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Fischer-DieskauList· Discussion of all aspects of Fischer-Die
Dear Fischer-DieskauListers, We are starting our first full month of existence and the year 2001 with 45 subscribers and having exceeded 100 messages between...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 1, 2001 3:33 pm
... According to Monika's discography, the date of the Haenssler is 1983. Scott, are you familiar with the earliest DFD recording of Cantata 82, which was...
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Gianfranco Mormino
gimormi@...
Jan 1, 2001 9:29 pm
Just one more, rather selfish, wish: Muenchen is just a few hundred kms from Italy... I think DFD never conducted in my country; it would be great. I agree...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:33 pm
... Actually, DFD has never conducted in the USA either, although he was scheduled to do so a couple of times at the Ravinia Festival and ended up canceling....
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William H. Pittman
williepitt@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:43 pm
... I've been a Fi-Di fan for about 40 years. [etc.] Well, I'd like to greet a fellow Missourian (former, in my case). I grew up in Columbia and attended the...
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Jon Alan Conrad
conrad@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:12 pm
... Is my memory totally verwirrt on this? I thought this was an EMI recording? No, huh... you should know! ... I know that he was scheduled to be the speaker...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:17 pm
... No, the DFD/Demus recordings are all on DG, except anything that might come from a live concert, like the recent issue of a Salzburg Festival recital on...
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Mary Patton
mnm@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:25 pm
... hundred kms from ... great. ... of Les ... (excellent ... ended up ... I think Fischer-Dieskau actually did conduct in this country. Specifically, The Los...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:01 am
... Oops! You're right, of course. I was thinking of after his retirement from singing. But yes, he did conduct in the USA in 1974. Celia Celia A. Sgroi State...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 12:17 am
Hi folks, I was just listening again to the segment of BBC3's "Fischer-Dieskau Night" that was devoted to DFD's recordings of "Winterreise." During the ...
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Scott Belyea
sbelyea1525@...
Jan 3, 2001 1:27 am
<<Would anyone be interested in holding a systematic discussion of this recording? Why not? Sounds interesting, particularly in the context of his other...
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William Kasimer
wkasimer@...
Jan 3, 2001 1:34 pm
... I'm game. ... I'd suggest that we do it slowly, no more than a couple of songs per week, giving people a chance to listen and do any comparative listening...
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Jon Alan Conrad
conrad@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:36 pm
Alas, though this sounds most interesting to me (and in a year when I'm teaching Lieder too!), my other commitments just make it impossible for me to give such...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:36 pm
... I think going through it slowly is a very good idea. I also think that putting the songs on a website is a good idea but I don't have the capability to do...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:39 pm
... I'm sorry you won't be able to take part, Jon, but maybe you'll be able to cast an eye over the discussion, assuming there is one. Celia Celia A. Sgroi ...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:54 pm
In case anyone is interested, the CD issue of this is still available and is currently on sale at Tower Records Online. It is the earliest DFD/Moore versions...
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Scott Belyea
sbelyea1525@...
Jan 3, 2001 2:57 pm
Bill Kasimer wrote: <<Scott, I think that Angel 3640B is the 1961 recording, I believe you're correct, Bill. The furshlugginer LP has no date on it anywhere,...
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Mary Patton
mnm@...
Jan 3, 2001 3:17 pm
... per week, ... they deem ... website, for ... that ... OOP). ... that ... be ... files. ... that also ... isn't the ... Angel ... if I did, I ... catalog ...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 3:21 pm
... No, we haven't really settled this yet. I think it can be posted on the website under "Files". It is not legal, but because we aren't planning to trade it...
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Nick Perovich
perovich@...
Jan 3, 2001 4:07 pm
... message ... I'd be interested, too. I've got the recording, but not the ability or the capability for transferring it to a file on the website. Nick ...
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Scott Belyea
sbelyea1525@...
Jan 3, 2001 5:23 pm
<<Tower is currently selling the box for $29.97. I wish you hadn't told me that, Celia. Ah well, I only have ... good grief, 5 F-D Winterreisen. I may have to...
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Scott Belyea
sbelyea1525@...
Jan 3, 2001 5:32 pm
Celia, a thought on this intriguing comparison activity. I wonder if there's any consensus in the group on *which* F-D Winterreise we like best? And if there...
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Jon Alan Conrad
conrad@...
Jan 3, 2001 5:46 pm
... Even though I've begged out of any eventual group discussion on this, I do have a thought on this point: There *is* no consensus on this point. Some like...
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robertpeters@...
Jan 3, 2001 6:36 pm
... I vote for the one with Barenboim (being to much of a niggard to buy the 1955 version). Robert Peters...
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Jon Alan Conrad
conrad@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:22 pm
Here's another not-strictly-DFD question for Lieder-lovers. As I assemble my Lieder listening list for my course that starts in February, I realize that in the...
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Fischer-DieskauList@e...
Jan 3, 2001 7:36 pm
Enter your vote today! Check out the new poll for the Fischer-DieskauList group: Which of the following is your favorite Fischer-Dieskau "Winterreise"...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:42 pm
... Like Jon, I'm doubtful that there will be that much of a consensus. However, I have created a poll so that people can vote for their favorite one. We'll...
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Celia A. Sgroi
sgroi@...
Jan 3, 2001 7:45 pm
... Actually, I haven't changed my mind, but I continue to be surprised at how much criticism Gerald Moore gets for that version. Personally, I think it's ...
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Scott Belyea
sbelyea1525@...
Jan 3, 2001 8:20 pm
And I see you and Jon are right in there with your votes for the '72 Moore/DG! I voted for the '66 Demus, at least partly because it was my first Winterreise....
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William Kasimer
wkasimer@...
Jan 3, 2001 10:00 pm
... No, that makes you a fan, not a collector. On the other hand, I have seven, and don't like any of them very much... Bill =========== William D. Kasimer ...