35K views · 501 reactions | 1988 holte Thomas Quasthoff beim Internationaler Musikwettbewerb der ARD einen ersten Preis 磊 und sang unter anderem Schuberts "Erlkönig". Da der Wettbewerb 2020 Corona-bedingt nicht stattfinden kann, zeigen wir euch täglich ein Konzert-Highlight vergangener Wettbewerbsjahre.朗 Hier geht es zum kompletten Video des Tages: www.br-klassik.de/concert/ausstrahlung-2267556.html | ARD Klassik | Facebook

Thomas Quasthoff’s vocal art! Thomas Quasthoff’s brilliant career on stage lasted four decades. The powerful German bass baritone went down in history as one of the best vocal musicians of the German composers along with Dietrich Fischer-Diskau (he called Quasthoff his direct heir in music). Two albums by Thomas Quasthoff on Deutsche Grammophon and a performance of the "The Magic Horn of a Boy" cycle of Mahler gave him three Grammy Awards. In 2012, Quasthoff retired as an opera singer and found