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Today we have not one, not two, but THREE settings of the text Waldseligkeit by Richard Dehmel. See if you can guess the mystery composers before their names are reveled after receiving the clues and live performances of their settings by Erin Keesey and Samuel Martin!
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A lively discussion with guest co-host Ben Offringa covering Heine's text Allnächtlich im Traume in settings by Felix Mendelssohn and Robert Schumann. With guest performers Tristan Tournaud, Parker Konkle, Ethan Neal, and Sihan Zhang.
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The ASMR Lieder podcast you didn't know you needed! If you can make it past Brian's dubious soundscaping in today's episode then you're in for a treat as we discuss Goethe and his(?) text Rastlose Liebe in settings by Zelter and Schubert. Special thanks to guest performers Erin Keesy, Olivia Knutsen, and Samuel Martin!
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Join Mandee and Janie as they discuss the legend of the Lorelei and compare settings by Robert Schumann and Alexander Zemlinsky. With guest performances by Erik Nordstrom, Parker Konkle, Erin Keesy, and Samuel Martin.
Picture of Zemlinsky
Concert program
Flight documents
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This month's episode of Follow the Lieder is slightlyyyyy delayed, so enjoy this bonus episode from Song Cycle hosted by CSI founder Samuel Martin! The great Scottish pianist Iain Burnside joins Sam for a fun and informative conversation. Come for the sage advice on how to stay active in this ever-changing classical music landscape, stay for the greatest page-turning fail you never knew you needed to hear.
Listen to more Song Cycle here!
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Murder ballades, Raisin Brahms, and the 'Schubert of the North' are just a few of the things you're not gonna want to miss in this month's episode of Follow the Lieder with guest co-host Brian Sikich.
With guest performances by Erik Nordstrom, Parker Konkle, Lucy Evans, and Logan Wagner.
https://www.eriknordstrom.com/
https://parkerkonkle.com/
https://lucyevansmezzo.com/
https://www.loganwagnertenor.com/Link to article
The History of Murder Ballades and the Women Who Flipped the ScriptSing Loewe's Edward with me!
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The advent of Season 4 of Follow the Lieder is upon us! All season long we will be comparing various settings of the same text within each episode, beginning today with Heinrich Heine's text “Ich stand in dunklen Träumen” as set by Franz Schubert and Clara Wieck Schumann.
With guest vocalist Naomi Merer Witzen
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In this episode of Follow the Lieder we discuss Schubert's song Kriegers Ahnung and music's role in highlighting our shared humanity in the face of war. With special guest cellist Da Yoon Kang.
Sources:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/bulge-dispatches/
Forgotten Voices of the Second World War by Max Arthur
https://www.msf.org/data-and-patient-accounts-reveal-indiscriminate-attacks-against-civilians-ukraine-war
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/learning/teaching-about-the-israel-hamas-war.html
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/rare-personal-accounts-of-life-in-the-trenches-in-1917
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/opinion/israel-hamas-hostage.html
https://richmond.com/news/local/hersh-goldberg-hamas-hostage/article_eeced124-93aa-11ee-a806-27270ca975f8.htmlLearn more about the 2025 Fellowship of the Song and apply to be a Fellow here.
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The self-proclaimed first-class second-rate composer Richard Strauss is the topic of today's episode. Join us as we discuss a brief history of his life and cover his song Allerseellen with guest host Janie Roy and guest vocalist Liisa Dàvila.
Sing Allerseelen with me
Find Liisa here
Find Janie hereSources: The Lieder of Richard Strauss by Alan Jefferson; The life of Richard Strauss by Bryan Gilliam; Strauss by Laurenz Lütteken; "Actually, I like my songs best": Strauss's Lieder by Susan Youens; Strauss in the Third Reich by Michael Walter; The Lieder of Richard Strauss by Christine Getz; Allerseelen English translation by Richard Stokes
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Hugo Wolf was known for his fiery temperament, never-ending grudges, and his wildly non-filtered opinions - he even earned the nickname 'Wild Wolf.' Join us today as we discuss this feisty little composer (really he was only 5"1'!) and his song Gebet from Mörike-Lieder with tenor Adrian Autard and guest host Brian Sikich.
Sing Gebet with me!
Raisin Brahms Commercial
Find Adrian on Instagram
Find me on InstagramApplication for the Fellowship of the Song
Sources:
Hugo Wolf: The Vocal Music by Susan Youens; Hugo Wolf and His Mörike Songs by Susan Youens; Hugo Wolf by Frank Walker; The Songs of Hugo Wolf by Eric Sams; Hugo Wolf Songs by Mosco Carner;Learn more about the 2025 Fellowship of the Song and apply to be a Fellow here.
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Pianist Dylan Perez joins us today to discuss some music (not gonna tell you what!) by Claude Debussy and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Be surprised with me as he shares some very special recordings from his new recording with tenor Ted Black.
Find Dylan on Instagram @perezalicious
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The incomparable mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron joins us to discuss her song program titled On Belonging which explores the profundities of culture and identity through Asian song. This episode features selections from her program with pianist Myra Huang and cellist Colemann Itzkoff including Bright Fear composed by Raymond Yiu with text by Mary Jean Chan, Bright Moonlight with text and music by Chen Yi, Lullaby composed by Fang Man with text by Jie Guo, and Northeastern Lullaby arranged by Deng Jianchun and Yao Xuehua.
