Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings Im Fruhling

[1deidrich]

I dont understand much german but its awesome

[normandevalois]

too fussy piano playing : not very spontaneous . I like both Dieter &Richter

[sirdelrio]

@normandevalois what???

[SedonaMTB]

When I was a professional musician and in need of inspiration I would, and still do, listen to DFD. He is one of the greatest musicians I've ever heard! I can't thank him enough for bringing us all a piece of heaven!

[Opera777777]

I hate people that criticizes SUCH GREAT VOICES THAT EXISTS like one in every million... it's like "can you sing better than them" well if you can't stop criticizing them you know....

[JanetteHeffernan]

@Opera777777 Absolutely! 

[MrNimrod2555]

This is sublime music making -simply sublime

[zamyrabyrd]

You're absolutely right. DFD is a one of a kind artist with a special recognizable timbre. Some want to call that a flaw as in the case of Maria Callas but instead it should be seen as positive. His judicious use of falsetto is notable here in a change of harmony - phraseology and coloration of an intelligent musician.

[japmp]

I think his voice has the rare quality of being genuine and personal. Half of classical singers have no identifiable individuality in their voices. Trained to produce a 'perfect' and tediously generic tone which bares no relation to the persons speaking voice. It's the imperfections in peoples voices that are interesting, not getting perfect legato phrases all the time in spite of the words or meaning.

[31122051]

TENORINO DI GRAZIA.

[web4pro]

his voice is medicore? you are not too ashamed to say that? ;-) if his voice is mediocre, most of actualy singers are really bad ! ;-)

[kjp6460]

He IS a great singer. He has such control over his voice, and it sounds consistent the entire time he sings. Saying his voice is moderate is an understatement, by far!

[StephanieAtMac]

I really LOVE this. Wow.

[the4000class]

what dvd is this from thank you

[kathywilliams76]

So beautiful I want to cry...,,

[TheBella50]

ディースカウについては、やっぱりこのころの表現力は深みがあっ­て好きですね。声そのものは50年代～60年代のほうが優れてい­るけど、この曲にはこのころの声がとてもあってると思います。

リヒテルの伴奏も幻想と郷愁を両立させていて、

温もりがあり、大変すばらしいです。

[ekonvollm]

Wirklich zwei Titanen, die dieses Lied interpretieren. Grandios!

[singerswithpresence]

What a joy, thank you so much for sharing. Such delicacy, control and colour from 2 great masters performing because they love the music - so much talent, so little ego. I love it. Richter always looks as though he could hurl a grand piano through the window with ease but his delicacy and DF-D's deceptively simple rendition touch the heart. A piano, two middle-aged men with real presence - simply wonderful.

[classicvinylbiz]

Schwarzkopf / Fischer: Im Frühling, 1952 Recording:

watch?v=1Ex3Nd54pc8

thanks and regards

[TheMuzikanten]

There is no finer interpreter of the Schubert Lieder than D.F.Dieskau. They are the high standard against which all other recordings must be measured. And then to have the great Russian master at the piano: the ulti mum !

Charles

[louwil65]

My favorite singer in the world!

[konradeug]

Großartig! Das wird wohl nie wieder erreicht werden können.

[oakroom48]

Oh my goodness - the best ever to these ears:) Thank you!

[kimancuo]

Dietrich could have been a tenor.

[TempeSunDevils14]

@kimancuo

He did have a very nice range but the overall quality of sound is baritone. No one will argue that. He performs the songs in a clear baritone range. Working tenors need to sing A's, B's and even C's regularly and I do not think he is able to.

[cenerentolinetta]

@TempeSunDevils14 and @kimancuo

he wrote in his autobiography that he would have very much liked to be a tenor, but saw no chance, therefore contented himself with his fate ;-) and considering him singing wotan and such... well, his overtones are well developed, his technique is sound, but he is clearly lower set than a tenor.

[MusiqueDeDragonfly]

Absolutely beautiful, master piece performed by two masters, enjoy every second of the performance. Thank you for posting.

[brastoki]

Two monsters! This is the real Art!

