Impressing organ recital in the Neue Kirche
... his interpretation was authoritative, thoughtful and enthusiastic, a grandiose conclusion of a highly interesting programme which spanned from Baroque to the present.
Emder Zeitung
... brilliant technique as well as subtle transparence in his interpretation were characteristic for Liebig ...
Bonner Rundschau
...His account of Marcel Dupré's "Variations sur un Noël" was a no-holds-barred indulgence in superb virtuosity and, for me, this brilliant and also witty performance amounted to quite the most thrilling playing of the entire festival ...
Irish Times, Dublin
Je recommande vivement l'organiste Andreas Liebig comme Concertiste - interprête et virtuose... je pu me rendre compte de son grand talent musical et de ses qualités artistiques.
Daniel Roth
An evening, worthy of the center of organ music
... The intense performance of Max Reger's "Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H" op. 46 by the organist Andreas Liebig, who was born in Gütersloh in 1962 sparkled liveliness, sensibility and vigour. With flexible virtuosity, almost screeming, then gently the famous four note motif appeared in an always exciting and touching interpretation, which steadily pursued the aim of exhausting the uttermost extremes. In the fugue, as dreaming, with unearthly delicacy the precious sound texture developed out of a deep reverie in continual crescendo and culminated saturated by luminous rays into a majestic finale ...
Lübecker Nachrichten
Festival winner returns to city
German Andreas Liebig, winner of the 1988 Dublin International organ festival, gave an extremely impressive recital in St. Patrick's Cathedral last night, back in the city to celebrate his earlier success. The program spanned from Bach to John Buckley. Each of Herr Liebig's performances had an exceptional clarity. His virtuosity and technical bravura were matched by the positive strength of his imaginative artistry.
The inclusion of John Buckley's 1985 piece for Gerard Gillen, "At the round earth's imagin'd corners", was a generous appreciation of this vividly colourful score. Its inspiration stemmed from one of John Donne's visionary sonnets, which Dr. Cyril Cusack declaimed by way of introduction. The quality of Buckley's writing, announced through dread summoning fanfares of almost colossal force, obviously touched the interpretative genius of Herr Liebig. The result brought a stunning account of this intensely dramatic piece of musical contrast where the gentlest of motifs could have a counterbalance and disturbing vehemence. The range and scope of the short work brought exceptional brilliance and excitement in performance.
But each of Herr Liebig's chosen subjects, which besides some delightful Bach moved into Mozart, César Franck and Liszt, had the same kind of magnificent treatment. RTE sponsored the recital.
Evening Press, Dublin
