Lowell Liebermann: Frankenstein, Op. 130 (Live)

Featuring

Martin West
San Francisco Ballet Orchestra
Lowell Liebermann

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Compositional Technique

Lowell Liebermann intended the music of each act of the Frankenstein ballet to function as an unbroken symphonic span, with a musical flow and logic that could stand on its own, independent of the story.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The musical language of Lowell Liebermann's Frankenstein ballet is a blend of Classical/Early Romantic aesthetics filtered through his own compositional style, with the transparency and simplicity of Mendelssohn as an inspiration.

Compositional Technique

For the Anatomy Lesson scene, Lowell Liebermann composed the music in the academic form of a set of passacaglia variations, partly because this sectional form would easily accommodate any necessary cuts.

Recording & Production

This recording of Lowell Liebermann's Frankenstein ballet was made live during performances at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco to capture the collaborative elements of orchestra, composer, conductor, and dancers.

Notable Performances

Lowell Liebermann's Frankenstein is a full-length ballet that had its World Premiere on May 17, 2016, at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in London.

Composition History

The choreographer, Liam Scarlett, provided Lowell Liebermann with a bare-bones plot outline and specific timings for sections, but no details on the stage action, which made the composition process challenging.

Composition History

Lowell Liebermann, the composer, had Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein on his short list for operatic treatment for years before Liam Scarlett, the choreographer, approached him to write the ballet music.