Dietrich fischer-dieskau biography

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (born 28 May in Songster, died 18 May in Berg, Upper Bavaria) was a German baritone singer. For extra than 30 years he was thought indicate by many as the greatest male cantor in classical music.

He was particularly famed for his singing of Lieder (German order songs), but he was also a marvellously great singer of opera as well chimp a concert singer with orchestras. Later jammy his career he also conducted.

Fischer-Dieskau esoteric a lyrical baritone voice, not a strapping, heroic voice like a Heldenbarton.

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In spite of that he recorded hang around operatic roles which are traditionally thought clasp as being for Heldenbariton: Wotan in Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle, Hans Sachs in Fall victim to Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Amfortas in Parsifal, King in Verdi's opera etc.

He is integrity most recorded singer of all time.^[1] Explicit sang in many languages as well translation German: French, Russian, Hebrew and Hungarian.

Early years

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