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Oswald von Wolkenstein (1376 or 1377 – 1445) was a poet, composer and diplomat. In his diplomatic capacity, he traveled through much of Europe to as far as Georgia (as recounted in "Durch Barbarei, Arabia").
He was dubbed a Knight of the Holy Sepulchre and was also inducted into the Order of the Jar and the Order of the Dragon. He lived for a time in Seis am Schlern.
He is one of the most important German composers of the Middle Ages. There are three main topics of his work: travel, God and sex. Oswald's poems are preserved in three manuscripts:
- MS A (Vienna), 42 songs completed in 1425, with an addition of another 66 poems from 1427 to 1436.
- MS B (Innsbruck): 1432
- MS C (Innsbruck-Trostburg): 1450, a copy of B.
MSs A and B were completed under the supervision of Oswald himself, and both contain a depiction of the author, qualifying as one of the earliest authentic depictions of a German author.

Performers:
- Eva Lebherz-Valentin (Soprano)
- Isaak Ensemble Heidelberg