in Royal Festival Hall - May, 1955
from Southbank Centre Archive:
A very special memory for my twin sister and myself was the first time we saw Bruno Walter conduct, and an exciting new German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sing in a performance of Mahler's 'Songs of a Wayfarer' in May 1955. I think it was probably Fischer-Dieskau's first appearance in this country. Unforgettable! A second special memory is of the concert 'Homage to Gerald Moore' on his retirement from the concert platform on 20 February 1967, with Victoria de los Angeles, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Elizabeth Schwarzkopf: a wonderful evening!
Southbank Centre (ed.), Southbank Centre Archive. In Southbank Centre Archive. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1447691870577 accessed: 30 December, 2024 (Southbank Centre Archive, http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us/history-and-archive/southbank-centre-archive)
Listening to
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Songs of a Wayfarer
written by Gustav Mahler |
performed by Bruno Walter |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | May, 1955 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |