Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskauwas a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music, one of the most famous Liederperformers of the post-war period, described as "one of the supreme vocal artists of the 20th century" and "the most influential singer of the 20th Century". Fischer-Dieskau was ranked the second greatest singer of the centuryby Classic CD"Top Singers of the Century" Critics' Poll...
age chance abandon
Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to be very careful. If, at that point, you abandon the work you have been doing, there is a good chance that you will just collapse and drift.
way found certain
Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves with texts.
curiosity together musician
I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity.
doors house unity
And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out, and when opera houses are about to close their doors; what's going to come next - when nothing new in music, for the orchestra, is truly lasting: pieces are performed once, and then they're thrown away.
people desirable breaths
It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.
important important-things
The work is the most important thing.
thinking creative genius
...in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only the works of a single composer, so that the audience could be gradually drawn into a particular creative genius' way of thinking, and could follow him.
children book unborn-child
The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it.
people creative horizon
With creative people, truly new horizons open up.
listening fields ears
Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plough. The trick is just to wake them up, to sharpen their ears for what's already there in the music.
speak form
All music has to speak in some form or other.
emerged expression lyrical might mode poetry relatively
Because lyrical poetry was still relatively new; it only first emerged with Klopstock, or, if you will, you might go back to Gryphius. This was a completely new mode of expression. It emerged, at the very latest, during the Enlightenment.
song school singing
Some critics have written that I wanted to teach through singing. Not at all. I was learning I went to school every time I gave a song recital.
thinking artist play
In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role.