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Andres Maienlied 'Hexenlied': Felix Mendelssohn

Andres Maienlied 'Hexenlied': Felix Mendelssohn

FromFollow the Lieder


Andres Maienlied 'Hexenlied': Felix Mendelssohn

FromFollow the Lieder

ratings:
Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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
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 
Released:
Oct 20, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

Pianist and wacky art 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 art song, you better believe it's included in this podcast! Each episode covers a different art song and is complete with special guest appearances and performances of the chosen songs. Composers discussed include Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Wolf, Strauss and others. You can find Mandee on Instagram @liedernerd and on You Tube as Mandee Madrid-Sikich .