A Guide to Clara Schumann’s Songs, Part II
Guest Blog
31 July 2022
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.
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.
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.