Introduction
The legendary baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was born 100 years ago, on the 28th of May 1925. In celebration of his great artistic stature, in this three part feature his legacy and influence are discussed by the acclaimed baritone and scholar Thomas Hampson and the award-winning author, scholar and dramaturg Roger Pines, with some examples from his panoramically wide range of repertoire that consisted of nearly 3000 art-songs, over 100 opera roles, and some hundreds of cantatas and oratorios.
DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU - A CENTENARY CELEBRATION - Recordings
Program 1: DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU – A CENTENARY CELEBRATION – LIEDER
Beethoven: “Der Kuß”
With Herta Klust
Schubert: “Ungeduld” from DIE SCHONE MULLERIN
With Gerald Moore
Schubert: “Frühlingstraum” from WINTERREISE
With Jorg Demus
Schubert: “Der Leiermann” from WINTERREISE
With Jorg Demus
Schumann: from DICHTERLIEBE
“Im wunderschönen Monat Mai”
“Aus meinen Tränen sprießen”
“Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne”
With Jorg Demus
Mendelssohn: “Scheidend”
With Wolfgang Sawallisch
Brahms: “Wenn ich mit Menschen” from VIER ERNSTE GESÄNGE
With Gerald Moore
Wolf: “Der Feuerreiter”
With Gerald Moore
Strauss: “Heimliche Aufforderung”
With Gerald Moore
Hindemith: “The Moon” from 9 ENGLISH SONGS
With Aribert Reimann
Program 2: DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU – A CENTENARY CELEBRATION – IN OPERA
Handel: “Va tacito” from GIULIO CESARE
Mozart: “Hai già vinta la causa” from LE NOZZE DI FIGARO
Lortzing: “Wie Freundlich strahlt…Heiterkeit und Fröhlichkeit” from WILDSCHUTZ
Verdi: “Pietà, rispetto, amore” from MACBETH
Wagner: “Du fürchterliches Weib!” from LOHENGRIN
Wagner: “Wie Todesahnung…O du mein holder Abendstern” from TANNHÄUSER
Bizet: “Au fond du temple saint” from THE PEARL FISHERS
With Carlo Bergonzi
Tchaikovsky: Onegin’s aria *in German* from EUGENE ONEGIN
With Evelyn Lear
Puccini: “Nulla, silenzio” *in German* from IL TABARRO
Strauss: “Sie woll’n mich heiraten” from ARABELLA
With Lisa Della Casa
Berg: “Du, der Platz ist verflucht!” from WOZZECK
With Fritz Wunderlich
Program 3: DIETRICH FISCHER-DIESKAU – A CENTENARY CELEBRATION – OPERETTA, CONCERT, and ORATORIO REPERTOIRE
OPERETTA:
Strauss, Jr.: DIE FLEDERMAUS, “Komm mit mir” DIE FLEDERMAUS
With Nicolai Gedda
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CONCERT:
Schumann: “Hier ist die Aussicht frei” from FAUSTSZENEN
Mahler: “Von der Schönheit” from DAS LIED VON DER ERDE
Orff: “Estuans interius” from CARMINA BURANA
Shostakovich: “Truth” from SUITE ON VERSES OF MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI
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CANTATA AND ORATORIO:
Haydn: “Nun scheint in vollem Glanze” from DIE SCHÖPFUNG
Mendelssohn: “For the mountains shall depart” from ELIJAH
Brahms: “Herr, lehre doch mich” from DEUTSCHES REQUIEM
Britten: “After the blast of lightning” from WAR REQUIEM–from the “Sanctus” section
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FINAL PLAYOUT:
Schumann: “In der Fremde” from LIEDERKREIS
With Günther Weissenborn
Beethoven, "Der Kuss," Op. 128
With Herta Klust
“Ungeduld” from DIE SCHONE MULLERIN
With Gerald Moore
Schubert: “Frühlingstraum” from WINTERREISE
With Jorg Demus
Schubert: “Der Leiermann” from WINTERREISE
With Jorg Demus
Schumann: from DICHTERLIEBE
“Im wunderschönen Monat Mai”
“Aus meinen Tränen sprießen”
“Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne”
With Jorg Demus
Mendelssohn: “Scheidend”
With Wolfgang Sawallisch
Brahms: “Wenn ich mit Menschen” from VIER ERNSTE GESÄNGE
With Gerald Moore
Wolf: “Der Feuerreiter”
With Gerald Moore
Strauss: “Heimliche Aufforderung”
With Gerald Moore
Hindemith: “The Moon” from 9 ENGLISH SONGS
With Aribert Reimann
Handel: GIULIO CESARE, “Va tacito”
Mozart: LE NOZZE DI FIGARO, “Hai già vinta la causa”
Lortzing: “Wie Freundlich strahlt…Heiterkeit und Fröhlichkeit” from WILDSCHUTZ
Verdi: MACBETH, “Pietà, rispetto, amore”
Wagner: “Du fürchterliches Weib!” from LOHENGRIN
Wagner: “Wie Todesahnung…O du mein holder Abendstern” from TANNHÄUSER
Bizet: "Au fond du temple saint” from THE PEARL FISHERS
With Carlo Bergonzi
Tchaikovsky: Onegin’s aria *in German* from EUGENE ONEGIN
With Evelyn Lear
Puccini: “Nulla, silenzio” *in German* from IL TABARRO
Strauss: “Sie woll’n mich heiraten” from ARABELLA
With Lisa Della Casa
Berg: “Du, der Platz ist verflucht!” from WOZZECK
With Fritz Wunderlich
Strauss, Jr.: DIE FLEDERMAUS, “Komm mit mir” DIE FLEDERMAUS
With Nicolai Gedda
Schumann: “Hier ist die Aussicht frei” from FAUSTSZENEN
Mahler: “Von der Schönheit” from DAS LIED VON DER ERDE
Orff: “Estuans interius” from CARMINA BURANA
Barber: “Dover Beach”
Shostakovich: “Truth” from SUITE ON VERSES OF MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI
Bach: “Ich habe genug”
Haydn: “Nun scheint in vollem Glanze” from DIE SCHÖPFUNG
Mendelssohn: “For the mountains shall depart” from ELIJAH
Brahms: “Herr, lehre doch mich” from DEUTSCHES REQUIEM
Britten: “After the blast of lightning” from WAR REQUIEM--from the “Sanctus” section
Schumann: "In der Fremde" from LIEDERKREIS
With Günther Weissenborn