Louise Alder soprano; Joseph Middleton piano

A Mahler, Beach, Boulanger, C Schumann and Libby Larsen

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Louise Alder soprano
Joseph Middleton piano

A programme of songs by women delivered by an exceptional soprano and her regular pianist partner, including a selection from the 1914 collection of Francis Jammes settings by Lili Boulanger, and Libby Larsen’s 2000 cycle setting final letters or gallows speeches by five of Henry VIII’s six wives.

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Amy Beach (1867-1944)
- - 3 Browning Songs Op. 44
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
- - Er ist gekommen Op. 12 No. 1
  - Warum willst du and're fragen Op. 12 No. 3
  - Liebst du um Schönheit Op. 12 No. 2
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
- - Clairières dans le ciel
    - Elle était descendue au bas de la prairie
    - Vous m'avez regardé avec toute votre âme
    - Au pied de mon lit
    - Nous nous aimerons
    - Si tout ceci n'est qu'un pauvre rêve
Alma Mahler (1879-1964)
- - Laue Sommernacht
  - Ich wandle unter Blumen
  - Licht in der Nacht
Libby Larsen (b.1950)
- - Try Me, Good King: Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII
Encore
Price (1887-1953)
- - Night