Lieder & Songs on Warner Classics: Complete HMV, Electrola, Teldec & Erato Recordings

One of the 20th century’s most questing and influential singers, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau is celebrated above all for his extraordinary skill and insight in lieder. This 79-CD collection brings together, for the first time, his complete lieder and song recordings for HMV, EMI Electrola, Teldec, and Erato, spanning 1951 to 1992. It showcases not only his exceptional talent but also the evolution of his artistry and voice across four decades.

Included are core cycles like Winterreise, Die schöne Müllerin, Dichterliebe, and Liederkreis, plus songs by Loewe, Mahler, Strauss, and 20th-century composers such as Reger and Schoenberg. Pianists like Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim, and Aribert Reimann are frequent collaborators. Several Teldec and Erato recordings make their first CD appearance here.

His relentless drive to renew and deepen the genre shines through in every phrase, guided by an unbounded curiosity that brought new dimensions to the art of singing. As Gramophone Magazine wrote: “...nobody could surely have prophesied that the singer would become such a prodigious phenomenon with a colossal achievement on record, never before matched and unlikely to be repeated in the future.”

An indispensable collection for any classical music lover.