Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau News
German lyric baritone and conductor (1925-2012)
Commemorations 2025 (Birth: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau)
- baritone
- chamber music, opera, oratorio
- Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany, German Reich, Germany
- conductor, opera singer, musician, composer, musicologist
streaming
Last update
2024-03-12
Refresh
2024-02-22 12:00:00
Mike Wheeler is impressed by French/German pianist Elena Fischer-Dieskau's performances of Mélanie Bonis, Robert Schumann and Rachmaninov
2024-01-29 14:59:14
Schubery, Mendelssohn, 2024
This Week in Classical Music: January 29, 2024. Schubert, Mendelssohn and more. What an exceptional week: Franz Schubert was born on January 31st of 1797, and February 3rd is the anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn, born 12 years later, in 1809. We just celebrated Mozart’s birthday; he died very young, at 35. Schubert’s life was even shorter: he was 31 when he passed away, and Mendelssohn – only 38. All three could’ve lived twice as long, and our culture would’ve been so much richer. Schubert is one of our perennial favorites (tastes and predilections change, Schubert stays) and we’ve written many entries about him (here and here, for example), including longer articles on his song cycles. There are hundreds of his pieces in our library – he remains one of the most often performed composers. His life was not eventful, his music was sublime, so here’s one of his songs: An […]
2024-01-29 03:48:26
Franz Schubert - An die MusikDietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone)Roger Moore (Piano)
2024-01-09 07:48:00
Aldeburgh Festival at 75: festival regular, Tony Cooper reports
Britten: The Burning Fiery Furnace - Aldeburgh Festival, Orford Church, 1966 (Photo: John Richardson / Britten Pears Arts)Flashing through life, this year’s Aldeburgh Festival notches up its 75th edition and features a stellar line-up of international performers offering a wealth of music across a wholesome 17 days. Festival regular, Tony Cooper, reports.Founded by Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears and Eric Crozier in 1948, the Aldeburgh Festival, originally centred on the Borough’s cosy and intimate Jubilee Hall in Crabbe Street with a seating capacity of just 236. However, when Britten and Pears conceived the bright idea of turning the Victorian-built malt-house at Snape, situated about five miles inland from Aldeburgh, into an 832-seat venue, Snape Maltings Concert Hall was born. Officially opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1967, the Snape Maltings Concert Hall suffered serious fire damage two years later, re-opening in time for the Aldeburgh Festival the following year. The larger […]
or
- timeline: Composers (Europe). Conductors (Europe). Lyrical singers (Europe). Performers (Europe).
- Indexes (by alphabetical order): F...