By Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
“Goethe always said that life must be like art somehow. It is for him only bearable if it is art. Otherwise it cannot be lived.”
“Art itself nourishes me as an inner vision. It has provided – and continues to provide – a possibility to lift oneself up to another level.”
“An intellectual singer is unthinkable, because a singer, like almost no other creature on earth, represents the proposition that there can be something approaching a unity of body, soul, and mind, at least in a symbolic fashion.”
“It is important to know that we are not the master of our will, that the intellect does not come first. First comes the will to expression – the drive to express oneself, to express artistic things. Only after that comes the critical distance that channels it.”
“In everything you do, you establish a kind of moral framework. You can never start too close to the basic principles.”
“I’m still very bound to the word, you know: committed to making the text more alive, more understood, closer to the audience than it may be on the printed page.”
“Performing music is more a question of serving, but painting is a dialogue from the start. You make only one stroke – and from that moment you are in discussion with your subject.”
On Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
“You’re not a singer, you’re a bard!” (Paul Hindemith)
“He is a marvellous combination of intellectual power and wonderful vocal technique, and above all, he has a tremendous imagination.” (Gerald Moore)
“Fischer-Dieskau made a greater impression on the history of singing in the 20th century than any other performer.” (Hilary Finch)
“All of Fischer-Dieskau’s artwork is a mere accessory to his music making, only part of his adamant urge for ultimate self-expression. He scales artistic Matterhorns because they are there.”
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