A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates meaning; it forms bridges between here and there, between disparate ideas that we did not know were previously connected. ... Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T S Spivet.
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What I’m Singing: Schumann’s Song Cycle Liederkreis
I’ve just started the challenging task of learning to sing Robert Schumann’s Liederkreis – a song cycle of 12 songs (liede). The song in the You Tube video is song 5 of the cycle and it’s sung by lyric soprano Barbara Bonney. She’s one of my favourite sopranos. She has a clear, sweet, natural-sounding voice and whatever she is singing, she makes sound effortless. My homework this week was to learn songs 1-3, but I think Mondnacht (Moonlit Night) (song 5 in the cycle) is going to be my favourite. Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Bonney, Eichendorff, Liede, Lieder, LiederkreisOp 39, Neo-Romanticism, Patrick McCreless, Romantic Poetry, Romanticism, Schumann, Singing, Song Cycle
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Poetic Mapping: Walking Into Art 