tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post6350618263033659061..comments2024-03-18T20:41:56.222-04:00Comments on Kinderkuchen for the FBI: Goerne’s DichterliebeDr.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-26159994647916863322008-03-20T16:03:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:03:00.000-04:00There's absolutely no accounting for how one react...There's absolutely no accounting for how one reacts to the sound of a singer's voice.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-89847755698072540232008-03-20T16:02:00.000-04:002008-03-20T16:02:00.000-04:00I'm sorry,but I could not disagreemore with you ab...I'm sorry,but I could not disagree<BR/>more with you about Fischer-Dieskau.If anything, he has been much-maligned and underrated in many quarters.With all due respect,I think it's simplistic<BR/>to describe his voice as"sweet" and "whiny". What makes him such a great artist is the sheer variety of color and expressivity of his singing.<BR/> I have never found him"fussy" and "mannered" as his detractors do.His specificity is far preferable to someone who has a gorgeous sound<BR/>and flawless technique who just produces a generalized stream of beautiful but bland sounds.<BR/> Unfortunately,I never got a chance to hear him live,but I do treasure his countless recordings.<BR/> I also admire his opera recordings. His Verdi may not be"idiomatic",but his characterizations are compelling.When he sang Rigoletto at La Scala, one Italian opera fan actually said that it was the greatest portrayal of the role he had ever experienced! The late Robert Merill may have had<BR/>a much more sheerly refulgent voice,but he never came close to being as interesting a singer as<BR/>Fischer-Dieskau.<BR/> Also,I don't believe that Matthias Goerne is the first lieder singer to have made a big<BR/>career since Fischer-Dieskau;there are several others,whose name I can't recall at the moment.<BR/> Still,I enjoy your website a lot.<BR/>RobertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com