Feldman: Palais de Mari

Sabine Liebner is somewhat a specialist of Feldman’s music. Very few interpreters succeed as convincingly as Liebner who has extensive experience in performing Feldman’s works live. These are long pieces, as are most of Feldman’s compositions. Feldman himself did not consider his works to be too long; “Most of them are even too short. I feel that pieces have a natural length, in order that they can live out their lives.” (Feldman in his Middelburg Lecture).

“Sabine Liebner's consistently inspired throughout. She plays with immense control and her steely objective viewpoint allow the tactical contradiction of the piece to communicate itself clearly: Feldman is constructing his gnarly, patchwork structure from refrains that have nursery-rhyme transparency.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008

"A fine début, with the many repertoire challenges within eloquently and skilfully met... Philip Howard plays to his strengths on this auspicious recorded début… this striking... programme augurs well for Philip Howard's future” - Richard Whitehouse (Gramophone)