Dr. Music
"Classical's Cool!" Dr. Music is a fun, friendly educational podcast that introduces listeners to great classical music. The podcast is primarily for people who have little to no knowledge of classical music, and don't know where to begin their experience. Other styles will be discussed in relation to the various topics we cover. No prior knowledge of classical music necessary! All that is necessary is a desire to learn, and have fun doing it.
Dr. Music
Dr. Music Season 2 Episode 14
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Matthew Marullo
As a companion to Episode 5, we will take a look at another German lied - not by Schubert, but by his successor, Robert Schumann. Like Schubert, Schumann wrote some of the most beautiful song cycles in the history of western European music. Perhaps his most popular cycle, Dichterliebe, is based on the poetry of Heinrich Heine, and contains a wealth of musical poetry. How, in the space of only a minute and a half, can Schumann so vividly evoke the meaning of the text through his manipulation of keys and harmonies? We will gain a clear insight into how this is accomplished by examining the first song in the cycle, Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, or In The Beautiful Month of May.