Sonata No.2 for Cello and Piano Op.61 (1998)

cello and piano

c. 16'00"

in one movement (listen to sample)

First Performed on September 19th, 1998 at Wigmore Hall, London, England by Steven Isserlis, cello and Stephen Hough, piano

Commissioned by Wigmore Hall

Published by Theodore Presser Company | #114-41040

Reviews:
"...an engaging new Cello Sonata by Lowell Liebermann, which drew the warmest reception for any premiere I've witnessed at the Wigmore Hall."

Michael White, The Independent on Sunday (UK)

"...beautiful writing for both instruments...The middle section of this work evoked a soothing serenity, although there was restrained tension always below the surface that tended to erupt at climactic moments. The final section was frenzied, with the cello and piano parts often tangled and intertwined, and there was a lovely coda that returned us to the lyrical mood of the beginning."

Lyn Bronson, Peninsula Reviews