Enormously sad news today that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, to my mind the greatest singer of the age of recording, has passed away at the age of 86. A man of such innate musicality it almost defied explanation, and one of my musical heroes.
In his memory, a performance of Schubert’s song ‘Fischerweise’ with Sviatoslav Richter.
May 18, 2012 at 3:53 pm |
Thank you for this – I love the way he stands there nonchalantly with arms folded and sings so seemingly effortlessly! Beautiful.
May 18, 2012 at 4:13 pm |
It’s clear that they’re both having a great time too. Richter doing a passable impersonation of Alastair Sim…