An Die Musik, Schubert - Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

[ionatorthegreat]

cleanest version of this song that I've heard on YT, I appreciate the upload :)

[VivaRenata]

The most overrated baritone of the 20th century accompanied by the loudest and most overrated accompanist of them all, if I am not mistaken - Gerald Moore. Talk about plastic music, plastic playing, no voice, no passion. What happened to music?

[TheClevelandSteamer]

@VivaRenata Wow I'm sorry, I understand that there are many baritones that have better technique and all, but you sound like such an elitist snob. You would be a total buzz kill to hang out with....

[VivaRenata]

@TheClevelandSteamer You misunderstood me - I'm not talking about technique at all. Fischer-Dieskau has fine technique but a voice that lacks passion, personality and soul. Find Pierre Fournier's rendition of this song on Youtube and just compare. And I am not a buzz kill, but I'm sure you wouldn't want to hang out with me anyway.

[MusikPiratCH]

@VivaRenata

Just do it better! I cannot think of a version with more passion, technique and a better accompanist than Gerald Moore and DFD. Just listen to the phrasing and all. That's not achieved until now. Many singers try to copy DFD but they all fail!

[miketimney]

Wonderful! Thanks for uploading this.

[KasieKrystamv54]

hm bin so lieb

[deutschefach]

When he was turned on DFD was electric...when not dead as a doornail. This is one of those moments when he is at his best. He sounds like a natural singer, neither operatic or artsy-fartsy. He is direct and it is enough. God did not gift himwith an opulent sound, but when he sings like this it does not matter. It does not happen often...but this is the proof.

[garikm]

@deutschefach So true... I love the way you put that on words.... DFD has so much in sense of taste to teach us!!!

[cheradinine8]

Hans Hotter was a better opera singer but not in the same league with DFD as far as lieder are concerned...

[MusikPiratCH]

@cheradinine8

Even in opera I prefere DFD to Hotter. Hotter is an excellent opera baritone. As it comes to diction Hotter lacks a bit compared to DFD. Maybe it's a little unfair but so is life ... (The better is the enemy of the good!)

[23c4m0r435]

OmG, what's this "Moyea Software" over the image???

[Drelnis]

@23c4m0r435 lol well I don't have a proper DVD ripper program so I used Moyea's Free program which came with this annoying logo :P

[sfkcbf]

Three high-quality greats: The song An Die Musik, the composer Schubert, the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. 

[bobdoney1]

@sfkcbf

..... and the peerless Gerald Moore makes four!

[flylooper]

@sfkcbf You forgot Gerald Moore at the piano!

[chipncharge94]

never say "better than" in music

[mariusfelix]

@chipncharge94 Finally a good youtube-comment!

[gokucrazy22]

@chipncharge94 can i at least say that this is better than justin bieber?

[chipncharge94]

@gokucrazy22 maybe yes ;)

[davecotuit]

greatest lieder singer of all time, bar NONE!!!

[DrWmPierceAudio]

@davecotuit Impossible to say. I'm sure there were quite a few good ones that burned to death in Dresden, and froze to death in Stalingrad.

[davecotuit]

@davecotuit i m not sure of this at all. but i am sure you are not an unmitigated lover of german art.

[madskier50]

I don't think he's so young here. I have another recording of him singing it in a higher key - same key as Prey in the 1975 video. Probably in the original D.

[davecotuit]

@madskier50 yes, he is young (in the 1950 s) you can tell from the hair style. it is long and swept back. as he got older, he adopted a much shorter hair style (and more attractive if i might say so) that s how he looked when i saw him in the 60 s and 70 s.

[bodiloto]

HANS  HOTTER

[Drelnis]

@bodiloto What, you're saying Hotter is better than Fischer-Dieskau?? :P

[bodiloto]

@Drelnis si,ja,ies,da,koniechno,oui...

[Drelnis]

@bodiloto oooooook? your choice :P

[VivaRenata]

@Drelnis Anyone is better than Fischer-Dieskau, not to speak of Gerald Moore.

[abracadabranque]

Allez tous écouter Hotter dans le même lied:Il retient la voix quand l'autre l'envoie,pour arriver finalement à un même niveau sonore!Quand au niveau artistique,seule la mauvaise foi ou la surdité peuvent en créditer Fischer-Dieskau :Tout l'art de cet exercise est dans la retenue, non dans le manque de puissance!!

[meistersinger92]

Just for the sake of stating it, the accompanist is Gerald Moore.

[flavaflo989]

Vom Feinsten.

[definitivunkreativ]

Wunderbar.

[ekonvollm]

Wie immer ist Fischer-Dieskau der Maßstab für alle Liedinterpretationen. Natürlich ist Fritz Wunderlich ebenfalls große Klasse. Das höre ich mir jetzt gleich an

[mozartiikodesu]

Thank you for the memorable excellent performance of the time when he is young.

Thanks for the sharing!