Edwin Fischer

6 October 1886, Basel – 24 January 1960, Zürich

 

Edwin Fischer was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest traditional Germanic repertoire interpreters of the twentieth century. He is also regarded as one of the finest piano pedagogues of modern times.

Robert Schumann – Fantasie in C major, Op. 17

After study at the Basel Conservatory he taught at the Stern Conservatory, Berlin, 1905-1914.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto No. 22 in E flat, Op. 482 • Barbirolli’s Chamber Orchestra, Conductor Sir John Barbirolli (1935)

His interpretations of the German repertory were Romantic in spirit. With his chamber orchestra (founded in 1932) he revived the practice of conducting from the keyboard; he was also noted for his cadenzas for Mozart’s concertos. He was an influential teacher in Lucerne and elsewhere.

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Edwin Fischer playing Johann Sebastian Bach – Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D minor; Fantasy and Fugue in A minor; Concerto in D minor, BWW 1052; Concerto in A, BWW 1055; Concerto in F minor, BWW 1056

 

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Edwin Fischer

6 octombrie 1886, Basel – 24 ianuarie 1960, Zürich

 

Edwin Fischer a fost un pianist și dirijor elvețian. A fost unul dintre cei mai mari pianiști ai secolului 20, apreciat în mod deosebit în repertoriul german: Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven și Franz Schubert. A fost de asemenea unul dintre cei mai mari profesori de pian ai timpurilor moderne.

Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Concerto in D major, Part 1 • Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Piano and Conductor Edwin Fischer

 

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Beethoven – Piano Sonata no. 23, Appassionata

 

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