soloist and orchestra.....the Second Concerto is at once more expansive and inward-looking, and offers further evidence of Liebermann's brilliant command of orchestral color......An outstanding release that can be warmly reccomended. A:1*." John Kersey in Hi Fi News and Record Review |
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