[Beth29252]

Absolutely beautiul. Never have I heard such sensitive and beautiful singing. Exquisite piano playing, and Dietrich as always was fantastic.

[boobtuber06]

Two INCREDIBLE powers!

Whatta treat, Vielen Danke for posting!

I'm tearing up...

[boobtuber06]

DFD-5!

Richter-5!

Schubert-10!

[kkkathykk]

Really beautiful. One of my favourite ever songs, beautifully sung and played. Thanks for posting this.

[orannisthedestroyer]

one of the loveliest collaborations I've heard. thankyou for posting!

[Honken]

Incredibly lyrical for a baritone, I really like this interpretation.

[deramr]

This is indeed wonderful. Richter captivates not by simple phrasing but by the sheer amount of emotional purity he pours into his sentences. There is a CD by Deutsche Grammophon on the Galleria series which has 16 Lieder recorded by the pair around the time this was recorded. It includes an even better version of this song, as well as some of the most touching Lieder singing (and playing) I have heard.

[TommasoCorvaja]

That's wonderfull!! Thanks!! :-)

[pcgbear]

richter was the greatest accompanist ever,and fischer-dieskau is sooo wonderful!! great.

[unsuspectingartist]

ooh, i gonna have to disagree with you there, i'm more of a gerald moore fan. both were amazing at what they did though

[paminablue]

Excelente!!! Mil **** y mil :-) para Dietrich, Viva Dietrich!!! Viva e Lieder!!!

[Seikilou]

how i can find a translation?

[Lichtwolf86]

You can find it here ;-)

It's just a fast translation and doesn't reflect the lyrical power of the words.

In Spring

I'm sitting still at the hill's slope,

and the sky is so clear.

The breeze plays in the green Vale

where I, at the first spring-beam

was, once, so happy.

want more? leave a message ;-)

[efraingonzalez]

five stars for richter, for Diskau only four.

[straybird22]

hey, also five for Schubert

[Discerninator]

sorry, richter doesn't phrase from the 18sec mark to 23 sec mark well at all. Very minute rush in there as well, sounds like a hack .. please , and those rediculous arm movements, doesn't help, I've heard primary school players with way more naturalness and feel. Richter, Richter, Richter, more like Wrecker

[kissmyhole2]

It sounds fine to me

[cdsmithers81]

Primary school teachers? Hmmm... Why not try listening to it - with your EARS!! His phrasing is perhaps even more perfect than could possibly even be imagined by most pianists. However, nice Richter/Wrecker pun - credit where credit's due and all...

[Discerninator]

I'm not %100 right all the time, grant you that...however , I don't like sacchirin performances....... as if quietness were to give this song a certain mystery, just play it Richter ..... but, to each his own

[Toxxic88]

What a beautiful room, it really sets an amazing setting for this music *****

[vincik80]

coppia formidabile... grandissimi interpreti....

[gromoglas77]

Спасибо огромное за роскошную запись! Беру в избранное.

[OverFjell]

I love Dieskau's voice, I have a recording of this with Moore as the accompanyist

[cattleman6420012000]

This is so superbly sensitive. Richter was amazingly sensitive accompanying here. I have so much respect for both.

[CoppeLindorf]

Amazing. So delicate at times and powerful at others. If there is a singer today with this skill, who is still in his prime, I do not know of him so please share. I like Bryn Terfel but I just don't feel he has the delicate touch Fischer-Dieskau could add to songs.

[musicpiano14]

all little details you can hear from this fantastic singer. Shalyapin and he probably greatest singers of 20th century.

[micheldvorsky]

Yay, DFD and Chaliapin are my two favorites as well!

[poppenator]

Beautiful -

[samsonno]

This is a beautiful song and so wonderfully performed from both of them! Two of the greatest indeed!

[konradeug]

Das ist Vollendung! Wunderbar! Merveilleuse! Wonderful!

[mdehkram]

It is interesting to compare this performance with the earlier performance of DFD with Gerald Moore of this song. Although this is still a good performance, I prefer the earlier one.

[kkkathykk]

Yes - I agree. I particularly love the Gerald Moore version. But this is beautiful too.

[francescaemc2]

beautiful. Thanks so much for posting.

