Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra Op.48 (1995)

0.2.0.0./ 2.0.0.0./ Timp, Vib, Mar, Cel, Pno, Fl solo, Hp solo, Strings

in one movement (listen to sample)

c. 20'00"

Commissioned by Hyun Sun Na, The Florida Philharmonic, The Minnesota Orchestra, The Cincinnati Symphony, and the Dallas Symphony.

First performed on November 1st, 1995 by James Galway, flute and Kathy Kienzel, harp with the Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue, conductor

Dedicated to James Galway

Published by Theodore Presser Company | piano red. and parts 114-40463 | study score 416-41187 | full score 416-41187L

Recordings:
RCA Victor Red Seal | James Galway, flute | Hyun-Sun Na, harp | London Mozart Players | Lowell Liebermann, conductor

Reviews:
"Its appeal rests in its deft, rather French-style orchestration and its beguiling tunes...Liebermann joined the the musicians onstage after the performance to share in the audience's enthusiastic response."

American Record Guide

"...an uncommonly beautiful and inspired work; it is so full of extraordinary musical events that by midway listeners could become exhausted. Like a good novel, however, this concerto makes as audience eager to remain with it to the end. Seldom is such excitement found in music of this genre. At the end of the millennium, it is a privilege to hear a composition that may truly come to be considered the finest flute and harp concerto of the twentieth century."

Suzanne L. Moulton-Gertig, MLA Notes

"Best of all was Lowell Liebermann's Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra."

Chris Pasles, LA Times