Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings the lied "erl-king" by Schubert
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This chap is still alive. I stand to be corrected.
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Without knowing a single word of German, one can determine what this song is about simply from the way F-D interprets the song.
I actually do know German, and it made my hair stand on end in terror — just from the interpretation. You can tell something very, VERY bad is happening to the boy, and the father is powerless to do *anything* about it.
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fuck this bitch.
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AWESOME!! He was a true story-teller: he went FAR beyond simply being a great singer..... and we are so blessed that he left a rich legacy of well-recorded music behind :--).
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@cwcaplinger Yeah, I think it's stage habit. Intense and stirring.
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Schubert was actually the first composer who used the piano, not merely as accompaniment, but to give colour and atmosphere to the song, thereby hightening the impact of the song. It is therefore imperative that the pianist be given the same weight as the singer. He/she is no longer simply an "accompanist". Gerald Moore was probably the greatest pianist in this role. Please read his book:"Am I too loud".
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the pianist is a great too
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The full version is still on here; just look up erlkonig dieskau, it's 4 minutes 14 seconds and should be the first one.
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Gerald Moore is the pianist
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I wish I knew the accomapnist too!!! I dislike it when the accompanists are completely ignored - they're actually associate artists and should be respected too.
This singer is great. So clear.



OH MY GOODNESS, when I started watching thisI noticed there was something creepy about the way he was singing the Erlking part. He doesn't blink for the first 42 seconds of this video. The erlking is friends with Dr. Lecter.
cwcaplinger 2 years ago 12
The complete virsion of this piece is deleted from YouTube! I'm so sad...
Please somebody update the complete version!!
MeetTheNeet 3 years ago 5