tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post5423242566118361858..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Schubert: Winterreise, Part 1Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-54211820090210848202015-10-21T19:21:32.172-05:002015-10-21T19:21:32.172-05:00Thanks so much!
I've been familiar with Fisch...Thanks so much!<br /><br />I've been familiar with Fischer-Dieskau for a long time, of course, and recently have found Bostridge interesting, but just listening to the opening of "Gute Nacht" sung by Quasthoff sent chills up my spine. Wow.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-33782581279189071732015-10-21T14:21:27.967-05:002015-10-21T14:21:27.967-05:00Brilliant post. Looking forward to the next instal...Brilliant post. Looking forward to the next installment. The influence of Schubert on modern-day songwriting cannot be overestimated. The Beatles, of course, but also the classic American Songbook (Gershwin, Cole Porter, Berlin, Kern, Rodgers, etc.) Sadly, the concept of a short, well-crafted song seems to be getting lost. So people don't even appreciate any more how difficult it is to craft a great song. To think that a band like U2 can be among the world's most popular acts while it's shown incapable of crafting even *one* great song...<br /><br />Re. the clips, DFD and Quasthoff are self-evidently off the charts. (My all-time favorite German singer, however, is Fritz Wunderlich.) I respect Bostridge a lot as a musician and a scholar. But I go back and forth in my appreciation of his song cycles. Half the time I find it sublime and the other time I wonder how he can get away with such mannerisms, poor German phrasing, weird rhythmic breaks. That said, I still find listening to him hugely enjoyable. Go figure.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com