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Other than "Winterreise", name one of Franz Schubert's songs performed by Fischer-Dieskau.
"Erlkönig"
"Minuet and Finale"
"Sonneck"
"Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major"
Answer
"Erlkönig" is a song by Franz Schubert, based on a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first performed in 1816 and has since become one of the most famous and popular songs in the world. It tells the story of a father riding through a forest with his son, who is being chased by the Erlking, a mythical creature that lures children away to their deaths.
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