
David Liptak was born in 1949 in Pittsburgh. His music has been described as “luminous and arresting,” “richly atmospheric,” and having “transparent textures, incisive rhythms, shimmering lightness.” His compositions have been performed by the San Francisco Symphony, the Montreal Symphony, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Youngstown Symphony, the Sinfonia da Camera of Illinois
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Forlane
Octet "It Began with a Dream": II. Scherzo
Folgore's Months: I. February
Rhapsodies: I. Con forza
Songs for Persephone: The Musicians
Soundings
Through the Brightening Air
Serenade for alto saxophone and strings: I. A Backward Glance
Octet "It Began with a Dream": I. It Began with a Dream
The Sacred Harp
Octet "It Began with a Dream": III. Fantasia
Ancient Songs: V. The Wreckage of the Moon
Concerto for Viola and Percussion: I. August Snow
Octet "It Began with a Dream": IV. Finale
Folgore's Months: II. August
Folgore's Months: III. May
Folgore's Months: IV. December
Ancient Songs: IV. Death Song
Broken Cries
Serenade for alto saxophone and strings: V. Evensong
Rhapsodies: III. Allegro Disinvolto
Ancient Songs: I. The Stars
Rhapsodies: II. Lirico
Two Nocturnes: II. Under Starry Skies
Serenade for Alto Saxophone & Strings: I. A Backward Glance
Epitaph
Constellations: No. 2, Canis Major and Canis Minor
Constellations: No. 4, Cassiopeia
Concerto for Piano & Percussion Orchestra: I. Dark and Mysterious
Concerto for Piano & Percussion Orchestra: II. Flowing, but Not Too Fast
Dove Songs: No. 1, Refrain
Serenade for alto saxophone and strings: IV. Stella's Dance
Serenade for alto saxophone and strings: III. A Midsummer's Night Fairy Tale
Two Nocturnes: I. Stone and Leaf
Ancient Songs: III. Ghosts & Shadows
Sonata for Cello and Piano: Caccia
Freight
Preludes: I. Celestial Mechanics
Preludes: II. Snow
Preludes: III. Shadows
Constellations: No. 1, Orion
Constellations: No. 3, Cygnus
Concerto for Piano & Percussion Orchestra: III. Rapid and Light
Serenade for Alto Saxophone & Strings: II. Sankt Hans Fire
David Liptak Comments
Constellations: No. 6, Colomba
Time-Piece, for Violin & Piano (1980)
Arcs, for Violin & Piano (1980) I. Incandescence
Arcs, for Violin & Piano (1980) II. Cyclic Change
Arcs, for Violin & Piano (1980) III. Shadow Dance
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