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I recently purchased a sixcd set on emi of fischerdieskau singing brahms lieder. The author makes clear that they lack technical polish but also that they lie much closer in spirit and style to the expressionist outpourings of mahler to come than to late wagner works. He learned to play the piano from his mother and continued to study piano throughout his school years. And its not a sign of disrespect, but the highest compliment, to say that if frank sinatra was the voice of popular song, fischerdieskau was and will be the voice of art song. The original texts of over 750 songs, translated by richard stokes and george bird. With the present recording the thirtyyearold fischerdieskau demonstrates his subtle art of textual exegesis, bathed in the dolcezza and suavity of his still young baritone voice. He was one of the most recorded classical singers in recording history. Dieskau, who has the biggest repertory of any singer who ever lived, who has made more recordings than anybody else in history, who continues to.
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Dietrich fischer dieskau s musical interests and talent were evident early in his life, but he was no child prodigy. Will no doubt become the standard liederresource for the englishspeaking world. Fischer dieskau s older brother, mathias, is a highly regarded stage designer, and his younger brother, manuel, is a cellist. Music profile for dietrich fischerdieskau, born 28 may 1925. Fischer dieskau claims that his desire to be a conductor dates from 1961, when he and his older brother visited a rehearsal of don giovanni at the deutsche oper berlin, in which his father was starring. The magisterial german baritone dietrich fischerdieskau, whom i memorialize at the beginning of my column in this weeks new yorker, made almost too. His father, albert 18651937, a classical scholar, was a secondary school principal, and his mother, dora 18841966 was a teacher. Dietrich fischerdieskaubaritone hertha klustpiano 1956.
The original texts of over 750 songs, translated by richard stokes. During a career that spanned nearly five decades, dietrich fischer dieskau established himself as one of the most accomplished performing artists of the twentieth century. Liederkreis, etc by dietrich fischer dieskau and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. May 18, 2012 dietrich fischer dieskau, the distinguished german baritone, has died aged 86. Kernerlieder op 35, fischerdieskau weissenborn klust. The fischer dieskau book of lieder by dietrich fischer dieskau, 978087949, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The poemtexts of over 750 songs in germanand english translationselected by the renowned baritone. Fischerdieskau edition dietrich fischerdieskau songs. The great emi recordings to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Dietrich fischerdieskau and schumann is a marriage made in heaven, and these recordings from the 1950s catch him in radiant voice this is no stay away from a cd in which singer and composer, with a little help from the pianists, are in perfect fusion. Dietrich fischerdieskau 28 may 1925 18 may 2012 was a german lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous lieder performers of the postwar period, best known as a singer of franz schuberts lieder, particularly winterreise of which his recordings with accompanist gerald moore and jorg demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.
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