An Die Musik (Bonus Dvd) (Dig)

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2005)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B0008064XY
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #159,228 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. An die Musik ("Du holde Kunst..."), song for voice & piano, D. 547 (Op. 88

2. Der Musensohn ("Durch Feld und Wald zu schweifen"), song for voice & pi

3. Du bist die Ruh, song for voice & piano, D. 776 (Op. 59/3)

4. Ständchen ("Leise flehen meine Lieder"), song for voice & piano (Schwan

5. 1. Aria. Ich habe genug, ich habe den Heiland

6. 43. Aria. Ach, ich habe sie verloren, Act III

7. Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja, Act I

8. Fin ch'han dal vino, Act I

9. Feldeinsamkeit ("Ich ruhe still im hohen grünen Gras"), song for voice

10. Es muss ein Wunderbares sein, song for voice & piano, S. 314 (LW N49)

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. 2. Ich atmet' einen linden Duft

2. 2. Aus meinen Tränen sprießen

3. 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh'

4. 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen

5. 3. Die Rose, die Lilie

6. 9. Das ist ein Flöten und Geigen

7. 12. Am leuchtenden Sommermorgen

8. 1. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai

9. 15. Aus alten Märchen winkt es

10. 10. Hör' ich das Liedchen klilngen

See all 22 tracks on this disc

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent overview of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau with Deutsche Grammophon, November 7, 2005

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Alan Majeska "Alan Majeska" (Bad Axe, MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Die Musik (Bonus Dvd) (Dig) (Audio CD)

"An die Musik", aptly named after the famous Schubert lied of the same title, is an excellent overview of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's recorded output for Deutsche Grammophon over the past 56 years. On the CDs, there are six Schubert lieder from Fischer-Dieskau's 21 disc set with pianist Gerald Moore, (dating from ca. 1970) and other lieder by Wolf, Richard Strauss, Brahms, and Schoeck. Also included are two chansons of Claude Debussy, and arias from Mozart's "Die Zauberflote" and "Don Giovanni", both conducted by Ferenc Fricsay; small part of Fricsay's Orff "Carmina Burana" (rec. 1949), Schubert's "Dichterliebe" cycle with pianist Jorg Demus; and the 4 Ruckert lieder with Karl Bohm/Berlin Philharmonic. Fischer-Dieskau is amazing, with such a wide repertory, and such enthusiasm for singing such varied and different styles of music.

The bonus DVD, lasting about 28 minutes, is very interesting to watch and listen to. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and pianist Sviatoslav Richter peform 8 famous Schubert lieder in the great room of a hotel in a remote Bavarian village, in utterly charming and rather informal surroundings. The camera work is minimal, the sound, very fine but a little low level mono: filmed in 1978. Fischer-Dieskau looks alot younger here than more recent photos of him, but a little older and more classy than the photos I'm used to seeing of him, which date from the late 1960s. Fischer-Dieskau and Richter work as one, and their partnership and great working relationship is evident from measure 1. There is no doubt watching this that they had alot of fun performing for the cameras.

I am grateful DG released this set: 2 very full discs at over 70 minutes of music each, + the DVD of a telecast not seen since 1978. The sound is very good, even in the mono tracks, and if you like lieder and opera excerpts, you will be delighted. I mention this as one who's experienced Fischer-Dieskau's recordings for 25 years, and been usually delighted by them.