Sonata No.2 for cello and piano Op.61 (1998) c.16'00"

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

Commissioned by Wigmore Hall for Steven Isserlis

RECORDINGS

REVIEWS

“..there was an engaging new Cello Sonata by Lowell Liebermann, which drew the warmest reception for any première I’ve witnessed at the Wigmore Hall.”
The Independent on Sunday

“We heard here some beautiful writing for both instruments…The middle section of the 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.”
Peninsula Reviews

“It is a powerful work, still related to tonality…but free and personal in its statements.”
American Record Guide