On this special bonus epsiode to accompany CSI's upcoming program as part of its series The Belletrists, we cover the life and work of Friedrich Rückert, in particular his poem Ferne Lieder as set by Alban Berg. With guest co-host Emily Jewell and guest vocalist Ryan Bradford --> https://www.bradfordbaritone.com/about-2 

Sing Ferne Lieder with me!

Sources for this episode include:

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1866/07/friedrich-ruckert/628517/; https://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/contemporaries/friedrich-ruckert/ ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_R%C3%BCckert ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alban_Berg ; https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alban-Berg

Follow the Lieder is a production of Cincinnati Song Initiative. You can learn more about their network of podcasts at cincinnatisonginitiative.org/podcasts