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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

1925 - 2012

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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (German: [ˌdiːtʁɪç ˌfɪʃɐ ˈdiːskaʊ̯] ; 28 May 1925 – 18 May 2012) was a German lyric baritone and conductor of classical music. One of the most famous Lieder (art song) 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. Because he recorded an array of repertoire (spanning centuries), musicologist Alan Blyth asserted, "No singer in our time, or probably any other has managed the range and versatility of repertory achieved by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Opera, Lieder and oratorio in German, Italian or English came alike to him, yet he brought to each a precision and individuality that bespoke his perceptive insights into the idiom at hand." In addition, he recorded in French, Russian, Hebrew, Latin and Hungarian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is the 174th most popular singer (down from 148th in 2019), the 859th most popular biography from Germany (down from 799th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Singer.

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is a German baritone who is most famous for his performances of German Lieder.

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Among singers, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 174 out of 4,381. Before him are Florence Foster Jenkins, Tony Bennett, Barbara Strozzi, Lisa Marie Presley, Ofra Haza, and Sofia Rotaru. After him are Caterina Valente, Annie Lennox, Dua Lipa, Renata Tebaldi, Roberta Flack, and Boris Christoff.

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Among people born in 1925, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 62. Before him are Bülent Ecevit, Sam Peckinpah, Paul Mauriat, Milton Obote, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, and Ieng Sary. After him are Bill Gates Sr., Andrea Camilleri, Robert Venturi, Oliver Smithies, John Tate, and Wong Fei-hung. Among people deceased in 2012, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 45. Before him are Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Antoni Tàpies, Carroll Shelby, Benzion Netanyahu, Mike Wallace, and Ravi Shankar. After him are Stephen Covey, Sven Hassel, Jean Giraud, Albert O. Hirschman, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, and Dick Clark.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 859 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert of Saxony (1828), Karl Harrer (1890), Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut (1311), Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371), Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759), and Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800). After him are Max Beckmann (1884), Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (1206), Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1823), Jack Steinberger (1921), Johann Friedrich Gmelin (1748), and Theodor Billroth (1829).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau ranks 8. Before him are Klaus Meine (1948), Dieter Bohlen (1954), Constanze Mozart (1762), Nina Hagen (1955), Sandra (1962), and Thomas Anders (1963). After him are Anna Magdalena Bach (1701), Marian Gold (1954), Ivan Rebroff (1931), Nena (1960), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), and Christa Ludwig (1928).

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