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...
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.
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.
way found certain
Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves with texts.
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.
thinking mind way
Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking his way into the minds of others, causing them to speak on his behalf, but that he was now speaking for himself.
reflection doubt preparation
When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into your subconscious. For the moment of the performance, we all have to return to a new level of unconsciousness. All the reflection and all the doubts have to be laid aside before you start.
disappear behinds interpreter
Unfortunately, it happens all too seldom that you really disappear behind a work, that you are no longer audible as an interpreter.
levels standing-out social
What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing rises and stands out.
romantic-love atmosphere mood
In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic.
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.
lying today facts
The reason why Schubert is celebrated so much today, lies rather in the fact that there has been nobody else like him - not before him, not after him.
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.
song opportunity thinking
If you only do little clusters - three or four songs by one, and another, and then yet another - you lose the opportunity to think your way into the composer's mind, since, after all, most of these pieces are quite brief.
hands alive today
But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow.