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My distinguished friend Peter Lundin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>I've had one of those special radio-special experiences again, last
>night I heard Ottmar Schoecks songcycle "Lebendig begraben" with text by
>Gottfried Kellner. Imaculatly sung in a recording from 1962 by the one
>and only Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (With Berlin RSO u. Fritz Rieger). ...
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>Previous to this I only knew of Schoeck name in theory, not having
>registered that I have ever heard anything by him before. Recomandations
>please, the DG CD that featured this work seems to be out of the catalogue
>when I checked..
I have it as a Claves CD, reference 50-8610. This song cycle is a real
masterpiece indeed, both ironical and deeply moving, with some glorious
nature romanticism as well. Definitely a work that can strike as a
revelation at first hearing, but nevertheless grow in you with time.
Best wishes,
Thanh-Tam Le
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