When the nights get longer and the fire warms up, it's time to tell each other stories. The composers of the Romantic period called narrative songs romances and ballads, a genre which, like fairy tales, gained great importance and produced enchanting musical settings right into the 20th century. These are coded, mysterious and legendary songs, such as those by Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Hugo Distler. With the journalist and author Matthias Zehnder, who "gives food for thought" every Friday in his weekly commentary on selected topics, superficial stories are examined and their hidden backgrounds illuminated.
Basel madrigalists
Raphael Immoos - moderation and direction
Special guest: Dr. Matthias Zehnder, author and media scientist
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