Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau A Biography

by Neunzig, Hans A.

• ISBN13: 9781574670356
• ISBN10: 1574670352
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-03-01
• Publisher: Amadeus

Summary

The predominant lieder singer of his generation, Fischer-Dieskau also had a distinguished career on the operatic stage. This biography provides a comprehensive and frank account of his extraordinary career, from his debut in Verdi's Don Carlos in 1948 to his farewell concert appearance in 1992. Hardcover.

Table of Contents

Translator's Foreword	7	(4)
The Singer	11	(196)
Background and Early Life	11	(12)
The Voice of an Angel	23	(11)
War, War Service, POW Camp, and His "Apprenticeship"	34	(9)
The First Postwar Years: Love and Music	43	(42)
The Joy, and the Price, of Success	85	(22)
"The Way Out of the Vale of Tears"	107	(24)
From Gregor Mittenhofer to Hans Sachs and Lear: His Major Operatic Roles	131	(62)
Return to the World of Lieder	193	(14)
The Author	207	(36)
"For a Singer, the Fusion of Words and Music Is a Joy for Life"	207	(4)
"On the Trail of Schubert's Lieder"	211	(4)
"Life Without Music Is Just a Mistake, a Drudgery, an Exile!"	215	(3)
"To Crown the Head of a True Poet with a Wreath of Music"	218	(4)
"He Gave Poetry Music and Music Words"	222	(6)
"My Heart Feels Every Echo"	228	(3)
"If Music Be the Food of Love"	231	(3)
"Because Not All My Blossoming Dreams Ripened?"	234	(3)
"From Afar, the Plaint of the Faun"	237	(6)
The Painter "A Resounding Play of Colors"	243	(10)
The Conductor "There Are Two Sorts of Blessings in Breathing"	253	(12)
The Teacher "Dear Friend, All Theory Is Gray!"	265	(8)
Notes	273	(13)
Chronology	286	(8)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's Compact Discs	294	(7)
Selected Books by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau	301	(2)
Sources of Photographs	303	(2)
Index of Names	305