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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
1925 – 2012
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryDietrich Fischer-Dieskau was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder performers of the post-war period, he is best known as a singer of Franz Schubert's Lieder, particularly "Winterreise" of which his recordings with accompanists Gerald Moore and Jörg Demus are still critically acclaimed half a century after their release.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 28, 1925
Berlin
Date of death
May 18, 2012
Berg
Citizenship
Weimar Republic · Nazi Germany · German Reich · Germany
Occupations & fields
conductoropera singercomposermusicologistpaintersinger
Awards & honours
Knight of the Legion of HonourCommandeur des Arts et des LettresPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderhonorary citizen of BerlinKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyErnst Reuter Medal
- Field and occupation
- německý dirigent a operní pěvec − barytonista
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