Works Discography

Peter Lieberson (1946-2011)

Peter Lieberson came to prominence in the mid-1980s with the Piano Concerto and Drala, two major commissions from the Boston Symphony, with whom he enjoyed a fruitful collaboration. Of profound influence on his music was his practice of Tibetan Buddhism. Many of his works were inspired by Buddhist themes such as King Gesar (1991) and the opera Ashoka’s Dream (1997), both from a series of works based on the lives of enlightened rulers. Lyricism and vocal writing dominated his works of the last decade, reflecting the rich collaborations with Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, for whom he composed Neruda Songs (winner of the 2008 Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition). In addition to his associations with major orchestras such as Boston, New York, Cleveland, Chicago and Los Angeles, Lieberson enjoyed long-standing artistic collaborations with Peter Serkin, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Oliver Knussen. Recent commissions included Remembering JFK: An American Elegy for the National Symphony Orchestra, The World in Flower for the New York Philharmonic; Remembering Schumann for Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax, The Coming of Light; a song cycle for baritone, oboe, and string quartet; the orchestral Suite from Ashoka's Dream; and Songs of Love and Sorrow for Gerald Finley and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His music is published exclusively by Associated Music Publishers.




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Works



Remembering JFK (An American Elegy) (2009-2010)
Songs of Love and Sorrow (2010) for baritone and orchestra
The Six Realms (2000) for amplified violoncello and orchestra

Discography



Peter Lieberson

Songs of Love and Sorrow

The Six Realms


Gerald Finley, baritone

Anssi Karttunen, cello

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Hannu Lintu, conductor

ODE 1356-2



Released 09/2020

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Remembering JFK - 50th Anniversary Concert
Bernstein · Lieberson · Gershwin


Richard Dreyfuss, narrator
Tzimon Barto, piano
National Symphony Orchestra
Christoph Eschenbach
ODE 1190-2D
includes excerpts from the 1961 Inaugural Concert broadcast



Released 05/2011

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