For Dieter

Barber Samuel, Brahms, Johannes, Britten, Benjamin, Debussy, Claude, Eisler, Hans, Hensel, Fanny, Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, Künneke, Eduard, Loewe, Carl, Reimann, Aribert, różni kompozytorzy, Schubert, Franz, Schumann, Clara, Schumann, Robert, Sinding, Christian, Tchaikovsky, Piotr, Walter, Bruno, Weber, Carl Maria von, Wolf, Hugo

Appl, Benjamin, Baillieu, James

Alpha 1131

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This album, a CD-book of 140 pages with personal text written by Appl alongside numerous previously unpublished photos and letters, offers us a glimpse into who Fischer-Dieskau was as a person, outside of his obvious public successes and accolades.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.

Works:

•Franz Schubert: An die Musik D. 54
•Franz Schubert: Strophe aus "Die Götter Griechenlands" D. 677
•Franz Schubert: An mein Klavier D. 342
•Franz Schubert: Liebhaber in allen Gestalten D. 558
•Franz Schubert: An die Laute D. 905
•Albert Fischer-Dieskau: Heidenröslein
•Klaus Fischer-Dieskau: Nocturne op. 1 Nr. 1
•Klaus Fischer-Dieskau: Wehmut op. 3 Nr. 2
•Klaus Fischer-Dieskau: Aus Schmerzen und Freuden geboren op. 22 Nr. 1
•Johannes Brahms: Wie bist du, meine Königin op. 32 Nr. 9
•Hugo Wolf: Andenken; Sterb' ich, so hüllt in Blumen meine Glieder
•Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Liebesbriefchen op. 9 Nr. 4
•Aribert Reimann: Tenebrae
•Claude Debussy: Schöner Abend
•Christian Sinding: Sylvelin op. 55 Nr. 1
•Peter Iljitsch Tchaikowsky: Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt op. 6 Nr. 6
•Eduard Künneke: Ich bin nur ein armer Wandergesell
•Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel: Ach, die Augen sind es wieder
•Hanns Eisler: Die Heimkehr; Mutterns Hände
•Bruno Walter: Des Kindes Schlaf
•Benjamin Britten: Proverb III aus "Songs and Proverbs of William Blake" op. 74
•Benjamin Britten: Hörnersang op. 66 aus "War Requiem"
•Carl Loewe: Süßes Begräbnis op. 62 Nr. 4
•Franz Grothe: Auszüge aus der Filmmusik zu "Vater braucht eine Frau"
•Clara Schumann: Liebst du um Schönheit op. 12 Nr. 2
•Samuel Barber: Three Songs op. 45
•Carl Maria von Weber: Meine Lieder, meine Sänge op. 15 Nr. 1
•Robert Schumann: Requiem op. 90 Nr. 7

CD + book x 1

Alpha

7/16/25

3701624511312