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Prepare yourself for some Greek mythology, assorted space facts, and perhaps the most exhilarating (dare we say titillating?) passage in all of Lieder. Schubert's Ganymed is the focus of our podcast today with special guest vocalist Corinne Cowling.
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Based on the historical/mythical figure of Belshazzar, Schumann's ballade Belsatzar was only the second song composed during the composer's famous "year of song." In today's episode, soprano Mimi Doulton shares her performance of Belsatzar with us and we discuss the cultural climate at the time, background on the history and mythology surrounding Belshazzar, and Mimi's experience performing the song as part of the Das Lied International Song Competition. With special guest pianist Mairi Harris Grewar.
Watch Mimi's performance on YouTube
Follow Mimi on insta @mimidoulton
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Amidst the horrors of the Terezín ghetto Ilse Weber wrote profound, haunting lyrics and distinctly memorable tunes to both comfort those around her and to reckon with the unspeakable atrocities surrounding them. Join us in today's episode as we cover her life, legacy, words, and music. With special guest host Kamila Storr and guest vocalist Dr. Naomi Merer.
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Clara Wieck Schumann was a virtual powerhouse of a woman: concert pianist, composer, wife, mother, teacher, editor, arranger, entrepreneur . In this episode we cover the main points of her life and work and discuss her song Lorelei with text by Heinrich Heine. Featuring Georgia Clay as guest host and the incredible vocal talents of Dr. Naomi Merer.
Sing Lorelei with me! -->https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba8j1L99o80&ab_channel=MandeeMadrid-Sikich
I am deeply indebted to the biography Clara Schumann: The artist and the woman by Nancy B. Reich.
This episode of Follow the Lieder is sponsored by the Longy School of Music of Bard College.
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Twenty four years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech, a Black woman stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and sang before an unprecedented, racially-integrated audience of 75,000 people. Join us today as we cover the life and legacy of Marian Anderson, perhaps the greatest lieder singer of the 20th century you've never heard of! What's more... Chelsea Marie Davis and Victoria Theodore share their work on Marian the musical with us (you'll even hear excerpts from the musical!) for what might be the greatest episode of Follow the Lieder ever published!
Find Chelsea @cmdsings and Victoria @victoriatheodoremusic
Featuring the vocal talents of DeOnzell Green, Clinton Roan, and Charlotte OdusanyaMarian on What's My Line?
Marian Sings three songs, a 1951 concert
Short Documentary
NPR Article: Denied a Stage, She Sang for a Nation
Lincoln Memorial PBS Excerpt
National Marian Anderson Museum
Marian Musical WebsiteMarian Anderson YouTube Playlist
For further reading check out Marian Anderson: A Singer's Journey by Allen Keiler and her autobiography My Lord What a Morning
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Finally the end is upon us! It's hard to believe that after 16 episodes we've finally reached the end of our winter wanderings. While you might shed a tear or two over our wanderer's perplexing conclusion, you won't be too sad when you hear about all the great stuff we have in store for season 3 of Follow the Lieder. Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a special interview with Samuel Martin, the artistic founding director of Cincinnati Song Initiative. A very special thank you goes out to Dr. Tyler Reece for his incredible vocal collaboration throughout season 2!
With guest vocalist Dr. Tyler Reece
Emoji stories for each episode by @teodoro.pianoDer Leiermann 🧓🎶🎤💀
Sing Der Leiermann with me!
Hurdy-Gurdy YouTube video #1
Hurdy-Gurdy YouTube video #2Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts
You can support the podcast by going to https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd and becoming a patron!
You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich.Sources for this episode include:
The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed; Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge; Retracing a Winter's Journey: Schubert's Winterreise by Susan Youens; Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs by Graham Johnson; Franz Schubert: A Biography by Elizabeth Norman McKay, Schubert and His Poets by Susan YouensLearn more about the 2025 Fellowship of the Song and apply to be a Fellow here.
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We are nearing the end kids! In this, the penultimate episode of our Winterreise season we discuss Mut! and Die Nebensonnen. Be prepared to hear a battle hymn, a Shakespeare re-enactment, a brief science bit, and if you listen all the way to the end you might even hear our co-host shed a tear or two!
With guest vocalist Dr. Tyler Reece
Emoji stories for each episode by @teodoro.piano
Mut! 💪☃️🌬️⛈️
Die Nebensonnen ☀️☀️☀️Sing Mut! with me!
Sing Die Nebensonnen with me!
Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts
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You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich.
Sources for this episode include:
The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed; Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge; Retracing a Winter's Journey: Schubert's Winterreise by Susan Youens; Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs by Graham Johnson; Franz Schubert: A Biography by Elizabeth Norman McKay, Schubert and His Poets by Susan YouensLearn more about the 2025 Fellowship of the Song and apply to be a Fellow here.
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Thats right kids - this is NOT a drill - Susan Youens herself joins us for this episode of Follow the Lieder in which we discuss Das Wirtshaus from Schubert's Winterreise.
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Das Wirtshaus ⚰️☠️🏨🛌
Sing Das Wirtshaus with me!
Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts
You can support the podcast by going to https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd and becoming a patron!
You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich.
Sources for this episode include:
The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed; Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge; Retracing a Winter's Journey: Schubert's Winterreise by Susan Youens; Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs by Graham Johnson; Franz Schubert: A Biography by Elizabeth Norman McKay, Schubert and His Poets by Susan Youens
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