Beethoven's Song Cycle 'To the Distant Beloved', with English subtitles, performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Gerald Moore www.unheardbeethoven.org
Beautiful. I love the teamwork. The piano is as important as the voice but never takes over. I adore the voice of Fischer Dieskau. He carries me into the story every time.
A friend of my father's Irene Salemka recorded Don Giovanni with him. She told me when he sung in the recording studio he held the microphone close to his mouth like Bing Crosby and didn't sing like you would on stage. She said she sung normally but his voice came out the best of the singers because of his experience in the recording studio
I first heard Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the 1950s, and wish today that I'd been able to appreciate him more. Hope I make up now for my ignorant adolescence! Love listening to him again. Thank you so much.
Song #1 00:02 "Auf dem Hugel Sitz ich Spahend" (On the hill I sit peering) Song #2 02:24 "Wo die berge so blau" (Where the mountains so blue) Song #3 04:30 "Leiche Ssegler in den Hahen" (Light veils in the heights) Song #4 06:01 "Diese Wolken in den Hahen" (These clouds in the heights) Song #5 06:58 "Es kehrel der Maien, es bluehel die au" (May returns, the meadow blooms) Song #6 09:38 "Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder" (Take, then, these song)
I'd be thankful if you could correct the spelling: Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend Wo die Berge so blau Leichte Segler in den Höhen Diese Wolken in den Höhen Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder
I must have watch it many times, and always find something new. 1:12 "und die Seufzer"... just listen the way Moore plays the next two notes, and Dieskau reaction. Two true artists side by side.
I found a technically much more refined recording of this (with FD too) on Spotify, yet I keep coming back to this. It is much more real and human than most things on CD.
Die Musik erinnert sich an den Freund, den ich liebte und der in anderem Kontinent lebt. Ah, die Zeit vergeht schnell. Meine Zeit auf der Welt bleibt wenig. Vielleicht werden wir uns nicht mehr wiedersehen..
Einer der wenigen, der es verstanden hat, die Stimme und den Atem so zu verbinden, daß ein scheinbar müheloses Singen mit ewigem Legato möglich war. Es könnte immer so weiter gehen. Und der Text bekommt seinen Sinn. Einfach und wunderbar.
What a pleasure to read the intelligent, perceptive, appreciative comments below - so different from manky TH-cam postings, alas. I can only add that I am bowled over by F-D's "art that conceals art". It all sounds and seems as natural as breathing but this is only possible because of the years of work of every kind. But he manages to make the work disappear and only leaves us with the sheer joy of making "art".
He was a superior human being in every way. He was drafted into the army at age 18. In Italy he fired his bullets into the ground , refusing to kill Americans. He was an acclaimed painter, wrote books about Schubert lieder, and Schumann lieder, and of course the voice!!
I sang this when I was in college many years ago. F-D finds so many little nuances that I could only dream of. E.g. in the first song, third verse, how he drops the vibrato for one word: "Seufzer" (sighs). The pianissimo entrance at 8:36. And you have no idea how difficult it is sing as quietly as he does at 11:06 and 12:05 and especially 13:05. Of course, it helps when he's got the best accompanist that ever lived.
I met him briefly after two concerts in Michigan. He sang Kindertoten Lieder in Ann Arbor and the Brahms German Requiem in Detroit. I will never forget him.
1:58 auf diesen Moment, in meinem Leben, so, so viele Hoffnungen und helles Licht gesehen ... heute, alles umsonst, nichts davon geworden, alles vermisst, tod und öde ....
Thought it was written by Heine or Eichendorff or some other big shots only to find out it was written by a 22 year old physician named Alois Isidor Jeitteles.
To be honest, Beethoven is definitely "not my cup of tea". But this flawless performance (both singer and pianist!) is one of my favourites. Thank you so much for posting it.
9:49 A fantastic moment ..... he doesn't sing , but Fischer-Dieskau , for some seconds , german soul in german eyes .................. look at it , look at it ...
