Title: For Dieter - Hommage a Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Artist: Benjamin Appl Label: Alpha Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 3701624511312 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-06-20 Number of Discs: 1
Baritone Benjamin Appl pays tribute to his mentor, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, whose centenary we celebrate in 2025. "The first time I heard his voice was at school when I was twelve. In 2009, I applied for his master class at the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg which was the start of a long and transformative relationship. I was fortunate to work with him on my entire repertoire over countless hours in his homes in Berlin and Berg."This album, a CD-book of 140 pages with personal text written by Appl alongside numerous previously unpublished photos and letters, offers us a glimpse into who Fischer-Dieskau was as a person, outside of his obvious public successes and accolades. The repertoire in this touching recording is structured to reflect the major stages of his life and includes compositions by family members Albert and Klaus Fischer-Dieskau, repertoire he sang as a soldier during WW2 and as a POW in Italy, commissions composed especially for him through to favourite Lieder by Schubert.
Tracks: 1.1 An die Musik, D547 1.2 Sesenheim~Heidenröslein 1.3 Nocturne I, Op. 1/1~[Excerpt] 1.4 Wehmut, Op. 3/2 1.5 Wie bist du, meine Königin, Op. 32/9 1.6 Andenken 1.7 Einfache Lieder, Op. 9~No. 4 Liebesbriefchen 1.8 Strophe aus 'Die Götter Griechenlands', D677 1.9 Tenebrae 1.10 Schöner Abend, L. 84 1.11 Sylvelin, Op. 55/1 1.12 Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt, Op. 6/6 1.13 Ich bin nur ein armer Wandergesell 1.14 Ach, die Augen sind es wieder 1.15 Heimkehr 1.16 Aus Schmerzen und Freuden geboren, Op. 22/1 1.17 Kindes Schlaf 1.18 An mein Klavier, D342 1.19 Songs and Proverbs of William Blake, Op. 74~Proverb III 1.20 Süßes Begräbnis, Op. 62/4 1.21 Mutterns Hände 1.22 Vater braucht eine Frau~[Excerpt] 1.23 Liebhaber in allen Gestalten, D558 1.24 Liebst du um Schönheit, Op. 12/2 1.25 War Requiem, Op. 66~Hörnersang 1.26 Now I Have Fed and Eaten Up the Rose 1.27 Green Lowland of Pianos 1.28 O Boundless, Boundless Evening 1.29 An die Laute, D905 1.30 Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder 1.31 Meine Lieder, meine Sänge, Op. 15/1 1.32 Requiem, Op. 90/7
