FRANZ SCHUBERT

Die Schöne Müllerin

LIVE RECORDING FROM THE SCHUBERTIADE, FELDKIRCH, 1991

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone)

András Schiff (piano)

In 1991, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau agreed to perform Schubert‘s Die Schöne Müllerin at the Feldkirch Schubertiade - he had not sung the song-cycle in public for twenty years. The great baritone belonged to

the innermost circle of artists who give this unique, Austrian festival of chamber music its distinctive character. He had performed Schubert there on many occasions, but never Die Schöne Müllerin. The pianist

András Schiff was another long-standing member of the inner circle, but this was the artists‘ fi rst collaboration in Feldkirch - and so Austrian Television (ORF) recorded the concert.

During another Schubertiade a few years earlier, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was interviewed by music journalist Franz Zoglauer. The resulting documentary of singer, painter and private person augments the concert presented on this DVD. The singer speaks of his affinity to Schubert and the composer‘s influence on the whole Lieder repertoire.

This is a unique occasion, not only for the listeners in the hall but also for the two artists, who experienced their collaboration on the podium as something quite exceptional. The viewer can see this in the artists‘ animated give and take, their spontaneous mutual reactions, the creative excitement and a rare artistic vivacity. Both remember the evening as a special event, and without any hesitation consented to the recording being issued on DVD to make it available to a wider public.

SPECIAL FEATURE: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in conversation.

Sound Format: PCM Stereo

Picture Format: 4:3

DVD Format: DVD 5, NTSC

Subtitles: GB, DE, FR, ES, IT / Bonus: GB, FR, IT, ES

Running Time: 83 mins

FSK: 0

Region Code: 0

Arthaus Musik DVD 107269