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lördag, maj 26, 2012

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

"Voice of the Century" Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Dies at 86
May 22, 2012
And its branches rustled
As if calling to me:
“Come here, to me, friend,
Here you will find your peace!”
--Der Lindenbaum, from Franz Schubert's Winterreise

Winterreise (Winter Journey), Franz Schubert’s 1828 song cycle for voice and piano, is one of the most iconic German art songs or lieder, influencing vocal technique not only within its genre but in German classical music in general. Only the greatest of vocal artists undertake to perform it in its entirety, given the intellectual and physical stamina required.
Enlarge image Fischer-Dieskau at his home in Berlin in May 2011.(© picture alliance / dpa) The great German baritone singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau recorded Schubert’s Winterreise not once or twice, but a full eight times, over the course of four decades, with some of his generation’s most celebrated musical talents accompanying on piano, from Gerald Moore (1955, 1963, 1972), to Daniel Barenboim (1980). His impeccable technique and deep baritone voice—and his prolific recordings—earned him a reputation as the master interpreter of Schubert lieder.

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