JULY 2026 NEW ON NAXOS
8.559963 Release date: 10 Jul 2026
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Larry Lipkis
Larry LIPKIS (b. 1951) Pierrot and Friends Four Commedia Concerti Mykhailo Sosnovsky, Flute Andriy Tkachuk, Bassoon Oksana Hretchyn, Violin Luke Sieve, Bass Trombone Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Theodore Kuchar
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Internationally acclaimed performer, professor and composer Larry Lipkis has written over 100 works for a variety of vocal and instrumental ensembles. Lipkis’s love of commedia dell’arte stems from his career as a performer of Renaissance music, and these four concerti are musical depictions of characters from this popular theater tradition. The impish and impetuous Pierrot is personified by the bassoon, while his love interest Columbina flits and charms through a mercurial violin. The gently youthful Innamorata or female lover is expressed through a translucently accompanied flute, and the romantic entanglements and acrobatic humor of Harlequin is a perfect fit for the outsized musical personality of the bass trombone.
This release consists entirely of world premiere recordings and represents a Naxos debut for Larry Lipkis , whose accessible but highly personal style we are sure will prove attractive to a wide audience. • The four concertos on this recording are a heartfelt expression of Lipkis’s affection for the commedia dell’arte and its colourful characters. As a performer of early music, he has always felt a great kinship with these whimsical, theatrical creatures from the Renaissance, finding himself repeatedly drawn to compose works in which he tries to capture the essence of their irrepressible spirits in music. Such honestly programmatic material is rarely heard from today’s composers, and this collection of fine character-based concertos provides refreshing flights of fancy for the listener.
Lviv National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
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