Quintet for Piano and Strings for piano and string quartet Op.34 (1990) c.22'00"

I. Moderato
II. Presto
III. Molto adagio
IV. Allegro brutale

Commissioned by New England Presenters, Inc. 

Dedicated to Jack Cohan

First performed on February 2nd, 1991 at the Peace Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina by Peter Orth, piano with the Franciscan Quartet
 

RECORDINGS

REVIEWS

“The favorable, indeed admiring reception composer Lowell Liebermann received Friday for the world premiere of his Quintet for Piano and Strings Op.34 at the Gunter Theater in the Peace Center for the Performing Arts would have left many an older, seasoned composer envious. Liebermann is not quite 30. It’s not that the work is just likable. It has something to say and says it musically….For all of Liebermann’s obvious technical gifts, he has something far more valuable: emotional honesty. There is rich sentiment and genuine feeling to his music.”
The Greenville News

“The prize work on the program was Lowell Liebermann’s thoroughly winning Quintet for Piano and Strings Opus 34…this piece has the potential to become part of the standard repertory. This is an emotional piece; it has something to say, and says it with great force and character.”
Nashua Telegraph

“It was the final work on the program, Lowell Liebermann’s Quintet for Piano and Strings, Op.34 that made the most powerful impression during the concert…The energy level in the final movement was white hot and totally thrilling.”
Peninsula Reviews

”…it was music to be savored, and its performance received an enthusiastic standing ovation.”
The Saratogian