Andres Maienlied 'Hexenlied': Felix Mendelssohn

10/20/21 • 38 min

Witches, Witchcraft, Paganism! What does any of that have to do with Lieder and why should we talk about it? Find out all that and more in today's looooooooong awaited episode. Special guest host (and witch!) Chelsea Willett discusses the history of this long misunderstood practice as well as its place in the modern world. Chelsea is a graphic designer and you can follow her on Instagram @chelseawillett_designs and her shop @luna.mons. Her website is https://www.chelseawillettdesigns.com/links/

Discussion is followed up with a performance of Mendelssohn's Hexenlied sung by guest vocalist Siân Dicker, Instagram--> @siandicker

Sing Hexenlied with me!!!!!--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAsajgyeWM&list=PLIcW-nltlNHFyhSWSHES-F2E7HL8UPSjr&index=19

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Sources:

https://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/jessie-kindig-all-witches-they-could-not-burn

https://lithub.com/a-literary-history-of-witches/

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140925-where-do-witches-come-from

https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Walpurgis-Night

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Discussion is followed up with a performance of Mendelssohn's Hexenlied sung by guest vocalist Siân Dicker, Instagram--> @siandicker

Sing Hexenlied with me!!!!!--> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtAsajgyeWM&list=PLIcW-nltlNHFyhSWSHES-F2E7HL8UPSjr&index=19

Support me and the podcast on Patreon ! --> https://www.patreon.com/liedernerd

You can find me on Instagram @liedernerd and on YouTube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich.

Sources:

https://bostonreview.net/gender-sexuality/jessie-kindig-all-witches-they-could-not-burn

https://lithub.com/a-literary-history-of-witches/

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/histories/journey-into-witchcraft-beliefs/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140925-where-do-witches-come-from

https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms

https://pulitzercenter.org/stories/witchcraft-too-mainstream

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Walpurgis-Night

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In 1845 Mendelssohn made a copy of his song Schilflied with a tiny, unexpected masterpiece in the top left hand corner of the manuscript. Find out all about it in this episode with Mandee's surprise guest host! Featuring soprano Harriet Burns (website--> https://www.harrietburns.com/)

Treble Clef Manuscript (scroll down on the same page for Bach and Mozart manuscripts) --> https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/latest/composer-manuscript-handwriting/signatures/

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Behold! The second season of Follow the Lieder is upon us! Season 2 will be all about Schubert's Winterreise, beginning today with an overview of Wilhelm Müller and the genesis of his poems, as well as a hefty discussion about Gute Nacht, the first song of this epic cycle. With guest host Brian Sikich. My supreme gratitude goes out to Dr. Tyler Reece as I would not be able to produce this podcast without his incredible vocal collaborations.

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Sources for this episode include:

The Schubert Song Companion by John Reed; Schubert's Winter Journey by Ian Bostridge; Retracing a Winter's Journey: Schubert's Winterreise by Susan Youens; Franz Schubert: The Complete Songs by Graham Johnson; Franz Schubert: A Biography by Elizabeth Norman McKay.

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