Schubert - Winterreise / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel, Sender Freies Berlin
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Actor: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Franz SchubertDirector: Berlin Opera
Composer: Alfred Brendel
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: German (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); German (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 129 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-11-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tdk DVD Video
Movie Reviews of Schubert - Winterreise / Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Alfred Brendel, Sender Freies Berlin
Movie Review: Fischer-Dieskau's signature work preserved on video
Summary: 5 Stars
Whatever one might think of the way he sings a specific work or another, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is one of the giants of twentieth-century singing. Schubert's Winterreise has played a central role in his long career (it was one of the earliest works he sang in public, in a recital interrupted by an air raid) and he has documented his thoughts on the song cycle many times, both in audio recordings and on video.
This DVD contains a performance with the Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel taped in 1979 for German television, recorded as if in a concert situation, though without an audience. One appreciates the straightforward visuals, in particular the lack of distracting fades and cutting that so often mars films of classical performances. Fischer-Dieskau was in his fifties at the time and already had been before the public for more than three decades. If one compares his performance here to his 1963 EMI recording with Gerald Moore, there is an inevitable loss of vocal plushness and moments of uncertain intonation. These are to a great extent compensated, though not totally, by the singer's assured delivery of the text and dramatic commitment. Fischer-Dieskau is remarkably restrained physically, barely moving most of the time except for his face, which is a marvel of expressiveness. Some of the most telling moments, such as in the final song, "Der Leiermann," are accomplished solely with his eyes and voice. This is great lieder, as opposed to opera, singing. Brendel of course is a master in his own right, and adds much insight through his sharply pointed, though not sensual, sound. This is not a performance for any listener who must have continuous beauty of melody and tone; but for anyone who wishes to get to the heart of "Winterreise" seeing and hearing these two artists at work is a revelation.
The DVD also includes a filmed one-hour rehearsal, which though interesting is lessened in value because of the lack of subtitles (the performance itself is subtitled in several languages). The accompanying booklet cites the rapidity of the two men's conversation and lack of intelligibility as the reason, but surely some of the dialogue could have been translated or summarized. Nevertheless, this is a most rewarding classical music DVD.
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