Love Letters
Stephen Rodgers
12 December 2025
Last summer I assembled a cycle of eight songs by the 19th-century German composer Pauline Decker, understanding this curatorial action as an important form of advocacy.
There is no historical or geographical limit on what can be covered. There is no restriction on the style or genre of song or singing.
Last summer I assembled a cycle of eight songs by the 19th-century German composer Pauline Decker, understanding this curatorial action as an important form of advocacy.
Alexander Stefaniak explores how Clara Schumann’s Lieder – both in her performances and in her publications – supported her work as a celebrated concert pianist.
Five friends return to discuss interpreting and programming Schumann’s Lieder, and to suggest that they encourage us to listen to songs in new ways.
Joe Davies organized this colloquy with Harald Krebs, Stephen Rodgers, Susan Wollenberg, and Susan Youens on the expressive worlds of Clara Schumann’s songs.
In this video I outline two strategies that Clara Schumann uses to compose songs with music that goes “against the grain” of the poetry.