Lowell Liebermann: Frankenstein, Op. 130 (Live) Classical Orchestral & Concertos Reference Recordings CD

Lowell Liebermann: Frankenstein, Op. 130 (Live)

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RF 0148

Lowell Liebermann: Frankenstein, Op. 130 (Live)

Label Catalogue Number:
RR-148

Running Time: 01:59:08

Release Date: November 2021
Originally recorded in November 2021

Genre:
Classical
Orchestral & Concertos

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The first audio recording of Lowell Liebermann’s complete score to Liam Scarlett’s ballet adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic Gothic novel. FRANKENSTEIN was recorded during live ballet performances at War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco by RR’s engineering team, comprised of GRAMMY®-winning engineer and Technical Director Keith O. Johnson, and multi-GRAMMY® nominated engineer Sean Royce Martin. The album was produced by the GRAMMY® winning team, Marina A. Ledin and Victor Ledin. The producers state: “The live audience, the special effects, beautiful sets and incredible dancers allowed us to document an “event” rather than simply recording a musical score… The composer, Lowell Liebermann was with us at all of the performances, the orchestral musicians were collaborative throughout, and, of course, conductor Martin West worked tirelessly with us at the performances as well as in the editing and mastering of the final resulting release. “ A masterpiece!

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Nominee in the Contemporary Music category

2023 ICMA Nominee

“… I certainly did not expect the music to be so beautiful and lush… Liebermann is no modernist. He makes a compelling case for the humanist melodrama at the story’s core and commits fully to the long-form narrative. It all works well- and the music will just about sweep you off your feet…”

Nathan Faro – American Record Guide – March/April 2022

“Reference Recordings continues to be adventurous in their choice of repertoire alongside recordings of familiar compositions from the likes of Richard Strauss. Liebermann’s ballet – a radical take on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – may be worth exploring if you are prepared to move outside the parameters of the familiar.”

Barry Forshaw – cdchoice.co.uk – 24 February 2022

“… If your musical aesthetic allows it, this score will easily sweep you along with it as you listen to it. At its best, the music here is extraordinarily powerful and uncommonly sumptuous. A symphonic masterpiece trapped within the confines of a ballet.”

Marc Bridle – MusicWeb-International.com – 23 February 2022

“… Lowell Liebermann’s score has a distinctly visual, plot-driven and dramatic character, and is absolutely brilliantly orchestrated, so that it is a great pleasure to hear this imaginative, colorful and richly ornamented music, pleasantly rich in movement.

The distinctive themes for the acting characters and the descriptive music make it easy to follow the action purely aurally, without seeing the ballet… The performance by the excellent San Francisco Ballet Orchestra under its Music Director, Martin West is atmospheric and evocative. Frankenstein is undoubtedly a ballet score that joins the ranks of great works in the genre.” *****

Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 17 December 2021

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