J.A.W. Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Classical singer Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has died, just 10 days short of his 87th birthday. German obit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 RIP. I'll break out one of his Winterreise's tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 (edited) RIP. I'll break out one of his Winterreise's tonight. I saw him do it at Carnegie Hall in 1975 with Brendel. The NY Times reviewer wrote: "Now that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Alfred Brendel have performed "Die Winterreise" here, which they did at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday night, other singers and pianists may be hesitant about undertaking interpretations of the Schubert song cycle in New York for years to come." Another one I didn't know was still alive until he died. Edited May 18, 2012 by Pete C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Very fond of his disc of Mahler songs on DG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Very sad to hear this. He was a giant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 18, 2012 Report Share Posted May 18, 2012 Yes, very sad. His take of "Die schöne Müllerin" is part of the soundtrack of my childhood. Wish I owned it and could play it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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