DVD: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

DVD: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

DVD:

Dietrich Fischer-D...

Mozart - Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)

Hermann Prey, Mirella Freni

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

better than I could ever have hoped
I am not a great opera fan, but I love Mozart and really wanted to hear the whole Marriage of Figaro beyond the too-familiar overture. I read the reviews on this one and it seemed more like a movie than a Brunhilda endurathon. BOY DID I FIND A GOOD ONE! If ratings ...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Schubert Schumann Mahler Lieder

Deutsche Grammophon, 2005

Wonderful footage of one the greatest singers
I just had to say something to defend this 2DVD set from the previous review. Perhaps the sound isn't 5.1 Digital remastered whatever - but what a treat to see Dietrich Fischer Dieskau in some very rare footage. He rarely made video recordings, especially of lieder, ...

Schubert - Die Schone Mullerin / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andras Schiff, Feldkirch, Austria

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Andras Schiff

Tdk DVD Video, 2005

The Laureate in His Element
I confess I burst into tears as the recital began on this DVD. Having been one of the fortunate few to have heard Fidi in numerous recitals, having listened to his recordings for the past half-century, I observed that he had only gotten better with age. Mr. Morrison ...

Schwarzkopf, Seefried & Fischer-Dieskau Sing Mahler, Richard Strauss & Schubert (EMI Classic Archive 21)

Strauss Opera, Mahler Lieder

EMI Classics, 2004

A review from Queensland, Australia.
This DVD is a treasure. Elizabeth Schwarkopf is first heard in a selection from Der Rosenklavier. An arresting, captivating wonderful performance. Irmgard Seefried sings 5 of Strauss's songs, including "Morgen" & "Wiegenlied". Her beautiful voice,vocal technique & ...

Schubert - Winterreise / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel, Sender Freies Berlin

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz Schubert

Tdk DVD Video, 2005

Incomparable!
If there is any music with which Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is more identified than 'Winterreise,' I don't know what it is. He sang it for the first time in public before he was only eighteen! (And that performance was interrupted by an air raid warning!) He recorded it ...

Mozart - Die Zauberflote

Nicolai Gedda, Cristina Deutekom

Arthaus Musik, 2006

Superb Star-Studded 'Magic Flute' Directed by Peter Ustinov
In 1971 there was an acclaimed new production of Die Zauberflöte at the Hamburg Opera directed by Peter Ustinov; this was during that house's golden period under the artistic direction of Rolf Liebermann. The production was taken into a TV studio and filmed, using the ...

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau: Autumn Journey / A Franz Schubert Recital (Opera Theatre of Nuremberg)

Franz Schubert, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Kultur Video, 2007

Dietrich Fischer Dieskau's biography and Schubert recital
On December 31, 1992 Dietrich Fischer Dieskau gave a concert. After that he announced that this had been his last and cancelled all further appearances. It was a great loss to the millions of music lovers who had admired him for so long and glimpses from this concert ...

Jacqueline Du Pre: A Celebration of Her Unique Enduring Gift

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim

Christopher Nupen, 2007

WONDERFUL!!!!!!
For me this is the best Nupen's film about Jackie. It has "Who was Jacqueline du Pré?", "Interlude with Johannes Brahms" a previously unpublished interview and "Remembering Jacqueline du Pré". It's more than 3 hours of music and words of people who knew her best to ...

The Golden Ring - The Making of Solti's "Ring" (Wagner Ring Cycle)

Birgit Nilsson, Wolfgang Windgassen

Decca, 2002

Entertaining, informative, and just plain wonderful
This DVD consists of two separate contents. The first is the video documentary on the Goetterdaemmerung recordings as reported by the BBC in "The Golden Ring" production. The video is in black-and-white, and the sound is in (enhanced) pro logic. I found the sound of ...