Throughout his phenomenal career, Dietrich Fischer Dieskau has consistently performed and extensive and varied repertoire. Despite his deeply moving interpretations, the music of Heinrich Schütz has occupied a relatively small role in the baritone’s career. Fischer-Diskau’s first intensive exposure to the music of Heinrich Schütz occurred while he was a prisoner of war. During the 50s, it was suggested to Fischer-Diskau by August Langenbeck (1912-1981), a long-time producer at the SDR to record arias and some solo cantatas of J.S. Bach and some music by Schütz . The Bach disc has been previously released by SWR music/hänssler CLASSIC, (No. 94,201). This new disc includes all the recordings of the music of in collaboration with Langenbeck between 1953 and 1959.

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Historic Recording Series