Poster Composer Lowell Liebermann
Composer Lowell Liebermann
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Liebermann's twist on a Bach fugue

Composer Lowell Liebermann was haunted for years by a J.S. Bach fugue that spun around and around in his head. Then he was asked to write a new piece for a concert that just happened to fall on Bach's birthday. On this episode of Performance Today, we'll hear Liebermann's twist on Bach's fugue, from a concert in Colorado Springs.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

Henri Vieuxtemps: Souvenir D'amerique, On Yankee Doodle
Leila Josefowicz, violin; John Novacek, piano
Leila Josefowicz: Americana
Philips 462948

George Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25
Danbi Um, violin; Orion Weiss, piano
Music@Menlo, Stent Family Hall, Menlo School, Atherton, CA

Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" Movement 4
The Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
The Nashville Symphony, Laura Turner Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, TN

Lowell Liebermann: Fantasy on a Fugue by J.S. Bach
John Novacek, piano; Elizabeth Mann, flute; Elizabeth Koch Tiscione, oboe; Bil Jackson, Clarinet; Michael Thornton, horn; Michael Kroth, bassoon
Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Packard Hall, Colorado Springs, CO

Hour 2

Carlos Salzedo: Bolero and Rumba
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
Salzedo's Harp
Telarc 80691

Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dances for Piano, Four Hands in C Major, Op. 46
Michael Brown, piano; Wu Han, piano
UGA Performing Arts Center / CMSLC, Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, The University of Georgia Performing Arts Center, Athens, GA

Enrique Crespo: Vals Peruano
Canadian Brass
Rockport Music, Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA

Jennifer Higdon: Harp Concerto
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp; Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; Ward Stare, conductor
American Rapture
Azica 71327

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