Quotes of Dietrich Fischer Dieskau - somelinesforyou

“ 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

“ It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings. ”

- 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

“ But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music. ”

- 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

“ One has to get through a big pile of mail every day. I don't pass my letters on to a secretary; rather, I try to take care of all of them myself. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ Unfortunately, it happens all too seldom that you really disappear behind a work, that you are no longer audible as an interpreter. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ The reason why Schubert is celebrated so much today, lies rather in the fact that there has been nobody else like him - not before him, not after him. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- 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

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ After all, lyrical poetry's main concern is to express, inc this way, a fleeting constellation of various elements. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ The reason why Schubert is celebrated so much today, lies rather in the fact that there has been nobody else like him - not before him, not after him. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ After all, lyrical poetry's main concern is to express, inc this way, a fleeting constellation of various elements. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ The future? Like unwritten books and unborn children, you don't talk about it. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ When you go out onto the stage, all the preparation has to be forced into your subconscious. For the moment of the performance, we all have to return to a new level of unconsciousness. All the reflection and all the doubts have to be laid aside before you start. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ”

- Dietrich Fischer Dieskau

“ What concerns me, is the general social tendency to enforce a level, above which nothing rises and stands out. ”

- 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
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