Ian Li TV film by Christopher Nupen, first broadcasted on August 13, 1972. It also included the Beethoven songs Sehnsucht, Wonne der Wehmut, Mailied, Neue Liebe, neues Leben and the Flohlied. See: th-cam.com/play/PLxKnKyD1U-Fky_gn14cACpxymErOhKRB.html The ZDF-logo (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) was probably added at a later date, when the program was repeated. For more information you should turn to the ZDFtheaterkanal, or ZDFkultur as it is called today.
Beautiful. I love the teamwork. The piano is as important as the voice but never takes over. I adore the voice of Fischer Dieskau. He carries me into the story every time.
His interpretation is very emotionally moving. Bravo Dietrich.
A friend of my father's Irene Salemka recorded Don Giovanni with him. She told me when he sung in the recording studio he held the microphone close to his mouth like Bing Crosby and didn't sing like you would on stage. She said she sung normally but his voice came out the best of the singers because of his experience in the recording studio
At 3:48, 'I wish I were there'. Yes I wish I were there in this concert hall. The very best of its kind. Bravo to both of them.
I first heard Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the 1950s, and wish today that I'd been able to appreciate him more. Hope I make up now for my ignorant adolescence! Love listening to him again. Thank you so much.
Song #1 00:02 "Auf dem Hugel Sitz ich Spahend" (On the hill I sit peering)
Song #2 02:24 "Wo die berge so blau" (Where the mountains so blue)
Song #3 04:30 "Leiche Ssegler in den Hahen" (Light veils in the heights)
Song #4 06:01 "Diese Wolken in den Hahen" (These clouds in the heights)
Song #5 06:58 "Es kehrel der Maien, es bluehel die au" (May returns, the meadow blooms)
Song #6 09:38 "Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder" (Take, then, these song)
Thank you so much for posting this piece of info!
+Unheard Beethoven Update Description Please.
Es kehret der Maien, es bluehet die Au.
I'd be thankful if you could correct the spelling:
Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend
Wo die Berge so blau
Leichte Segler in den Höhen
Diese Wolken in den Höhen
Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au
Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder
I must have watch it many times, and always find something new. 1:12 "und die Seufzer"... just listen the way Moore plays the next two notes, and Dieskau reaction. Two true artists side by side.
I found a technically much more refined recording of this (with FD too) on Spotify, yet I keep coming back to this. It is much more real and human than most things on CD.
Always adorable Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, fantastic piano. Thanks.
9:49 jedesmal, everytime, ..... my heart breaks in pieces, full of tears in my eyes ... this is torture ..; why am I listening to this ?
His diction is perfect!!!
Golden perfection transcends language
Замечательное пение, увы его уже больше нет, он ушел от нас на веки
Bravissimo
Die Musik erinnert sich an den Freund, den ich liebte und der in anderem Kontinent lebt. Ah, die Zeit vergeht schnell. Meine Zeit auf der Welt bleibt wenig. Vielleicht werden wir uns nicht mehr wiedersehen..
Einer der wenigen, der es verstanden hat, die Stimme und den Atem so zu verbinden, daß ein scheinbar müheloses Singen mit ewigem Legato möglich war. Es könnte immer so weiter gehen. Und der Text bekommt seinen Sinn. Einfach und wunderbar.
Exactly so!
What a pleasure to read the intelligent, perceptive, appreciative comments below - so different from manky TH-cam postings, alas. I can only add that I am bowled over by F-D's "art that conceals art". It all sounds and seems as natural as breathing but this is only possible because of the years of work of every kind. But he manages to make the work disappear and only leaves us with the sheer joy of making "art".
Unequalled. So relevant to me and my late wife, so near yet so far.
He was a superior human being in every way. He was drafted into the army at age 18. In Italy he fired his bullets into the ground , refusing to kill Americans. He was an acclaimed painter, wrote books about Schubert lieder, and Schumann lieder, and of course the voice!!
