Steuart Bedford, the pianist on this recording, is Liza Lehmann's grandson, and his brother David Bedford is also a composer.
Composer Biography
Liza Lehmann's career as a singer ended due to what appears to have been Bell's palsy, which permanently affected her vocal cords, leading her to focus on composition.
Composer Biography
As a child, Liza Lehmann met famous musicians like Liszt, Clara Schumann, and Brahms, though she was unimpressed by Brahms's manners.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in April 1997 at Rosslyn Hill Chapel in Hampstead, London, and was first issued on Collins Classics in the same year.
Composition History
The Bird Songs of 1906 were first performed by Blanche Marchesi and set verses by A.S., who is conjecturally identified as Alice Sayers, the family nurse.
Composer Biography
Liza Lehmann was born in London to ensure British nationality, even though her family was living in Rome at the time.
Composition History
Liza Lehmann's song cycle In a Persian Garden, based on texts from Fitzgerald's Omar Khayyam, was immensely popular after its release in 1896.
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