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

They are songs of farewell and of gentle heartbreak.

The words of the final song, Im Abendrot, speak of an elderly couple walking hand in hand, at rest from their wanderings, away from life. The final verse:

O weiter, stiller Friede!
So tief im Abendrot
Wie sind wir wandermüde-
Ist dies etwa der Tod?

O vast and silent peace!
So deep in sunset glow,
How weary we are with wandering-
Could this perhaps be death?

For this special premiere performance, Salina Fisher has arranged the Four Last Songs for NZTrio and celebrated Australian soprano Emma Pearson.

Arrangements commissioned by NZTrio, with the support of a generous NZTrio Patron.