37 episodes

Pianist and wacky song enthusiast Mandee Madrid-Sikich talks all things Lieder related (and not related!). Composers, poets, cultural contexts, piano settings, German romanticism - if it has to do with song, you better believe it's included in this podcast! Each episode covers a different song and is complete with special guest appearances and performances of the chosen songs.
You can find Mandee on Instagram @liedernerd and on You Tube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich.

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Pianist and wacky song enthusiast Mandee Madrid-Sikich talks all things Lieder related (and not related!). Composers, poets, cultural contexts, piano settings, German romanticism - if it has to do with song, you better believe it's included in this podcast! Each episode covers a different song and is complete with special guest appearances and performances of the chosen songs.
You can find Mandee on Instagram @liedernerd and on You Tube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich.

    Ich stand in dunklen Träumen (Ihr Bild): Schubert & Clara Wieck Schumann

    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 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
    Sing Schubert's setting with me!Sing Clara's setting with me!

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    • 42 min
    Edward: Loewe & Brahms (or "The Tapestry of My Brain")

    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 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 Script
    Sing Loewe's Edward with me!

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    • 1 hr 8 min
    Wald(es)gespräch: Robert Schumann and Alexander Zemlinsky

    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 Nordstrom, Parker Konkle, Erin Keesy, and Samuel Martin.
    Picture of ZemlinskyConcert programFlight documentsLorelei Rock
    Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatsonginitiative.org/podcasts

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Rastlose Liebe: Goethe, Zelter, and Schubert

    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 Goethe and his(?) text Rastlose Liebe in settings by Zelter and Schubert. Special thanks to guest performers Erin Keesy, Olivia Knutsen, and Samuel Martin!
    Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatsonginitiative.org/podcasts

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    • 51 min
    Bonus Episode - Song Cycle: The One with Iain Burnside

    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 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!
    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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    • 49 min
    Marian Anderson: One Voice Can Make History

    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 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 @victoriatheodoremusicFeaturing the vocal talents of  DeOnzell Green, Clinton Roan, and Charlotte Odusanya
    Marian on What's My Line? Marian Sings three songs, a 1951 concertShort DocumentaryNPR Article: Denied a Stage, She Sang for a Nation Lincoln Memorial PBS ExcerptNational Marian Anderson MuseumMarian Musical Website
    Marian 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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    • 1 hr 17 min

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