Binnette Lipper (1939-2016)
Sonata for Piano, No. 3
Year: 1994
Duration (in minutes): 19'39;
Difficulty: Medium (college/community)
Description: Languid; Con moto; Con fuoco.
Moscow premiere, May 1995, E. Ivanina.
CD recording, "American Women Composers"(2006), North/South Recordings (N/S R 1043);
"The most substantial work on the disc is the three-movement Sonata No.3...This music is defined by sinew and intelligence, making a strong and bracing impression without a trace of
condescension... ...If there is anger or regret in these pages, it is subsumed by an intricate construction and compelling chromaticism." (P.Burwasser, FANFARE, July/August 2008)
