Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau~~ a Memorial.

by MisterD Posted 2012/05/19 13:06:51

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau~~ a Memorial.

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	I had never heard of him before, Mister D.	7 votes	50%
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Yesterday (5-18-12) the World lost a true genius in the person of Fischer-Dieskau. Had he lived ten more days, he would have been 87.

He started singing at an early age and was moving up in recognition but he was drafted into service by the Wehrmacht and was taken as a POW by the Americans and spent the rest of the war in the USA. When the war ended, he returned to Germany and to his interrupted career.

He is known as the greatest Lieder singer ever with his recordings and concerts of this genre .. Schubert, Brahms, Schumann, et. al. He excelled in Opera and Oratorio also as his vocal technique allowed him to use his Lyric Baritone voice in whatever role he opted for. from Wagner to Donizetti.

I'm placing six of his recordings for you to listen to. As this is a Memorial for him and his art; please leave more for us to enjoy.

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Andrew 2012/05/23 19:43:03

I had never heard of him before, Mister D.

Nope.

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umapathy Krishnamurthy 2012/05/21 08:18:35

I had never heard of him before, Mister D.

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I don't know much about him

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MisterD to umapath... 2012/05/21 13:11:09

He was quite a guy, umapathy.

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boyd868b 2012/05/20 00:44:07

Thanks for posting this on SH.

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R.I.P. a great loss. a wonderful voice

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MisterD to boyd868b 2012/05/20 11:14:33

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Thanks.

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Mark 2012/05/19 19:44:10

Thanks for posting this on SH.

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Doesnt feel like Schubert or even Schumann or Brahms if he isnt singing it. Such clarity. On the radio this morning they played a snippet of him singing an aria from St Matthew Passion by JS Bach

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MisterD to Mark 2012/05/19 22:08:56

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Oh, there are other Lieder singers; but, I agree: He set the bar for the others. Thanks for coming and sharing.

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/05/19 19:26:39

Thanks for posting this on SH.

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Back in the day.......my father took me to druid hill park for open air classical music and at home we klistened to Enrica Caruso (opera singer) and others.....This earlier listening gave me a little understanding of the beauty of such music

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MisterD to Margare... 2012/05/19 19:35:32

Thank you for your comment. I got started by hearing a few singers like Jerome Hines and Eileen Farrell when I was very young.

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Christopher Dresbach 2012/05/19 17:17:17

I had never heard of him before, Mister D.

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He had a powerful voice!

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MisterD to Christo... 2012/05/19 17:37:34

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He certainly did. Thanks for dropping by, Christopher.

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Christo... to MisterD 2012/05/19 17:55:00

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No problem, MisterD!

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Andy 2012/05/19 16:17:48

I had never heard of him before, Mister D.

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Was not aware of him or his talent...thank you

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MisterD to Andy 2012/05/19 17:38:10

You're most welcome, Andy. I hope you enjoyed him.

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precious_jewel 2012/05/19 14:25:06

Thanks for posting this on SH.

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Loved that voice!

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MisterD to preciou... 2012/05/19 14:35:52

Thanks for this contribution to the poll, my dear friend.

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preciou... to MisterD 2012/05/19 15:08:57

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More You Are Welcome Comments

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Christo... to preciou... 2012/05/19 17:17:56

Nice artwork! Yours?

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preciou... to Christo... 2012/05/19 18:40:09

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Thank You, but no. I am not that artistic or computer savvy.

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Fashionable60s 2012/05/19 14:14:36

Thanks for posting this on SH.

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Is that Murray Perahia accompanying Dietrich on the piano? Looks like him anyway.

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MisterD to Fashion... 2012/05/19 14:35:22

I think it was, Fashionable. Thanks for coming to the poll.

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Fashion... to MisterD 2012/05/20 03:25:33

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You are most welcome, MisterD.

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