The Lieder Sound Archive Project

The Lieder Sound Archive is a free web archive of live recordings of Lieder and art songs (Mélodies, canzoni, романсы, canciones, canções, etc.).

The website has frequent updates: at last count, it houses 65 Composers, 143 Poets, 56 Performers, 617 recordings.

Visitors may listen to the recordings, watch the videos, download the score when free domain, or even add their own files of Lieder recordings through the link on the right (Upload).

Submissions are greatly welcome.

The Library will provide a useful although not exhaustive list of significant books on the history and aesthetics of German Lied and art songs, on poetry and poets, on composers, etc.

If you believe that this site has violated copyright law, please contact us.

This Website is not funded and is offered as free public service.