Dietrich fischerdieskau was a german lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous lieder performers. Buy schubert s songs by dietrich fischerdieskau online at alibris. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. After your purchase, you will receive an email with further information. This recording was made at the height of his powers when he was forty in 1965. This cd is cd of various 111 years of deutsche grammophon the collectors edition and not an individual release.
Fischer dieskau grew up in a house filled with books, and often observed his father, the author of several books of his own, hard at work on a writing project. Dietrich fischer dieskau s musical interests and talent were evident early in his life, but he was no child prodigy. Fischerdieskau edition dietrich fischerdieskau songs. With the purchase of a cd or vinyl record dispatched from and sold by amazon, you get 90 days free access to the amazon music unlimited individual plan. Winterreise by dietrich fischerdieskau, alfred brendel from amazons classical music store. One of the monuments of 20thcentury recording history was the great german baritone dietrich fischerdieskaus traversal of all the schubert lieder suitable for male voice. Winterreise 1963 dietrich fischerdieskau, gerald moore on allmusic 2004. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Winterreise virtuoso series by dietrich fischerdieskau daniel barenboim from amazons classical music store.
Winterreise dietrich fischerdieskau, hertha klust on allmusic 2001. Dietrich fischerdieskau bassbaritone short biography. His father, albert 18651937, a classical scholar, was a secondary school principal, and his mother, dora 18841966 was a teacher. The poemtexts of over 750 songs in germanand english translationselected by the renowned baritone. Winterreise dietrich fischer dieskau by dietrich fischer dieskau, daniel barenboim, franz schubert from amazons classical music store. Fischer dieskau s voice in this recording is at its best. Fischerdieskau, who died earlier this year at the age of 86, was himself a renowned lieder performer.
For some reason i love dietrich fischerdieskau singing schubert s winterreise. The fischerdieskau book of lieder by dietrich fischer. Winterreise is, as schubert said, morose and devoid of hope. Dietrich fischer dieskau had one of the twentieth centurys greatest baritone voices.
Dietrich fischerdieskau author of the fischerdieskau. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Winterreise winter journey is a song cycle for voice and piano by franz schubert d. But this recording is much neglected among his recordings of it. No annotations, but an introductory essay, and indexes abounding. Dietrich fischerdieskau s most popular book is the fischerdieskau book of lieder. Goethe, schiller, heine, and hesse figure among the lyricists while the composers include brahms, mahler, schumann, and, above all, schubert, whose songs are scrutinized by fischerdieskau in schubert s songs, below. The composers whose works are featured in the book include schubert, schumann, brahms and mahler. Albert dietrich fischer dieskau was born on may 28, 1925 in berlin. Dietrich fischerdieskaus most popular book is the fischerdieskau book of lieder. My collection includes the song texts in german, but, alas, does not have english translations. I was saddened to read today of the passing of the great singer of german lieder, baritone dietrich fischer dieskau, who died friday at his home in starnberg,germany. Its also almost unbelievable that a human voice can carry so much emotion.
Franz schubert is without doubt dietrich fischerdieskaus central composer where lieder are concerned. Franz schubert, dietrich fischerdieskau, gerald moore complete. Dietrich fischerdieskau, franz schubert, dietrich fischerdieskau. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. 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.
Schuberts songs by dietrich fischerdieskau alibris. The poets represented in the collection include goethe, schiller and rilke. A terrific collection of solos for tuba arranged and edited by john fletcher. Books by dietrich fischerdieskau author of the fischer. This one is from 1965, when the singers technique, tone, and artistry were in perfect balance.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I was saddened to read today of the passing of the great singer of german lieder, baritone dietrich fischerdieskau, who died friday at his home in starnberg,germany. The text shown above is the exactly the way franz schubert used the text when he set it to music including the repeats, which reflect the repeats. Fischerdieskau has recorded winterreise numerous times there are at least 10 versions out there, and while i cannot claim to have heard anywhere near all of them, this version from 1971 must surely be one of the most stirring.
The fischerdieskau book of lieder by dietrich fischerdieskau. The memoirs of dietrich fischerdieskau by dietrich fischerdieskau and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy dietrich fischerdieskaus album titled schubert. Recorded in july 1985, this is the sixth of dietrich fischerdieskaus seven commercially published versions of schuberts winterreise, and easily the finest of the baritones recorded collaborations with pianist alfred brendel.
He is completely committed to expressing with clarity and directness the wit, irony and depth of schubert s masterpiece. Striking evidence of this is provided by the 1954 west german radio recording of fourteen schubert lieder here reissued for the first time. Will no doubt become the standard liederresource for the englishspeaking world. Originally fischerdieskau had rejected this performance for issue, but later relented. Fischer dieskau carries the mood and emotion to the extreme limits, and what we get is such a heartrending performance, its almost unbearable. Get the guaranteed best price on classical vinyl like the schubert. Winterreise dietrich fischerdieskau by dietrich fischerdieskau, daniel barenboim, franz schubert from amazons classical music store. Books by dietrich fischerdieskau author of the fischerdieskau. Despite the fact that there are several fabulous versions of schuberts masterpiece. Winterreise fischerdieskau, dietrich, brendel, alfred, schubert. Lp, comp electrola, electrola sme 80 040, csdw 7196.
Fischerdieskau carries the mood and emotion to the extreme limits, and what we get is such a heartrending performance, its almost unbearable. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Franz schubert, dietrich fischerdieskau gerald moore lieder. Winterreise fischerdieskau, dietrich, demus, jorg, schubert, franz. Baritone dietrich fischer dieskau has had an intimate association with schubert s songs hes the only singer to have recorded all of them for dg and hes recorded at least six different versions of winterreise over the years. Dietrich fischerdieskau has 29 books on goodreads with 237 ratings. Franz schubert dietrich fischerdieskau, gerald moore lieder aus.
Winterreise to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Dietrich fischer dieskau, author of tristan and isolde libretto, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. He learned to play the piano from his mother and continued to study piano throughout his school years. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Dietrich fischer dieskau started singing as a child and began formal voice lessons at sixteen with professor georg a. Winterreise fischerdieskau, dietrich, brendel, alfred, schubert, franz. Winterreise dietrich fischer dieskau at musicians friend. Winterreise dietrich fischerdieskau, murray perahia on allmusic 1992. I needed to know something of the texts and thus turned to the fischer dieskau book of lieder, first published in 1976 and recently reissued.
Franz schubert dietrich fischerdieskau, gerald moore. His companion in this awesome venture was pianist gerald moore. I must say without hesitation that this winterreise with daniel barenboim made in 1979 is his finest of them all. Dietrich fischerdieskau had one of the twentieth centurys greatest baritone voices. He was the youngest of three sons from his fathers second marriage. This new translation of the original texts of over 750 songs allows the reader to follow, line by line, the english directly opposite the german. I recently purchased a sixcd set on emi of fischer dieskau singing brahms lieder. It should come as no great surprise that the musician dietrich fischer dieskau, singer of lieder and opera, is also intensely occupied with reading and writing. Lieder to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Dietrich fischerdieskau is the author of the fischerdieskau book of lieder 4. May, 2014 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Winterreise 1971 dietrich fischer dieskau, gerald moore on allmusic 1985. The 21cd set was recorded over a period of six years 196672.
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