Miah Persson and Joseph Middleton: soprano and piano at Howard Assembly Room, Leeds on Wednesday 15th February 2023

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Miah Persson and Joseph Middleton

soprano and piano

Part of the Leeds Lieder Spring 2023 Season

Add to my Calendar 15-02-2023 19:15 15-02-2023 21:15 36 Miah Persson and Joseph Middleton Internationally renowned Swedish soprano Miah Persson is joined by Leeds Lieder director Joseph Middleton for her first recital in Leeds since her brilliant Festival debut in 2019. The first half of the evening’s programme explores Persson’s Scandinavian roots, with works by Grieg, Nystroem and Sibelius before culminating in Strauss’s Vier Letze Lieder (Four Last Songs). Originally scored for soprano and orchestra to poems by Herman Hesse and Joseph Eichendorff, Four Last Songs were Strauss’s final completed works, first published and performed posthumously, and saw the composer return to the romanticism of his youth whilst considering themes of farewell – both to life and to art. With their near perfect unity of poetry and music, the songs are rightly considered masterpieces of the form. “Persson’s bright and beautiful soprano sounds as young as she looks…and her artistry deepens with her every appearance. Leeds can consider itself lucky to have experienced this lovely artist at the peak of her powers.”— The Sunday Times Presented in partnership with Opera North. Howard Assembly Room, Leeds DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Howard Assembly Room
46 New Briggate
Leeds
LS1 6NU
England

Wednesday 15th February 2023
7:15 PM

Programme

Edvard Grieg – Sechs Lieder, Op.48
Gösta Nystroem – Själ och landskap
Jean Sibelius – Våren flyktar hastigt, Op.13 no.4
Jean Sibelius – Säv, säv, susa, Op.36 no.4
Jean Sibelius – Flickan kom ifrån sin älsklings möte, Op.37 no.5
Jean Sibelius – Den första kyssen, Op.37 no.1
Jean Sibelius – Svarta rosor, Op.36 no.1
~ Interval ~
Richard Strauss – Ständchen in G major, AV 168
Richard Strauss – Waldseligkeit, Op.49 no.1
Richard Strauss – Freundliche vision, Op.48 no.1
Richard Strauss – Ich schwebe, Op.49 no.2
Richard Strauss – Vier Letzte Lieder, TrV 296

Performers

Miah Persson – soprano
Joseph Middleton – piano

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Programme Note

Internationally renowned Swedish soprano Miah Persson is joined by Leeds Lieder director Joseph Middleton for her first recital in Leeds since her brilliant Festival debut in 2019.

The first half of the evening’s programme explores Persson’s Scandinavian roots, with works by Grieg, Nystroem and Sibelius before culminating in Strauss’s Vier Letze Lieder (Four Last Songs).

Originally scored for soprano and orchestra to poems by Herman Hesse and Joseph Eichendorff, Four Last Songs were Strauss’s final completed works, first published and performed posthumously, and saw the composer return to the romanticism of his youth whilst considering themes of farewell – both to life and to art. With their near perfect unity of poetry and music, the songs are rightly considered masterpieces of the form.

“Persson’s bright and beautiful soprano sounds as young as she looks…and her artistry deepens with her every appearance. Leeds can consider itself lucky to have experienced this lovely artist at the peak of her powers.”
— The Sunday Times

Presented in partnership with Opera North.

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