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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau quotes

Deutsch Musician May 28, 1925 – May 18, 2012

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Toward the end of his life, one can sense that he was no longer thinking his way into the minds of others, causing them to speak on his behalf, but that he was now speaking for himself. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
In fact, the element of play has an important role in my life, and I think that should be the case in the life of every artist. Our life is occupied with playing, whether we play an instrument or a role. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Rather, I believe that it is very good, if, with the aid of his songs, we can be reminded, among other things, of the social conditions under which Schubert had to work. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
And what unity is to be had, at a time when orchestras are dying out, and when opera houses are about to close their doors; what's going to come next - when nothing new in music, for the orchestra, is truly lasting: pieces are performed once, and then they're thrown away. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to be very careful. If, at that point, you abandon the work you have been doing, there is a good chance that you will just collapse and drift. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Which is why, in my lieder concerts, I always strove, when possible, to sing only the works of a single composer, so that the audience could be gradually drawn into a particular creative genius' way of thinking, and could follow him. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau quote: "The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you..."
The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Within each individual young person you meet, you have the same fields to plow. The trick is just to wake thmem up, to sharpen their ears for what's already there in the music. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau quote: "It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the..."
It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
If you only do little clusters - three or four songs by one, and another, and then yet another - you lose the opportunity to think your way into the composer's mind, since, after all, most of these pieces are quite brief. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
You can't do opera when already from the 10th row you can only see little dolls on the stage. In such an enormous space you can't put much faith in the personal presence of the individual singer, which is reflected in facial expressions, among other things. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau quote: "All music has to speak in some form or other."
All music has to speak in some form or other. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau quote: "But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music."
But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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