Follow the Lieder

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!What happens when poetry born of unbearable grief meets a composer haunted by death? In this episode, we cover the first two songs of Mahler’s Kindertotenlieder, uncovering how Rückert’s words and Mahler’s music fuse into an unflinching meditation on loss, memory, grief, and love. With baritone Samuel Kidd and pianist Christina Lalog Seal.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!From her electrifying performances on the world’s great stages to her influential years as a teacher in the United States, Lotte Lehmann’s legacy shines through in equal parts passion, vulnerability, and uncompromising musical truth. Featuring archival recordings of Schubert's Erlkönig and An die Musik with Lehmann's long-time pianist Paul Ulanowsky.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!Today we cover Five Songs of Laurence Hope by H.T. Burleigh with tenor Matthew Corcoran. Recorded live at the Fellowship of the Song 2025 Fellows Closing Concert with pianist Barbie Noyes.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!Today we cover not one, not two, but THREE Swedish songs with special guest co-host Michael Sikich. Guest vocalists include soprano Sofie Asplund, mezzo-soprano Ann-Kristin Jones, and baritone Luthando Qave.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!What makes a home? Is it a person, a feeling, a place? The lonely voice of Schubert’s wanderer, wondering at the moon where his place in the world might be, resonates with the voices of today as we hear from friends of the podcast. Ways to help the refugee crisis:https://www.unrefugees.org/https://humanrightsfirst.org/https://www.globalrefuge.org/news/5-ways-to-help-refugees-immigrants-in-2025/https://www.rescue.orghttps://refugeerights.org/Letters from refugee childrenhttps://www.unicef.org/eca/stories/letters-from-syrian-refugee-childrenLetter by Andrew Lamhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/refugee-american-experience_b_2295293Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!Before there was Felix, there was Fanny! Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel was a supremely talented and intelligent pianist and composer, but societal norms of the time kept her locked in a patriarchal prison. Join us as we hear three of her songs: Nach süden, Vorwurf, and Nachtwanderer. With soprano Isabelle Peters and mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 the cycle by guest vocalist Claire McCahan and guest pianist Tzu Kuang Tan recorded during the Opening Fellows Concert at CSI's Fellowship of the Song program in May of 2024.Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 performance of Botschaft by tenor Logan Wagner and pianist Kirill Kuzmin. With co-host Brian Sikich.Raisin Brahms CommercialFollow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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-soprano Kayleigh Decker and pianist Samuel Martin.Song Cycle is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about its network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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! Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatsonginitiative.org/podcasts ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 RockFollow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatsonginitiative.org/podcasts ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 WitzenSing Schubert's setting with me!Sing Clara's setting with me! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 Arthurhttps://www.msf.org/data-and-patient-accounts-reveal-indiscriminate-attacks-against-civilians-ukraine-warhttps://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/learning/teaching-about-the-israel-hamas-war.htmlThe Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian Warhttps://www.iwm.org.uk/history/rare-personal-accounts-of-life-in-the-trenches-in-1917https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/12/opinion/israel-hamas-hostage.htmlhttps://richmond.com/news/local/hersh-goldberg-hamas-hostage/article_eeced124-93aa-11ee-a806-27270ca975f8.html ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 meFind Liisa hereFind 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 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 CommercialFind Adrian on InstagramFind me on InstagramApplication for the Fellowship of the SongSources: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; ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 @perezaliciousListen to Voyage à Paris on Spotify  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★