Beyond his vocal career, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau also took up conducting and authored many books on musical and historical subjects, including studies on Schubert, Schumann, Wagner, Brahms, Wolf, and Debussy.
Performer Biography
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was the inspiration and dedicatee for works by contemporary composers such as Stravinsky, Britten, Henze, and Reimann, who wrote with his voice in mind.
Interpretation
In German lieder, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau exerted an unprecedented stylistic and interpretative influence on singers, accompanists, and audiences worldwide.
Album & Artwork
This album includes four live recital and concert recordings from the Music Preserved archive, dating between 1960-1971, which are new additions to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's canonical discography.
Performer Biography
Fischer-Dieskau's repertoire spanned multiple languages, including German, Italian, French, Russian, English, Hebrew, Hungarian, and Latin, covering music from the Baroque era to the late 20th century.
Recording & Production
The performances on this album date from 1960-1975, a period considered the height of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's vocal powers, with recordings from this era being "unmatchable by any other baritone in history."
Performer Biography
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, a legendary 20th-century performer, had an extraordinarily vast repertoire of nearly 3000 art songs, hundreds of cantatas and oratorios, and over 100 operatic roles.
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