Lied can Fly

Bird song and art song are very close, even though birds know better than we do. Judith Weir talks with Sabine Bergk about the refreshing and optimistic power of music. Welcoming the day, as it is written in Robert Bridges poem "Nightingales" - that Judith set into music in her song cycle "The Voice of Desire" - might be close to welcoming every moment in Zen Buddhism. Just one moment or even one chord can be more than you would ever think, if you start exploring it.

Dedicated to an English friend in the Cotswolds, Torsten Rasch wrote a song during the pandemic to brighten him up in his isolated life. Sabine Bergk talks with Torsten Rasch about the power of music in rough times - and about the attractiveness of English culture.

What is it all about to make music? Is it connected to the room, the musicians, the audience and what about performing a score? Sabine Bergk talks to Irene Kurka about Eva-Maria Houben's book "Musical Practice as a Form of Life".

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven was one of the most sparkling figures of the New York Dada. She was born in Swinemünde and became friend with Marcel Duchamp, Peggy Guggenheim and Djuna Barnes. Her poems were published next to James Joyce. The composer Snezana Nesic brought her back to life in her art song "Lady Dada of Berlin Kreuzberg". The outstanding Duo Körber-Wong is performing an exceptional work of art.

How strong is Schumann's influence on contemporary art song? The composer Moritz Eggert and Sabine Bergk talk about the Schumann phenomena, trying to dive deeply into his complexity and his endless inventions. Moritz assumes that Schumann is the beginning of modern music.