"Kennst du das Land?" - Italian roots of the Lied
Lecture held at the William Walton Foundation, La Mortella, 6 September 1991
1. Graham Johnson introduces Eric Sams
2. In the beginning was Shakespeare
3. Grand Tour
4. Mozart in Italia
5. Goethe, Heine, English Poets
6. Italy comes to Schubert
7. Schumann
8. Mendelssohn, Brahms
9. Wolf (Funicolì Funicolà), Büchner (Leonce und Lena)
Questions, Discussion
10. More on Schubert and Wolf, non-verbal expression, subconscious
11. Different settings, Thomas More