CMNZ Tour - Four Last Songs

NZTrio’s long-held desire to collaborate with celebrated soprano Emma Pearson in a performance of Strauss’ beloved “Vier letzte Lieder” has led us to commission our compatriot Salina Fisher to arrange these mighty pieces for trio and voice. In this concert, Four Last Songs, we present that hero-piece nestled within a fascinating and varied collection, dialoguing works for trio with and without soprano.

In the first half of the programme, we fall into the ghostly embrace of Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin’s “The spirit and the maiden”, before Fisher’s “Kintsugi” contemplates the process of thorough and painstaking repair leading to far greater strength and beauty than before. Two songs, “A Mirage” and “Stella Viatoris”, are a treat from American composer Amy Beach, before we bask in the lush melancholy of Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise”, preparing us for Salina Fisher’s poignant arrangements of Strauss’ final works.

With the support of a generous patron, NZTrio has commissioned New Zealand composer Salina Fisher to write arrangements of Strauss’ beloved “Vier letzte Lieder” for piano trio, and presents these iconic works with celebrated soprano Emma Pearson.

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Programme
Elena Kats-Chernin | The Spirit and the Maiden
Salina Fisher | Kintsugi
Amy Beach | 2 Songs Op. 100 A Mirage and Stella Viatoris
Sergei Rachmaninoff | Vocalise
Richard Strauss (arr. Salina Fisher) | Four Last Songs (Vier letzte Lieder) TrV 296

Artists
Emma Pearson, Soprano
Amalia Hall, Violin
Matthias Balzat, Cello
Somi Kim, Piano