[Leica] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has died

[Frank.Dernie at btinternet.com (Frank Dernie)]

Lluis,

I agree with your sentiments completely. I am a big fan too.
My wife's singing teacher at the Royal College of Music was a Furtwangler 
fan (and ex-mistress, apparently) so I was introduced to him early. One of 
my prized possessions is his live Beethoven 9th at Bayreuth (SP?)

I have a lot of Fischer-Dieskau with Gerald Moore recordings both on LP and 
CD.

I am not familiar with Astrid Varnay, but the others in your list I know 
well. I would add Kathleen Ferrier to any such list, personally :-)

Frank D.

On 18 May, 2012, at 14:39, Lluis Ripoll wrote:

> 
> Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau died today at the age of 87 years, 28 this month 
> would have turned 88.
> 
> According to Leonard Bernstein said, one of the most important singers of 
> the twentieth century, and for me a baritone without equal, creating an 
> authentic school of interpretation particularly of Lieder by Schubert, 
> Schumann, Mahler. With it I dare say that closes an entire epoch of the 
> highest figures of music, and with it a great lasting memory to Victoria 
> de los Angeles, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Christa Ludwig, AstridVarnay, 
> Kirsten Flagstad, Gerald Moore, Hans Hotter, Alicia de Larrocha, 
> Furtw?ngler,Knappertsbusch .... Great musicians, great people, calling 
> over his career ... really the last witness and representative of the 
> greatest generation of artists of his style, a new world in the media that 
> prevail over other values.
> 
> He, and other large will always be with us, the best tribute we all could 
> wish, is to share its music, art, emotion, handed down to us, give us and 
> we will continue to transmit.
> 
> Do not say goodbye, I hear once more and with more emotion than ever.
> 
> Rest with peace and respect it deserves and has earned
> 
> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayIrOHMKFFQ&list=PLA3C99840347DD93C&index=19&feature=plpp_video>
> 
> Cheers
> Lluis
> 
> 
> 
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