April Fredrick soprano Eric McElroy piano American soprano April Fredrick is on a mission to make us fall in love with lieder, or “art song”. And what better way than with this seductive programme exploring the stages of love, from breathless anticipation to broken hearts? Accompanied by rising star pianist and composer, Eric McElroy, April will be following love’s distinctly unsmooth course through encounters with many of art song’s greatest composers, from the Renaissance courtly couplets of Thomas Campion to the rich Romantic outpourings of Schumann, Brahms and Richard Strauss. April is one of today’s most imaginative vocal artists with a rare gift for making art song really speak to audiences. Her intimate and immersive programme – which also includes colourful French contributions courtesy of Debussy, Fauré and Poulenc, and twentieth-century English lyricism from Vaughan Williams and John Ireland – is the perfect entry point to a world where music and poetry merge to heart-melting effect. Programme: Purcell Sweeter than Roses Sibelius Kyssens hop Schumann Er, der herrlichste von Allen Campion Oft have I sighed Gibbs Why do I love? Brahms Vergebliches Ständchen Fauré Claire de lune Ireland Tutto è sciolto Wolf Das verlassen Mägdlein Debussy Apparition Strauss Gefunden Poulenc Nous avons fait la nuit Vaughan Williams Silent Noon Sibelius Vår det en dröm Schumann Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz Poulenc Fleurs McElroy Misterioso Strauss Befreit Strauss Morgen

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