Liza Lehmann

Elisabetha Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann (11 July 1862 – 19 September 1918) was an English soprano and composer, known for her vocal compositions. Her father was the German painter Rudolf Lehmann, and her mother was Amelia (A.L.) Chambers, a music teacher, composer and arranger. Lehmann “grew up in an intellectual and artistic atmosphere” The same year, she wrote a voice study text, Practical Hints for Students of Singing. Leslie was the father of the conductor Steuart Bedford and the composer David Bedford. Lehmann completed her memoirs in 1918 and died, shortly after completing them, Music After her performing career ended in 1894, Lehmann concentrated on composing music for the rest of her life. and Bird Songs (1907), with words attributed to “A.S.”, thought to have been Alice Sayers, the family nurse. She became known for her art songs, parlour songs and other works in the following years. Many of her songs are for children, ranging from the sweet and trivial “There are fairies at the bottom of our garden” to the melodically and harmonically passionate “Stars” in The Daisy-Chain. Her tenor song “Ah, moon of my delight” from In a Persian Garden has been recorded through the years