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Korngold: Sechs einfache Lieder Op. 9
The worlds of Hollywood and Lieder collide in this episode about Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his Sechs einfache Lieder. Including a very special live performance of th...
Botschaft: Johannes Brahms
Follow the Lieder is doing its best Voldemort impression.... WE'RE BACK BABY! Join us as we do a long-awaited deep dive into the life of Johannes Brahms, followed by a...
Liebst du um Schönheit: Gustav Mahler & Clara Wieck Schumann
In our final episode of our compare and contrast season we discuss Liebst du um Schönheit by Gustav Mahler and Clara Wieck Schumann. With guest performers mezzo-sopran...
Waldseligkeit with MYSTERY composers!
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 revel...
Allnächtlich im Traume: Mendelssohn and Schumann
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 perfo...
Rastlose Liebe: Goethe, Zelter, and Schubert
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 Go...
Wald(es)gespräch: Robert Schumann and Alexander Zemlinsky
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 Nordst...
Bonus Episode - Song Cycle: The One with Iain Burnside
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 ...
Edward: Loewe & Brahms (or "The Tapestry of My Brain")
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...
Ich stand in dunklen Träumen (Ihr Bild): Schubert & Clara Wieck Schumann
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 wit...
Kriegers Ahnung: War and Music
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 g...
Richard Strauss: Allerseelen
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 s...
Hugo Wolf: Gebet
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 w...
Debussy & Korngold with Dylan Perez
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 so...
On Belonging: Asian Song with Fleur Barron
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 As...
Ganymed: Schubert & Goethe
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 Gan...
Belsatzar: Schumann and Heine
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 t...
Ilse Weber: The Songstress of Terezín
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 ...
Clara Wieck Schumann: Lorelei
Clara Wieck Schumann was a virtual powerhouse of a woman: concert pianist, composer, wife, mother, teacher, editor, arranger, entrepreneur . In this episode we cover t...
Marian Anderson: One Voice Can Make History
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 unpr...
Schubert's Winterreise: Der Leiermann
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...
Schubert's Winterreise: Mut! & Die Nebensonnen
Mandee and Brian discuss Mut! and Die Nebensonnen from Schubert's Winterreise.
Schubert's Winterreise: Das Wirtshaus with Susan Youens
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 Winterre...
Schubert's Winterreise: Täuschung & Der Wegweiser
We are deeper into the Wanderer's journey than ever before! Prepare yourself for an existential contemplation and perhaps a little dancing as we discuss songs number 1...
Ferne Lieder: Friedrich Rückert & Alban Berg
On this special bonus epsiode to accompany CSI's upcoming program as part of its series The Belletrists, we cover the life and work of Friedrich Rückert, in particular...
Schubert's Winterreise: Im Dorfe & Der stürmische Morgen
If you're wondering how ketchup, mustard, Lord of the RIngs, and tooth doctors could possibly be connected to Schubert's Winterreise, then you better tune in to this w...
Schubert's Winterreise: Letzte Hoffnung
Ready to get weird? Dr. Tyler Reece joins us today to discuss this song of ultimate wierdness and discombobulation (perhaps the strangest of all of Schubert's composit...
Schubert's Winterreise: Der greise Kopf & Die Krähe
Tricks, horror-vignettes, morbid thoughts, literary nights, stunt flying, and corvid creatures are all topics that await you in this, the 10th installment of Season 2 ...
Schubert's Winterreise: Die Post (and Syphilis?!)
This episode contains all your favorite things: a hilarious (and brand new) co-host, a deep dive into Schubert’s life, a detailed description and analysis of Die Post,...
Schubert's Winterreise: Frühlingstraum & Einsamkeit
Let's play a game! I'm serious... we actually play a Lieder game in this week's episode of Follow the Lieder (betchya didn't know those existed 😆). We also announce th...