I sang this when I was in college many years ago. F-D finds so many little nuances that I could only dream of. E.g. in the first song, third verse, how he drops the vibrato for one word: "Seufzer" (sighs). The pianissimo entrance at 8:36. And you have no idea how difficult it is sing as quietly as he does at 11:06 and 12:05 and especially 13:05.
Of course, it helps when he's got the best accompanist that ever lived.
Both thumbs up to the composer and the performers, and thank you for sharing this video. Warm greetings!
Thank you so much for posting this beautiful performance!
You're most welcome !
11:19 for those who are interested on german soul : (mehr deutsch kann es nicht sein) meaning : here the purest german soul.
Wundershoen! What a great artist! I had the pleasure to meet him briefly in 1989 in Hamburg, Germany.
How nice- he puts so much emotion into the piece!
I met him briefly after two concerts in Michigan. He sang Kindertoten Lieder in Ann Arbor and the Brahms German Requiem in Detroit. I will never forget him.
Bravi to these incomparable artists!
1:58 auf diesen Moment, in meinem Leben, so, so viele Hoffnungen und helles Licht gesehen ...
heute, alles umsonst, nichts davon geworden, alles vermisst, tod und öde ....
Thank you for posting this. It's wonderful.
Perfect.
Einzigartig und unübertroffen!
Beauty. Thanks for sharing this.
100000 times thanks for posting....SCHITTEREND !!!!
Wonderful.
absolutely delightful!
Bravo... marvelous
Very beautiful.
Thought it was written by Heine or Eichendorff or some other big shots only to find out it was written by a 22 year old physician named Alois Isidor Jeitteles.
Sublime!
Потрясающе!
To be honest, Beethoven is definitely "not my cup of tea". But this flawless performance (both singer and pianist!) is one of my favourites. Thank you so much for posting it.
Which tea do you like ?
@@Fritz_Maisenbacher Early music to 1800, +Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Liszt, Bartók...
Bravo! Just starting to learn about Beethoven’s songs. Already amazed. Hope to sing some of them with great pleasure and honor🤩🕺
How much would you pay for Fischer's live performance!
Maravilha! Maravilha!
hermoso
素晴らしいです。
👏👏👏
A Titan among singers.
Maravilla
So young, so very wonderful. When was this recording made? Early '60s??
Es Muss Sein
Ja
베토벤의 가곡. 먼 곳의 연인에게
연가곡의 시초로 여겨지며 조성이 순환하는 방식, 첫 곡의 선율이 끝에서도 나와 작품 전체의 유기성을 강화
9:49 A fantastic moment ..... he doesn't sing , but Fischer-Dieskau , for some seconds , german soul in german eyes .................. look at it , look at it ...
Wonderful voice!
1:00 ...; do you want to know what happens in the very first seconds of coming love ?
💖💯
When my baby girl (now 8 months) is crying, this beauty calms her so fast and she smiles so wide🌸❤️😊
I am writing a thesis of this song cycle. Can I have the details of the recording?
Ian Li TV film by Christopher Nupen, first broadcasted on August 13, 1972. It also included the Beethoven songs Sehnsucht, Wonne der Wehmut, Mailied, Neue Liebe, neues Leben and the Flohlied. See: th-cam.com/play/PLxKnKyD1U-Fky_gn14cACpxymErOhKRB.html
The ZDF-logo (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) was probably added at a later date, when the program was repeated. For more information you should turn to the ZDFtheaterkanal, or ZDFkultur as it is called today.
duits klinkt nog altijd mooiet
What year was this composed please?
1816
@@unheardbeethoven5027 When was it recorded?
베토벤의 연가곡 멀리있는 연인에게 //$ 조성관계를 파악하고..문제 나오면 1곡과 6곡이 조성같고 1곡의 모티브가 6곡에서 다시 ㅁ나오는 '조성 순환구조 '
Möchte Ich sein, these 3 words
12:24
Who’s the pianist?
09:34
Pi
Nuli secundus!
A performance that shows both the best aspects of DFD's voice (his legato) and the worst (thin, barking tone when singing forte and above).
that not beethoven
you not beethoven