Gretchen am Spinnrade: Goethe and Schubert

Now this episode really has it all... a wager with God, boxes of jewels, a poisoned mother, a murdered brother, the teenage mutant ninja turtles (maybe), and the ORIGINAL Faustian pact. Mandee and co-host Deborah discuss the Schubert song Gretchen am Spinnrade with text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Complete with guest appearance by Deborah's bird, Sir Phillip Birb. 
Guess vocalist: mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra

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Show Notes

Now this episode really has it all... a wager with God, boxes of jewels, a poisoned mother, a murdered brother, the teenage mutant ninja turtles (maybe), and the ORIGINAL Faustian pact. Mandee and co-host Deborah discuss the Schubert song Gretchen am Spinnrade with text by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Complete with guest appearance by Deborah's bird, Sir Phillip Birb. 

Guess vocalist: mezzo-soprano Kelly Guerra 

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Host

Mandee Madrid-Sikich

Follow the Lieder Creator & Host

What is Follow the Lieder?

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.