... Yes, what a sad day. She had such a fantastic voice (yes, I know that's an understatement). One of my favorite recordings is of her and DFD singing...
Dear Celia and everyone: The intenet radio is a wonderful product of the modern world. I like listening to classical music stations that play 24 hours a day,...
Hi everybody, This morning I received the following - not entirely unexpected - message from the Schubertiade Schwarzenberg: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau muß auf...
Oh not!!! I booked this master-classes in January, and I was so looking forward to go... But anyway, this is not the first time he cancels.. So disappointed......
... No, there's no substitute... the mail said that you can return your tickets... and I assume that means that you'll get your monney back... Bye, Margo...
Hello! I saw some of the videos posted on youtube.com of DFD today. The sound quality might not be the best, the sound on the recordings I have heard is much...
Mark, thanks for pointing these out. They made my day, and I haven't listened to them all yet. Maybe you should try Erlkoenig again, as it gave me several...
I was able to view the Erlkonig on youtube.com. Very impressive. If there was just one song on video that could represent DFD at his best, this one would be...
I saw again DFD singing An Die Musik with Gerald Moore on youtube.com. I have listened many times to his performances of this song on EMI in the 50s, and DG...
Dear Mark: I'm glad to hear from a member who is one of the most active posters (or the most active poster). Thanks for the information that DFD is on...
Hi folks, For those of you who do not belong the German DFD list, the following may be of interest: Arthaus Hamburger Staatsoper 1971: Mozart: Die Zauberflöte...
Hi all, Again, for those of you who are not on the German DFD list or don't read the DFD homepage, the announcement of a new CD release: Preiser (Nr. 93450)...
Hi all, I understand that Google is purging all the copyrighted material from YouTube. I don't know if the DFD items that Mark told us about are still there,...
Liebe Celia, Herausgeber der DVD ist "Arthaus" und sie wird über "Naxos" vertrieben. In Deutschland kann man die DVD seit 28.10.2006 mit einer Lieferzeit von...
"Who'll put the brakes on Regie-Theater?" (Abendzeitung, February 19, 2006) Translated by Celia Sgroi Gärtnerplatz Theater: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau as...
Hi all, Someone who is not on this List recently asked me to name DFD's top 5 recordings, and frankly, I didn't know how to answer. What would you consider to...
Hi Celia, ... These are what came to mind first: - Salzburg recitals w/ Gerald Moore - Wolf-Lieder w/ Daniel Barenboim - Rigoletto - Bach Cantatas on DGG (BWV...
... Bravo FiDi! These abominations have afflicted theater and opera far too long. I see that this interview occurred long before the recent Magic Flute...
Hi all, Here are my top 5 DFD recordings, with justifications. I'm still thinking about my 5 most favorite recordings. DFD's top 5 recordings 1. Schubert....
Hi Celia and List, Here are my picks for DFD's most important recordings: 1. Schubert, Complete Lieder for male voice, Moore, 3 vols., DGG 2. Britten, War...
Oh my, Celia, you do ask difficult questions. <g> Well, here goes. My top favorites not in any order: 1. Schubert - Die schöne Müllerin (1961 EMI with...
Hi Celia and List, Here are my favorites: 1. Schumann, Dichterliebe, Demus 1965 DGG 2. Schubert, Winterreise, Demus 1966 DGG 3. Mahler, Kindertotenlieder,...
DFD's most significant recordings: The top of the list would have to be The Schubert Lieder, Vol. 1 and 2. After that, a recording of Winterreise, perhaps the...
From the New York Times (nytimes.com) August 8, 1999 FISCHER-DIESKAU; Singing in the Dark To the Editor: Will Crutchfield's article on Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau...
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