Franz Schubert
WINTERREISE (Winter's Journey)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(baritone),
Gerald Moore(piano)
EMI 1955 / 2002
Notes: "When a singer has recorded the same music more than once, a critical formula comes conveniently to hand whereby the later version is recommended for the maturity of its artistry and the earlier one is complimented for freshness of voice. With 'Winterreise' such vocal freshness is not necessarily a virtue; and with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau his mature artistry has never been in question even if we go back to the first recordings of all. Though this was his first recording of the cycle, Fischer-Dieskau had already sung it many times, the first being at the age of 19 with an interval of three hours for an air-raid. The second in 1944 with the singer on leave from the Russian front..."
From EMI's 'Great Recordings of the Century' series.
Winterreise, D 911
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAvdaXMLRBQ
Cheers
WINTERREISE (Winter's Journey)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau(baritone),
Gerald Moore(piano)
EMI 1955 / 2002
Notes: "When a singer has recorded the same music more than once, a critical formula comes conveniently to hand whereby the later version is recommended for the maturity of its artistry and the earlier one is complimented for freshness of voice. With 'Winterreise' such vocal freshness is not necessarily a virtue; and with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau his mature artistry has never been in question even if we go back to the first recordings of all. Though this was his first recording of the cycle, Fischer-Dieskau had already sung it many times, the first being at the age of 19 with an interval of three hours for an air-raid. The second in 1944 with the singer on leave from the Russian front..."
From EMI's 'Great Recordings of the Century' series.
Winterreise, D 911
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAvdaXMLRBQ
Cheers