Thanks - My bandwidth up here is awful, so youtubes are more trouble than they are worth, but it will be upgraded later today. I'll listen then - ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote :
Same is true for a foreigner trying to sing in German. One of the worlds most famous interpreter of Schubert's lieder is an Irishman and it sounds awful in my ears. This is how it should sound, enjoy: Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Der Lindenbaum Die Winterreise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxMMg6bxrg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxMMg6bxrg Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Der Lindenbaum Die Winterreise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxMMg6bxrg Dietrich Fischer Dieskau Der Lindenbaum Die Winterreise View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyxMMg6bxrg Preview by Yahoo Schubert: "Die Forelle" (Fischer-Dieskau, Moore) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF9DrUXowBo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF9DrUXowBo Schubert: "Die Forelle" (Fischer-Dieskau,... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF9DrUXowBo In answer to a request... Schubert wrote no fewer than five versions of this song, and also based his Trout Quintet, D667 on it. It's a charming mini-drama, ... View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF9DrUXowBo Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <fleetwood_macncheese@...> wrote : I am fascinated with English and American accents, especially when each, does the other's. I have found that when English actors do American accents, they are far more successful, than the reverse. My reasoning is that the English are in general better actors, that they take the craft a bit more seriously. I have also read that when an American tries to sound, "English", a native of England hears several distinct accents, from different areas of the country, and social strata, whereas 'American' has a more homogenized accent, and may be easier to emulate. The 17th century English accent in the sample, sounded Irish to me. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> wrote : . And how to read Shakespeare correctly! 5 things you never knew about your accent - Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11167569/british-american-accent-facts.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11167569/british-american-accent-facts.html 5 things you never knew about your accent - Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11167569/british-american-accent-facts.html Why English people sound American when they sing, and other intriguing linguistic theories View on www.telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/11167569/british-american-accent-facts.html Preview by Yahoo
