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Praised for her beautiful depth of expression and emotional intelligence (The Telegraph), soprano Elizabeth Llewellyn is one of todays best-loved British singers. For her Edinburgh recital with her duo partner Simon Lepper, Llewellyn has chosen a programme of opulently sensual songs in five languages.

All the repertoire is drawn from the fervid and richly colourful world of late Romanticism. Alongside the emotional intensity of Richard Strauss and Henri Duparcs soaringly melodic songs, the duo turns to the British-African composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, whose oratorio Hiawathas Wedding Feast was the toast of Victorian England, and whose music Llewellyn has been championing around the world.

The programme also delves into Amy Beachs settings for Robert Brownings poetry, a group of folksong-inflected delights from Antonn Dvork, and four impressionistic depictions of nature by Duparcs contemporary Ernest Chausson. The programme is bookended by a rarely heard marvel from Gerald Finzi and songs by Giacomo Puccini that round off the concert in a near-operatic style.

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Supported by Brenda Rennie

Elizabeth Llewellyn Soprano

Simon Lepper Piano

Finzi Till Earth Outwears Op 19

Duparc Chanson triste

Duparc Linvitation au voyage

Chausson Srnade italienne, La derniere feuille, Le colibri & Les papillons from 7 Mlodies Op 2

Strauss Einerlei from 5 Kleine Lieder Op 69

Strauss Nachtgang from 3 Lieder Op 29

Strauss Du meines Herzens Krnelein & Ach lieb, ich muss nun scheiden from Schlichte Weisen Op 21

Strauss Stndchen from 6 Lieder Op 17

Coleridge-Taylor Oh, what comes over the sea?, When I am dead, my dearest, Oh, roses for the flush of youth & Unmindful of the roses from Six Sorrow Songs Op 57

Beach Three Browning Songs Op 44

Dvok O, nasi lsce nekvete, V tak mnohm srdci mrtvo jest, J vm, ze v sladke nadeji, Nad krajem vvod lehky spnek & V t sladk moci oc tvych from Psne milostn Op 83

Puccini Terra e mare

Puccini Sole e amore

Puccini Casa mia

Puccini La primavera

Puccini Sogno Dor

Puccini Morire?

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