You are so right. We are so lucky.

I was lucky enough to hear him a few times in Carnegie Hall.

But just not to have to get a taxi afterward...

[lochness11]

Above video response is the begining of 'Im Fruhling', with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf coaching a soprano.Interesting to hear Schwarzkopf's comments to the accompanist and soprano.

[dipatti]

Every moment of this rendition, simply .... EXQUISITE!

[lochness11]

Absolutely lovely.Music,piano and Fischer-Dieskau.

Reminds me of one of my Schwarzkopf Edinburgh Festival Masterclasses uploads,where ES interjects at one minute 26 secs on the above clip, "Take your time,take your time Roger (Vignoles). I've been waiting all day for this lovely piano melody".She then hums to the piano.Thoroughly enjoying herself!

To have Richter AND Fischer-Dieskau---now that IS a bonus.

[kajohada]

sviatoslav richter is really a true master;)))

[derbst123]

Does anybody know what the location is?

[aewanko300]

I forgot specifically but its in Germany.

[Kunsterfreut]

D-F-D is a very goood singer and he is truly a master!

[47cybele59]

La perfection faite hommes!

[ALEMANHAMER]

Me gusta mas la versiòn con Gerald More..igual esta es excelente..

[charliegund79]

My God, this is beautiful. Thank you, dorje1975. Im Frühling is my favorite song in the world, and I never thought I would get to see Fischer-Dieskau singing it. Thank you.

[musicdivinemusic]

There's another version of Im Fruhling on YouTube with DFD much younger.Both versions are beautiful but I find in this one his voice has sweeter tones , more subtle. Many thanks to the poster. How lucky we are.

[Greatfan]

Fischer Dieskau's voice was BIG AND LOUD, for goodness sake. He sounded clear and that is why people do not associate him with the huge verdian or wagnerian voices, but his is an excellent voice, mastery and intonation a bonus of that voice.

[izar1234]

His voice certainly wasn't big and loud when I heard him in recital. It was definitely smaller than his contemporary Hermann Prey for instance. People don't associate him with Wagner or Verdi because he didn't have that type of voice. Your inference that Wagner or Verdi voices are not clear is unfounded. Do you think Nilsson, Vickers, Warren, Tebaldi, Siepi, etc. had voices that lacked clarity??

[Greatfan]

No no,I did not say that Wagnerian voices must not be clear !. I am Nilsson's biggest fan . I did not say that. What I meant is that as DFD had a sort of white - light approach in records he sounded as too lyrical for Verdi/Wagner. I did not hear him personally by some friends did and said it was a very big voice.I am not doing any contest. I am an artist too and give my opinions. This is not a soccer game.

[izar1234]

Ha! Of course its' not a soccer game. However, one should strive for accuracy. He most certainly did NOT have a big voice by operatic standards. He was a fine, intelligent singer with a voice best suited for Lied and the Bach that he was so well known for. Had he not been part owner of DG records, he would have NEVER recorded all the Verdi that he did. I heard him live 3 times and he sounded exactly as he sounds on recordings. Light and elegant, but NOT operatic except in the lightest rep

[PIOTILO]

Como decía el gran Arrau:"Fischer Dieskau todo lo transforma en oro espiritual".No tiene igual como tampoco Arrau.Muy bien Richter,gran pianista!

[301250]

His voice was at its best at the time he recorded Winterreise with Jorg Demus. But...ssshhh... just listen to Richter here. sd goh (malaysia)

[Chiliarches]

Mmmm. Dunno.  His recordings on EMI were good too. The clearly inferior recordings were the later ones on DG...though I do have the whole set he recorded during that time...

[Chiliarches]

That's right, I probably own more Dieskau than most of the posters on here.

::clears throat::

Richter deserves blind hero worship a LOT more than Dieskau, as good as he is.

[Chiliarches]

Erg...

His voice is mediocre, but he is (was) an excellent singer. That is undeniable, irrelevant of his connections.

[dorje1975]

Yes, I think this statement is correct. DFD was a great singer with moderate voice. Not great matherial, but perfect mastery of intonation.

