Der Zwerg: Franz Schubert and Matthäus von Collin

Follow the Lieder

Jul 28, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3

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Episode description

Today's episode features a truly THRILLING neo-gothic horror story complete with misty mountains, a glassy sea, a double crossing queen and her murderous companion. Mandee covers Schubert's Der Zwerg (text by Mattäus von Collin). Guest vocalist is the inimitable mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska.

Sources:

"Of Dwarves, Perversion, and Patriotism: Schubert's Der Zwerg" https://www.jstor.org/stable/746897?seq=1

Johnson, G., & Wigmore, R. (2014). Franz Schubert: the complete songs. New Haven ; London: Yale University Press.

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