Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte; Lieder [IMPORT]

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Performer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Jörg Demus (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jörg Demus
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (March 10, 2005)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Dg Imports
• ASIN: B00004SC5Z
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Track Listings

1. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98: 1. Auf dem Hügel sitz ich, spähend

2. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98: 2. Wo die Berge so blau

3. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98: 3. Leichte Segler in den Höhen

4. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98: 4. Diese Wolken in den Höhen

5. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98: 5. Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au

6. An die ferne Geliebte, song cycle for voice & piano, Op. 98: 6. Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder

7. Adelaide, song for voice & piano, Op. 46

8. Zärtliche Liebe, song for voice & piano, WoO 123

9. Che fa il mio bene (L'amante impatiente), arietta for voice & piano, Op. 82/3

10. Che fa il mio bene (L'amante impatiente), arietta for voice & piano, Op. 82/4

11. Der Kuss (The Kiss), arietta for voice & piano, Op. 128

12. In questa tomba oscura, arietta for voice and piano (or orchestra), WoO 133

13. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur ('Himmel ruhmen des ewigen Ehre'), song for voice & piano, Op. 48/4

14. Maigesang, song for voice & piano, Op. 52/4

15. Marmotte ('Ich komme schon'), song for voice & piano, Op. 52/7

16. Seufzer eines Ungeliebten, song for voice & piano, WoO 118/1

17. Andenken, song for voice & piano, WoO 136

18. Der Wachtelschlag, song for voice & piano ('Ach, mir schallt's dorten'), WoO 129

19. Es war einmal ein König, song for voice, men's choir & piano, Op. 75/3 (orchestrated Igor Stravinsky)

20. Songs (3) (Goethe) for voice & piano, Op. 83: 1.Wonne der Wehmut

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Customer Reviews

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Lieder should be., January 4, 2007

By	R. Colton "Classical Music Maven" (Brooklyn NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Fischer-Dieskau was one of the great lieder singers of all time. His singing Beethoven songs in good sound is a musical experience which a far greater writer than I would be needed to describe, perhaps Shakespeare himself.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond expectations, October 7, 2008

By	Timothy Wilfong (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I'm fast becoming a connoisseur of the various recordings of An die ferne Geliebte. I've been listening to everything I can get my hands on as I'm preparing this cycle for an upcoming recital, and let me tell you, there isn't much worth your time. Wunderlich is good if you want a tenor; listen to Lotte Lehmann for an older, unabashedly romantic version (off copyright: download online from the Lotte Lehmann Foundation at http://lottelehmann.org/llf/lehmann/sings/index.html#lieder). The Matthias Goerne and Alfred Brendel CD with Schubert's Schwanengesang isn't bad, either.

But let me tell you, this recording is just impeccable. Granted, I was already a big FD fan before I heard this, no convert here. His interpretation, his immaculate attention to detail, makes this the most steady, passionate, simultaneously tender and exciting recording available. He just relishes in the language, makes every verse of repeating melody different and meaningful. You really just can't get any better. It's well worth it, for the Beethoven lover, the Lieder lover, Fischer-Dieskau lover, anyone. Fischer-Dieskau and Jörg Demus think together as one unit, every subtle adjustment of tempo, of dynamic is perfect. They're absolutely unstoppable, it makes me wonder why everyone else hasn't given up trying. This is by far the definitive recording.