Loss of Breath for orchestra Op.58 (1997) c.15'00"

(3.3.3.3./4.3.3.1./timp/perc(4)/hp/pno/cel/strings)

Dedicated to JoAnn Falletta

First performed on January 17th, 1998 at the Long Beach Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California by the Long Beach Symphony conducted by JoAnn Falletta

REVIEWS

“…a heart-stopping world premiere. Lowell Liebermann’s Loss of Breath thrilled and chilled the audience, the first to hear the 13-minute work commissioned expressly for the orchestra…Loss of Breath took listeners on a roller coaster through pounding chases. Those intense, percussion-driven passages were punctuated by often humorous breathers…The work was met with giggles and gasps, creating a huge buzz of discussion after the legthy applause for the 36-year-old composer.”
Long Beach Press-Telegram

“…the music’s modern persona was voiced by a colorful, muscular line. Its humorous charms lead the audience to laugh outright…”
Long Beach Gazette