Journey with Schubert and Mayrhofer to the gloomy shore of Hades and meditate on the simple things that make our pale blue dot such a beautiful place to call home. Special thanks to bass Daniel Noyola for his gorgeous live performance of Fahrt zum Hades with pianist Martin Dubé. Find out more about Daniel here Follow Daniel on Instagram Sing Fahrt zum Hades with me Drawing of Mayrhofer Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podc...
Apr 14, 2026•1 hr 7 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Written for amateur SATB ensemble and piano four hands, the opus 52 Liebeslieder Waltzer were the original Hausmusik and so popular with the people that sales of the waltzes were the source of much of Brahms' wealth. Live performance by soprano Murrella Parton, mezzo-soprano Kathryn Leemhuis, tenor Dominic Armstrong, baritone Jorell Williams, and pianists Marie-France Lefebvre and Allen Perriello. Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their net...
Mar 10, 2026•1 hr 14 min•Season 6Ep. 2
In this episode we discuss the character of Mignon (from Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship), the mysterious child performer whose longing, music, and devotion make her a most unforgettable figure. Featuring Hugo Wolf's Kennst du das Land? performed by soprano Siân Dicker and pianist Krystal Tunnicliffe. Watch the performance on YouTube More about Siân Dicker More about Krystal Tunnicliffe Find me on YouTube! Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn m...
Feb 10, 2026•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 1
We're wrapping up 2025 by bringing Cincinnati Song Initiative's podcast hosts together for our annual Holiday Party! Join us in looking back on a wonderful year with peaks and pits from all of our hosts, then test your knowledge with games like "Guess that Song" and "Two Truths and a Lie: Composer Edition." Which composer walked the streets of Paris with a hammer in his suit pocket? Which composers did - and didn't - study with Nadia Boulanger? (Spoiler: even our hosts get stumped plenty of time...
Dec 23, 2025•49 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Rebecca Clarke was many things (violist, composer, chamber musician, lecturer, prankster(!), fashionista) and it's not hard to see why she has earned her place as one of the most important composers of the 20th century. In this episode we discuss Clarke's life from birth up though 1913 and we are joined by her great-nephew Christopher Johnson to discuss Clarke's legacy and her song The Seal Man with guest artists Joanna Harries and Natalie Burch. All quotes from today's episode are taken from Ch...
Nov 25, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 5Ep. 10
Part 2 of our exploration of Gustav Mahler's transcendental work Kindertotenlieder. With baritone Samuel Kidd and 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 ★...
Oct 14, 2025•37 min•Season 5Ep. 9
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...
Sep 09, 2025•39 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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...
Aug 12, 2025•57 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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 ★...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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 ★...
Jun 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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.org https://refugeerights.org/ Letters from refugee children https://www.unicef....
May 13, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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 ....
Apr 08, 2025•59 min•Season 5Ep. 3
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 . ★ ...
Mar 11, 2025•59 min•Season 5Ep. 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 Commercial 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 ★...
Feb 11, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 1
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 ★...
Sep 10, 2024•24 min•Season 4Ep. 7
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 ★...
Jul 09, 2024•28 min•Season 4Ep. 6
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. 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 ★...
May 09, 2024•56 min•Season 4Ep. 5
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...
Apr 11, 2024•50 min•Season 4Ep. 4
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 Lorelei Rock 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 ★...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 3
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 Initi...
Mar 14, 2024•48 min
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 Loe...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 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 Witzen Sing Schubert's setting with me! Sing Clara's setting with me! Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincin...
Jan 11, 2024•41 min•Season 4Ep. 1
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-is...
Dec 14, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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 here Sources: 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;...
Nov 09, 2023•51 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 Instagram Sources: Hugo Wolf: The Vocal Music by Susan Youens; Hugo Wolf and His Mörike Songs b...
Oct 12, 2023•52 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 Listen to Voyage à Paris on Spotify 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 P...
Sep 14, 2023•55 min•Season 3Ep. 7
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 Jia...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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. 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 ★...
Jun 08, 2023•27 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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 G...
May 11, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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. Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiat...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 3
