Indelibly part of my youth as my German teacher at school made us listen to him singing Schubert, Schumann and Wolf so that we could learn from what we were assured was his perfect German diction. I'm not sure that I learned perfect diction but it gave me a great love of lieder and D F-D's instantly recognisable voice.
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It sadly had to happen. In my personal opinion, probably the greatest musician of the 20 C. His influence will be felt for ever.Comment
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Yes, one of those performers whose stature was greater than that of a great musician. A symbol, almost an archetype, of depth , emotional honesty and integrity.
I first got to know Wozzeck from his extraordinary, truly operatic recording with Karl Bohm and the Berlin Opera, a scratched up old thing from a City Centre record library - but how much it meant to me to hear it at all.Comment
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Very sad news.
R.I.P. 
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So so sad.He seems to have been around forever and I thought he would go on forever. RIP.Comment
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DF-D gave (two or three?) valedictory recitals at the QEH for his 65th birthday. At the Wolf concert, the only time I heard him sing live, it felt as though he were singing directly to me personally, high up at the back of the hall, such was the intensity of his communication of the music.
Five years later he gave a talk at the Wigmore Hall, during which he modestly appeared dissatisfied with several of his recordings, but quite pleased with the Dichterliebe with Demus that had recently been rediscovered by DG. The hall was packed with well-known musicians, keen to pay their respects.
A unique voice of mesmerising beauty, which had no equal in conveying the text.
Ruht wohl.Comment
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Indeed - very sad news - and like others have mentioned about their exposure to music in their youth - D-F-D was in many ways central to mine - the epitome and embodiment of Lieder - and what a rich legacy he has left us. A personal favourite of mine is the breathtakingly beautiful reading of Wo die schonen Trompeten blasen - and let us not forget his association with Benjamin Britten or his championing of Othmar Schoeck - whose Notturno for voice and string quartet is exquisite. A teaching colleague of mine ( a music teacher) only just recently was talking to me about a master class he once attended held by "the master" - I wasn't sure whom he meant. My colleague looked at me in surprise and added "why - Fischer - Dieskau of course..."
To many D-F-D is and will continue to be The master.
RIP
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He introduced me to the world of lieder, and seemed quite simply the master musician in that field. I derived many, many hours of pleasure from his singing.Comment
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Quite so.Originally posted by pilamenon View Post[FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Beautifully put, Keraulophone - I attended these concerts too & was just blown away by his powers of communication. Very powerful memories.Originally posted by Keraulophone View Post
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Seconded - a great experience I'd imagine, Hornspieler - you should write that book, y'knowOriginally posted by Caliban View Post
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I wonder whether he had the Dichterliebe with Eschenbach in mind which I find rather bland, but have to admit I'm not overly fond of lieder as it is.Originally posted by Keraulophone View PostMy life, each morning when I dress, is four and twenty hours less. (J Richardson)Comment
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George Hall's tribute in The Guardian comes with several interesting clips ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...au-guide-clips
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RIP Dietrich Fischer Dieskau
I have just seen the sad news on the BBC website.
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