Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 13: The ’89s To sum up the series, we look at the world in three landmark years: 1789, the year of the French Revolution; 1889, the year of the Paris Exposition; and 1989, when the Berlin Wall came down and the AIDS epidemic { … }

Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 10: Forbidden Music, Silenced Voices Germany was the land of classical music’s most glorious achievements, but when Hitler came to power, he banned everything written by Jews. That included acknowledged masters like Mendelssohn and Mahler, and musicians whose reputations never recovered, like Karl { … }

Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 8: The Fin de Siècle Framed by the innovative songs of Charles Ives, this program explores the decadent and tumultuous years surrounding the turn of the 20th century. From a somber work by Brahms to an erotic song by Debussy and a bitter { … }

Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 7: After Wagner This program illuminates a cultural world living in the shadow of Richard Wagner, and throws light on how a generation of composers responded to him. We also explore the influence of broader currents, from anti-Semitism to feminism to industrialization, and { … }

Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 6: Forging a National Consciousness Beginning in 1848, the Year of Revolution, this program explores the role of song as a unifying cultural force in the face of vital political struggles. With the folksongs of their homelands ringing in their ears, composers from { … }

Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 3: Singing the Romantic Self The Romantic movement gave birth to a new era of individuality, heralded by the innovative poetry of Goethe and the musical genius of Schubert. The Romantics were also fascinated by the natural and supernatural worlds, which are explored { … }

Song: Mirror of the World Radio Series Program 1: A Diary of Our Times Composers and poets create a powerful diary through classic song—poetry set to music. Starting with Mozart and ending in the 21st century, a variety of intriguing songs open unique windows to particular moments in history. We hear { … }

Check out this short preview teaser for our upcoming radio series Song: Mirror of the World! All of the songs included in this teaser are featured in the series Song: Mirror of the World. Songs are excerpted from the following albums (in order):

Welcome to the Hampsong Foundation’s song text and translation library. This project links together all of the song texts and translations hosted here on the Hampsong Foundation’s website, making the search for a particular text easier. You can browse or search on this page by resource and by composer name. { … }

A multi-layer project exploring songs by Antonín Dvořák, as well as Liszt, Mahler, Strauss, Burleigh, Farwell, Cadman, MacDowell, Ives, Grieg and Brahms This project includes: a concert program from the Salzburg Festival with: works of visual art and photography an essay by Jens Malte Fischer: “Vom Zauber der Menschlichen Stimme: Antonín { … }