Presto Adagio
semplice, ma con molto rubato Allegro
moderato Presto feroce
Liebermann
is one of today's most widely performed and commissioned composers. His Gargoyles is a neo-Romantic work of four
highly contrasted movements that convey an eeriness and sense of mystery. A student of art and architecture, Liebermann
uses the title simply to characterize sharply drawn sketches of a florid and
macabre nature, rather than to suggest any actual musical depiction of these
ornamental grotesqueries.
The
first etude is a feverish study in double notes, wide leaps, and quickly
changing dynamics and articulation. The second features legato octaves above an ostinato
bass. The third is a study in legato
melody accompanied by a gently undulating figuration. The final movement, a
dazzling, dramatic and technically demanding toccata concludes the diabolical
set. Michelle Kim
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Lowell Liebermann
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Gargoyles Lowell Liebermann
Presto
Adagio semplice, ma con molto rubato
Allegro moderato
Presto feroce
Liebermann is one of today's most widely performed and commissioned composers. His Gargoyles is a neo-Romantic work of four highly contrasted movements that convey an eeriness and sense of mystery. A student of art and architecture, Liebermann uses the title simply to characterize sharply drawn sketches of a florid and macabre nature, rather than to suggest any actual musical depiction of these ornamental grotesqueries.
The first etude is a feverish study in double notes, wide leaps, and quickly changing dynamics and articulation. The second features legato octaves above an ostinato bass. The third is a study in legato melody accompanied by a gently undulating figuration. The final movement, a dazzling, dramatic and technically demanding toccata concludes the diabolical set. Michelle Kim
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