Loss of Breath Op.58 for Orchestra (1997)

(Symphonic poem after the short story by Edgar Allen Poe)

3.3.3.3./ 4.3.3.1./ Timp, Perc (4), Hp, Pno, Cel, Str

c. 15'00"

in one movement (listen to sample)

First Performed on January 17th, 1998 by the Long Beach Symphony, JoAnn Falletta, conductor, Long Beach, California

Dedicated to JoAnn Falletta

Published by Theodore Presser Company | study score #416-41377

Reviews:
"The Long Beach Symphony treated a Saturday night full house to a romantic, 20th century evening kicked off by a heart-stopping world premiere. Lowell Liebermann's Loss of Breath thrilled and chilled the audience. Loss of Breath took listeners on a roller coaster through pounding chases. Those intense, percussion-driven passages were punctuated by often humorous breathers as the orchestra and the story's central character tried to catch their wind. The work was met by giggles and gasps, creating a huge buzz of discussion after lengthy applause for the 36-year-old composer."