Fischer-Dieskau

American  

[fish-er-dee-skou, fish-uhr-dees-kou] / ˈfɪʃ ərˈdi skaʊ, ˈfɪʃ ərˈdis kaʊ /

noun

1. Dietrich 1925–2012, German baritone.

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Fischer-Dieskau British  

/ -ˈdiːskau /

noun

1. Dietrich (ˈdiːtrɪç). 1925–2012, German baritone, noted particularly for his interpretation of Schubert's song cycles

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Example Sentences

Other recent sets accomplish similar goals, among them ones documenting the careers of the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the pianist Martha Argerich and the baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau—all from Warner Classics.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having seen Fischer-Dieskau perform toward the end of his career in the 1980s, I had already half-learned this lesson.

From New York Times

Bumbry’s casting in a staging that included stars Wolfang Windgassen, Victoria de los Angeles and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau resulted in 200 protest letters to the festival.

From Seattle Times

The baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, among the leading lieder advocates of the 20th century, taped about half the songs in the 1970s.

From New York Times

“When I was starting off as a student, I kept seeing people like Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau because they had made so many recordings,” he said.

From New York Times