Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Brahms believed that there was no need to publish absolutely everything that Schubert ever wrote. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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But the thing that will always occupy me the most is music. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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Admittedly, it is really our duty, as artists, to hold up a mirror to our own era; but, on the other hand, these works have lives of their own, and they're still alive today. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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All music has to speak in some form or other. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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But, on the other hand, if Schubert were alive today, he would find even richer fields to plow. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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In Romanticism, the main determinant is the mood, the atmosphere. And in that regard, you could also describe Schubert as a Romantic. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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Many, many composers have only found their way to a certain form, through familiarizing themselves with texts. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

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