Hsieh, Annina

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Ithaca CollegeDigital Commons @ ICAll Concert & Recital Programs Concert & Recital Programs5-2-2015Junior Recital: Annina Hsieh, sopranoAnnina HsiehFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programsPart of the Music CommonsThis Program is brought to you for free and open access by the Concert & Recital Programs at Digital Commons @ IC. It has been accepted forinclusion in All Concert & Recital Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ IC.Recommended CitationHsieh, Annina, "Junior Recital: Annina Hsieh, soprano" (2015). All Concert & Recital Programs. 880.http://digitalcommons.ithaca.edu/music_programs/880Junior Recital:Annina Hsieh, sopranoAmy Brinkman-Davis, pianoHockett Family Recital HallSaturday, May 2nd, 20151:30 pmProgram"Care selve"     from Atalanta George Frideric Handel(1685-1759)Die Lorelei, S. 273 Franz Liszt(1811-1886)Waldesgespräch, Op. 39/3  Robert Schumann(1810-1856)Loreley Op. 53/2Lorelei Clara Schumann(1819-1896)IntermissionDiane, Séléné, Op. 118/3 Gabriel Fauré(1845-1924)La Rose, Op. 51/4À Clymène, Op. 58/4 La Fée aux chansons, Op. 27/2 The Lass from the Low Countree John Jacob Niles(1892-1980)Absalom  Ned Rorem(b. 1923)The Faithless Shepherdess, Op. 12/4 Roger Quilter(1877-1953)This recital is in fulfillment of the degree B.M. in Voice Performance. AnninaHsieh is from the studio of Dawn Pierce.TranslationsCare selve Dear woodsCare selve, ombre beate, Dear woods, shadows blessed,Vengo in traccia del mio cor!  I come in search of my   beloved!    Die Lorelei*  The Lorelei  Ich weiss nicht, was soll es I do not know why, what it   bedeuten,      means   Das ich so traurig bin; that I am so sad;Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten, a fairy tale from olden timesDas kommt mir nicht aus dem I cannot get it out of my mind.    Sinn.     Die Luft ist kühl und es dunkelt, The air is cool and grows dark,Und ruhig fliesst der Rhein; and peacefully flows the Rhein;Der Gipfel des Berges funkelt the top of the mountain   sparkles   Im Abendsonnenschein.   in the sunset. Die schönste Jungfrau sitzet The fairest maiden sitsDort oben wunderbar, there above mysteriously,Ihr gold'nes Geschmeide blitzet her golden jewelry sparkles;Sie kämmt ihr goldenes Haar. she combs her golden hair.Sie kämmt es mit goldenem She combs it with a golden   Kamme      comb   Und singt ein Lied dabei; all while singing a song;Das hat eine wundersame it has a wondrouslyGewaltige Melodei.  powerful melody.   Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe The boatman in his small boatergreift es mit wildem Weh, is seized by overwhelming   sorrow.   Er schaut nicht die Felsenriffe, He sees not the rock reef, Er schaut nur hinauf in die Höh. he looks only upwards into the   heights.   Ich glaube, die Wellen I believe, the waves will devour   verschlingen   Am Ende Schiffer und Kahn; in the end the boatman and   small boat;   Und das hat mit ihrem Singen and this through her singingDie Lorelei getan.  the Lorelei has done.  *This text is used for both the   Franz Liszt and Clara   Schumann songs on this   program       Waldesgespräch Conversation in the woods“Es ist schon spät, es ist schon “It is already late, it is already   kalt,      cold;   Was reitest du einsam durch why ride you alone through the   den Wald?    wood?Der Wald ist lang, du bist allein, The wood is large, you are   alone,Du schöne Braut! Ich führ dich you beautiful bride! I will lead   heim!”    you home.”“Gross ist der Männer Trug und “Great are the men’s deceit and   List,    cunning;   Vor Schmerz mein Herz from pain my heart broken is.   gebrochen ist,Wolh irrt das Waldhorn her und One hears hunting horns here   hin,    and there,O flieh! Du weisst nicht, wer ich oh flee! You know not who I   bin.”    am.”“So reich geschmückt ist Ross “So richly adorned is the horse   und Weib,      and lady,So wunderschön der junge Leib, so wondrously beautiful the   young body;Jetzt kenn’ ich dich— Got steht now I know you— God stand   mir bei!    with me!Du bist die Hexe Lorelei.” You are the witch Lorelei.”“Du kennst mich wohl— vom “You have recognized me—   hohen Stein    from the high cliffsSchaut still mein Schloss tief in gazes silently my castle deep   den Rhein.    into the Rhine.Es ist schon spät, es ist schon It is already late, it is already   kalt,    cold,Kommst nimmermehr aus you will never again come out of   diesem Wald.”      this forest.   Loreley Loreley Es flüstern und rauschen die The waves whisper and murmur   Wogen   Wohl über ihr stilles Haus. as they pass over her silent   house.Es ruft eine Stimme: “Gedenke A voice calls out: “Think of me,   mein!Bei stiller Nacht im in the quiet night in the full   Vollmondschein!    moonlight!Gedenke mein!” Think of me!”Und flüsternd ziehen die Wogen And, whispering, the waves   passWohl über ihr stilles Haus. over her silent house.