Lieberson biography

Peter Goddard Lieberson (25 October 1946 – 23 April 2011) was an American composer of contemporary classical music..

Goddard Lieberson Papers

Collection

Call Number: MSS 69

Scope and Contents

The Goddard Lieberson Papers highlight Lieberson’s career at Columbia Records and his work in the record business more broadly.

Peter Goddard Lieberson was an American composer of contemporary classical music.

Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911 – May 29, 1977) was the president of Columbia Records from 1956 to 1971, and again from 1973 to 1975.

Peter Goddard Lieberson (25 October 1946 – 23 April 2011) was an American composer of contemporary classical music.

Peter Lieberson was born in New York City in 1946.

American composer Peter Lieberson was born in New York City, the son of Goddard Lieberson, the president of Columbia Records, and Vera Zorina, an actress.

His work as a producer, vice president, and president of the label is documented by an impressive volume of correspondence, published writings, business files, recording projects, and a selection of audio recordings and interviews.

Particularly notable is the variety of correspondence between Lieberson and Columbia’s recording artists, whose work spanned classical and popular music, musical theater productions, and historical documentary projects. Collaborators whose correspondence are in the collection include: Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Aaron Copland, Dave Brubeck, the New York Philharmonic, Igor Stravinsky, Lehman Engel, Samuel Beckett, Noël Coward, Truman Capote, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Mary Martin, R