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[Helene]

From Baritone Luca Pisaroni's Facebook Page comes the news that Dietrich Fischer-Diskau died today.  Here is the BBC obituary:
http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-18118722

From the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.c...86.html?_r=1

Just a few of the many, many songs he recorded:

[MakarovaFan]

I just read on NYTimes.com that Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau passed away today at the age of 86.  My love affair with lieder began with hearing one of my Mom's old LP's with DFD singing Schumann's Dichterliebe.  He possessed a glorious voice and an exquisite, one-of-a kind gift for interpreting song poems with haunting eloquence, poignancy and power.  He will be greatly missed.  Rest in peace, Herr Fischer-Dieskau.

[MakarovaFan]

Here is DFD singing Dichterliebe in the '50's with the marvelous Gerald Moore at the keyboard.  However often I hear it, this brings tears to my eyes.  Enjoy!

[Helene]

You can listen to and/or download George Jellinek's 2003 tribute to Fischer-Diskau from the WQXR website:

http://www.wqxr.org/...ischer-dieskau/

[Paul Parish]

Thank you for posting these links. What an imagination!

We shall not look on his like again.