“Gedenke mein!” “Think of me!”Diane, Séléné Diana, SelenaDiane, Séléné, lune de beau Diana, Selena, moon of   métal,      beautiful metal,   Qui reflate vers nous, par ta who reflects on us, from your   face déserte,    face deserted,Dans l’immortel ennui du calme in the eternal monotony of a   sidéral,    distant star’s calm,Le regret d’un soleil don’t nous the regret of a sun whose loss   pleurons la perte.    we mourn. Ô lune, je t’en veux de ta Oh moon, I begrudge you your   limpidité      clarity,Injurieuse au trouble vain des that mocks the vain striving of   pauvre âmes,    poor human souls,Et mon cœur, toujour las et and my heart, ever weary and   tourjour agité,    ever restless,Aspire vers la paix de ta yearns for the peace of your   nocturne flamme.       nocturnal flame.    La Rose The RoseJe dirai la Rose aux plis I shall speak of the rose with its   gracieux.      graceful pedals.   La Rose est le souffle embaumé The rose is the scented breath   des Dieux.    of the gods,Le plus cher souci des Muses the most highly regarded care   divines!    of the divine muses!Je dirai ta gloire, ô charme des I shall speak of your glory, oh   yeux,    delight of the eyes,Ô fleur de Kypris, reine des oh flower of Cypris, queen of the   collines!    hills!Tu t’épanouis entre les beaux You bloom between the   doigts    beautiful fingersDe l’Aube écartant les ombres of the dawn which dispels the   moroses;    gloomy shadows;L’air bleu devient rose et rose the blue air turns pink and tints   les bois;    the woods pink,La bouche et le sein des vierges the lips and the breast of the   sont roses!    virgins are pink!Heureuse la vierge aux bra Happy is the virgin with rounded   arrondis    armsQui dans les halliers humides te who gathers you in the moist   cueille!    thickets!Heureux le front jeune où tu Happy the young brow on which   resplendis!    you shine!Heureuse la coupe où nage ta Happy the cup in which your   feuille!    leaves swim!Ruisselante encore du flot Streaming still from the waters   paternel,    paternal,Quand de la mer bleue when from the blue sea   Aphrodite éclose    Aphrodite emergedÉtincela nue aux clartés du ciel, glistening naked in the brilliance   of the sky,La terre jalouse enfanta la rose; the jealous earth gave birth to   the rose;Et l’Olympe entier, d’amour and the whole of Olympus,   transporté,    transported by loveSalua la fleur avec la Beauté! greeted the rose and the   Beauty!   À Clymène To ClymèneMystiques barcarolles, Mystical barcarolles,Romances sans paroles, songs without words,Chère, puisque tes yeux, dear, since your eyes,Couleur des cieux, color of the sky, Puisque ta voix, étrange Since your voice, strangeVision qui dérange vision that upsetsEt trouble l'horizon and troubles the horizonDe ma raison, of my reason, Puisque l'arôme insigne since the distinctive aromaDe ta pâleur de cygne, of your swanlike pallor,Et puisque la candeur and since the innocenceDe ton odeur, of your fragrance. Ah! Pour que tout ton être, Ah! So that all your being,Musique qui pénètre, music that pervades,Nimbes d'anges défunts, the halos of the now dead   angels,   Tons et parfums, sounds and perfumes, A, sur d'almes cadences, has, in sweet cadences,En ses correspondances in its correspondencesInduit mon cœur subtil, led on my receptive heart,Ainsi soit-il! So be it!La fée aux chansons The Song FairyIl était une Fée There was a fairy  D'herbe folle coiffée, with wild grass in her hair  Qui courait les buissons, who ran about the bushes  Sans s'y laisser surprendre, without being seen,  En Avril, pour apprendre in April, to teach  Aux oiseaux leurs chansons.  the birds their songs.   Lorsque geais et linottes When jays and linnets  Faisaient des fausses notes sang some wrong notes  En récitant leurs chants while reciting their songs,  La Fée, avec constance, the fairy, with steadfastness,  Gourmandait d'importance would severely scold them  Ces élèves méchants.  those naughty pupils.   Sa petite main nue, Her little bare hand,  D'un brin d'herbe menue with a tiny blade of grass,  Cueilli dans les halliers, plucked in the thickets,  Pour stimuler leurs zèles, to stimulate their zeal  Fouettait sur leurs ailes whipped on their wings  Ces mauvais écoliers.  those bad students.   Par un matin d'automne, On an autumn morning  Elle vient et s'étonne, she came and was astonished  De voir les bois déserts: to see the woods deserted;  Avec les hirondelles with the swallowsSes amis infidèles the friends unfaithfulAvaient foi dans les airs.  had fled into the air.   Et tout l'hiver la Fée, And all winter the fairy  D'herbe morte coiffée, with dead grass in her hair,  Et comptant les instants while counting the minutes  Sous les forêts immenses, in the vast forests,  Compose des romances composes some romances  Pour le prochain Printemps! for the next spring!

Junior Recital: Annina Hsieh, soprano

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