[Spiritakis]

@dorje1975

I think the statement is not an especially correct one. DFD's voice certainly lacks power, and in opera this is often painfully obvious, but he has a fine and hardly mistakable timbre. His technique is impeccable and I am not sure it can be separated from the voice. After all, power is not the most important thing for a singer, especially a Lieder specialist.

[padraigorourke]

Mediocre? What a cheek!! And by the way, I never claimed it was the world's greatest voice. If some of you can't distinguish between quality of voice and quality of the singing then get a vocal education before dismissing a man like DFD. After all, Callas had a very sub-standard emission of tone, but the artistry was extraordinary? OK?

[Chiliarches]

I can distinguish and I did.

And what makes you think I was addressing you? What a cheek!!

[gigie555]

Mediocre is a pretty misleading term. If you mean could his voice shatter glass at 10 paces like some very loud opera singers, maybe. But as to the quality of the sound: intonation, shading, rhythmic control he had few equals.

[Chiliarches]

You again refer to how he used his voice, not its natural quality.

I refer to the NATURAL quality of the instrument itself--timbre, color, tone, whatever you want to call it. At his best (e.g., his highest level of artistry) it didn't matter, because he used it so well (both interpretively and technically). As he aged, however, and got more into his bad habits...

[MrKendobob]

mediocre.............mmmmhhhhh­h............love what you would class as outstanding ? For Lieder please tyell me a "better" voice?

[pkrdy3]

@Chiliarches Anyone who thinks Dieskau didn't have the vocal chops to make some amazing sounds needs to pick up a copy of him singing Iago in Otello. He could make some heavenly noise, but he makes the choice in his song to tone the vocalism down so that it isn't the focus, rather the vehicle of the text, drama, and expression. That's what separates him from all the "park and barkers" of today's singing community.

[kendosendo]

@Chiliarches if this is mediocre who was great?

[Chiliarches]

@kendosendo

In lieder?  Vocally? Wunderlich was great. Also Hotter.

[ab0520]

@Chiliarches I don't completely agree about a mediocre voice. I think he was mostly smart about knowing the limitations of his voice. Thank goodness he championed lieder, because bigger voices have tried and failed miserably. His timbre is and vocal flexibility are what make him so great at what he did. I've actually known people that hated classical singing but loved his voice because it had a pure, honest quality to it.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

@ab0520 limitation... is one of the few singers who can sing for a baritone taking also quite high notes, and bass..

[daveinem]

@Chiliarches

Hilarious ignorance.

[daveinem]

@Chiliarches Your ignorance is only matched by your arrogance.

[watkrhys]

@Chiliarches What? mediocre? you have to be joking

[MusicPredominates]

@Chiliarches : Nonsense

[Mazinga]

ok guys,

I admit that it isn't correct to say that his voice is crap, but you can't say that it is the most beautiful one you have ever heard. if his mother wasn't the director of all the broadcasts in Berlin, he wouldn't have become famous.

[metalconnoisseur]

I see a crappy Jamiroquai in your videos Mazinga, there's still a lot of learning for you to do instead of dissing a class act like DFD.

[Mazinga]

well metal, if this is your opinion?! - ok;D

[padraigorourke]

His mother was what? You have absolutely NO idea of what you're talking about. Read a biography or two before postulating that theory!

[Mazinga]

he sounds like crap. you all should listen to josef metternich etc, those are artists not these tubesingers like dietrich!!!

[waltts]

you have no idea what you're talking about.

[padraigorourke]

This is the world's greatest singer, bar none. What an artist!

[Moirafrog]

I totally agree with you. His voice is proof positive of the existence of God!

[kenplaysviola]

Man, that Fischer-Dieskau has got such an incredible voice!

[germaniwan]

gpfel zweier titanen: richter und diskau

[utubisdoof]

The older recording of this song with Moore is better!

btw, it's LIED not LEID.

[mbutler13e]

One of the greatest baritones, if not the greatest baritone, ever! No one can touch his leider

[aesthetic1950]

I agree. I never listened to lieder and the blasting power of opera was not to my liking. But then I heard "Ging Heut Morgen Ubers Feld." Thanks to Youtube and the artistry of DFD I now have an appreciation for this form of music.