Search - Schumann, Fischer-Dieskau, Brendel :: Schumann: Liederkries Op.39/Dichterliebe Op.48

What luck that we have this "transcendental" recording!

William A. Jones | Naples, FL | 10/16/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It couldn't get any better. The engineers, the piano player and singer all were "in the zone" when producing these songs. Brendel's playing raises the accompaniments to a concert quality exprierence. Fischer-Diskau: was still in his prime of voice (1985). Their reading of the "Dichterliebe" cycle includes surprising and totally convincing bending of tempi (for effect) that I've not heard before -- most obvious in "Ich Grolle Nicht" where the steady eighth notes of the accompaniment too often in other recordings result in a bland thumping above which the singer's efforts can rise to only modest heights. These guys spin gold out of "mere" lieder."

Wow.

Gregory Hayes | Volkswagen Bus, CA USA | 09/22/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Buy this, read the translations, listen, and shed some tears. The poetry is timeless; Schumann is a genius, and the performers' interpretation is breath-taking. Unlike spoken German, the language when sung becomes gentle and earthily rich, almost preferable to a "romance" language. Powerful recording."

Biased, yes, but this is a great CD

Maureen | 03/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD was presented as a gift by a dear friend, and it's one of my favorite CDs now. I am a novice piano player, and Brendel is a tremenous accompanist being able to evoke his own personality and talent at the same time as being the backdrop to the jewel of Fischer-Dieskau's voice. My friend asked for a copy of the CD, and I just couldn't do it. I mailed him a new original."