"Ich saz ûf eime Steine" - The wandering bard from Orpheus to Walther von der Vogelweide

Walther von der Vogelweide, the most important lyricist of the German Middle Ages, was a traveling musician; Orpheus, the greatest singer of Greek antiquity, almost certainly was as well. The bass and lutenist Joel Frederiksen, who is closely associated with the musical offerings at the Bavarian National Museum, presents songs of the Renaissance period, which was particularly fascinated by the figure of Orpheus, and of Walther von der Vogelweide, many of which have been scientifically reconstructed because texts, but not the melodies, have survived.

Following the concert, the curator will offer an optional short tour of the "Street Music" studio exhibition.