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Follow the Lieder

Cincinnati Song Initiative

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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94:19

Rebecca Clarke: The Seal Man

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2025/11/25

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

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38:11

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder Part 2

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2025/10/14

Apply for Cincinnati Song Initiative's 100% free 2026 Fellowship of the Song by November 2!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 ★

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39:17

Mahler: Kindertotenlieder Part 1

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2025/09/09

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

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57:41

The Luminous Lotte Lehmann

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2025/08/12

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

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67:58

Five Songs of Laurence Hope: H.T. Burleigh with...

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2025/07/09

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. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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69:48

Swedish Song with Michael Sikich

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2025/06/10

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 ★

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63:45

Finding Home: Der Wanderer an den Mond

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2025/05/13

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

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59:32

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

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2025/04/08

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

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58:38

Korngold: Sechs einfache Lieder Op. 9

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2025/03/11

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

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79:18

Botschaft: Johannes Brahms

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2025/02/11

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 ★

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25:22

Liebst du um Schönheit: Gustav Mahler & Clara Wieck...

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2024/09/10

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. Learn more about the 2025 Fellowship of the Song and apply to be a Fellow here. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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28:14

Waldseligkeit with MYSTERY composers!

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2024/07/09

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 ★

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56:13

Allnächtlich im Traume: Mendelssohn and Schumann

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2024/05/09

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 ★

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51:39

Rastlose Liebe: Goethe, Zelter, and Schubert

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2024/04/11

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 Audit the 2024

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67:15

Wald(es)gespräch: Robert Schumann and Alexander...

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2024/03/28

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 Audit the 2024 Fellowship of the Song and gain instant

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49:42

Bonus Episode - Song Cycle: The One with Iain Burnside

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2024/03/14

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

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67:12

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

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2024/02/08

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

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40:30

Ich stand in dunklen Träumen (Ihr Bild): Schubert &...

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2024/01/11

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 ★

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28:01

Kriegers Ahnung: War and Music

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2023/12/14

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

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50:49

Richard Strauss: Allerseelen

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2023/11/09

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

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