Edwin Fischer: The Legacy of a Great Pianist [Box set]

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Live performances from Edwin Fischer's final decade of concerts feature him as soloist, chamber musician, and conductor. Fischer's rare interpretive insights can best be heard in his exalted slow movement of Brahms's Sonata No. 3, earning appreciative applause from the knowledgeable audience. The set includes inevitable finger slips and wrong notes, inconsequential byproducts of his striving for artistic integrity. More important, his unerring sense of tempo conveys the heart of the music. Slow movements are soulful but liquid. Drama is always present, allied to a gorgeous tone. His reputation for seriousness doesn't prevent a romp through the Rondo of Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 or the beautifully phrased, long-breathed lyricism of the Romance movement of Mozart's 20th Concerto. Appropriately, since Fischer was an outstanding Bach interpreter, there's a lot of Bach here, including a Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 unannounced anywhere on the box, track listings, or notes. Much of the Bach on this set will sound dated and heavy to modern ears, but it's compelling nonetheless. Those who know Fischer's lofty Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 with Furtwängler (Testament) will be surprised to hear this nearly contemporaneous, swifter, and less symphonic live version with Hans Munch. It's a highlight of a set with few duds. At six discs for the price of four, and nicely packaged in a space-saving box with good notes and variable sound (mostly vintage broadcast quality), the set is a valuable tribute to a great artist. --Dan Davis

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In paying tribute to Edwin Fischer, Denis Matthews recalled the ironic observation of a colleague that, despite the fact that they were both regarded as consummate exponents of the core German repertory, neither Fischer nor Schnabel would have made it through the scale and arpeggio examinations of any self-respecting conservatoire. Such a remark was, of course, not intended to be disparaging, but to reinforce the self-evident truth that digital accuracy and fast reflexes may well make a... read more

Edwin Fischer: The Legacy of a Great Pianist [Box set]

Edwin Fischer: The Legacy of a Great Pianist, Music, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Count Unico-Wilhelm Van Wassenaer, Anatole Fistoulari, Edwin Fischer, Hans Munch, Berliner Philharmoniker, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Paris Conservatory Orchestra, Strasbourg Municipal Orchestra, Box Sets (Audio Only), Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Period Symphony, Concerto, Concerto Grosso, Concerto for Three Solo Instruments, Fantasy/Fantasia for Keyboard, Keyboard, Keyboard Concerto, Orchestral, Orchestral Music, Piano Concerto, Quintet For Piano And Four Woodwinds, Romance for Keyboard, Romantic Sonata/Sonatina for Keyboard, Symphonic, Variations for Keyboard

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Tracks:

1. Vars On An Original Theme, Op.21 No.1 - Edwin Fischer
2. Fant, Op.77 - Edwin Fischer
3. Pno Con No.1 in C, Op.15: I. Allegro Con Brio - Edwin Fischer/BPO
4. Pno Con No.1 in C, Op.15: II. Largo - Edwin Fischer/BPO
5. Pno Con No.1 in C, Op.15: III. Rondo: Allegro Scherzando - Edwin Fischer/BPO

Tracks:

1. Fant in c, KV 475 - Edwin Fischer
2. Romance in A flat, KV Anh.205 - Edwin Fischer
3. Pno Con No.2 in B flat, Op.83: I. Allegro Non Troppo - Edwin Fischer
4. Pno Con No.2 in B flat, Op.83: II. Allegro Appassionato - Edwin Fischer
5. Pno Con No.2 in B flat, Op.83: III. Andante - Edwin Fischer
6. Pno Con No.2 in B flat, Op.83: IV. Allegretto Grazioso - Edwin Fischer

Tracks:

1. Klavier Con No.2 in E, BWV 1053: I. Allegro Moderato - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
2. Klavier Con No.2 in E, BWV 1053: II. Siciliano. Allegretto Piacevole - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
3. Klavier Con No.2 in E, BWV 1053: III. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
4. Con in d, BWV 1063: I. (Allegro) - Edwin Fischer/Adrian Aeschbacher/Edwin Fischer
5. Con in d, BWV 1063: II. Alla Siciliana - Edwin Fischer/Adrian Aeschbacher/Edwin Fischer
6. Con in d, BWV 1063: III. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Adrian Aeschbacher/Edwin Fischer
7. Pno Con No.4 in G, Op.58: I. Allegro Moderato - Edwin Fischer
8. Pno Con No.4 in G, Op.58: II. Andante Con Moto - Edwin Fischer
9. Pno Con No.4 in G, Op.58: III. Rondo: Vivace - Edwin Fischer

Tracks:

1. Con in a, BWV 1044: I. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Edmond De Francesco/Giovanni Bagarotti
2. Con in a, BWV 1044: II. Adagio, Ma Non Tanto, E Dolce - Edwin Fischer/Edmond De Francesco/Giovanni Bagarotti
3. Con in a, BWV 1044: III. Allabreve - Edwin Fischer/Edmond De Francesco/Giovanni Bagarotti
4. Qnt in E flat, KV 452: I. Largo - Allegro Moderato - Edwin Fischer/Wilhelm Meyer/Paul Blocher/Gerhard Burdach/Josef Zutter
5. Qnt in E flat, KV 452: II. Larghetto - Edwin Fischer/Wilhelm Meyer/Paul Blocher/Gerhard Burdach/Josef Zutter
6. Qnt in E flat, KV 452: III. Allegretto - Edwin Fischer/Wilhelm Meyer/Paul Blocher/Gerhard Burdach/Josef Zutter
7. Pno Son No.3 in f, Op.5: I. Allegro Maestoso - Edwin Fischer
8. Pno Son No.3 in f, Op.5: II. Andante Espressivo - Edwin Fischer
9. Pno Son No.3 in f, Op.5: III. Scherzo: Allegro Energico - Edwin Fischer
10. Pno Son No.3 in f, Op.5: IV. Intermezzo: Andante Molto Sostenuto - Edwin Fischer
11. Pno Son No.3 in f, Op.5: V. Allegro Moderato Ma Rubato - Edwin Fischer

Tracks:

1. Klavier Con No.4 in A, BWV 1055: I. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
2. Klavier Con No.4 in A, BWV 1055: II. Larghetto - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
3. Klavier Con No.4 in A, BWV 1055: III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
4. Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Ricercare a 6 - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
5. Brandenburg Con No.5 In D, BWV 1050: I. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
6. Brandenburg Con No.5 In D, BWV 1050: II. Adagio - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
7. Brandenburg Con No.5 In D, BWV 1050: III. Adagio - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
8. Con Armonico in f: I. Moderato - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
9. Con Armonico in f: II. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
10. Con Armonico in f: III. Larghetto - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
11. Con Armonico in f: IV. Presto - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO

Tracks:

1. Con No.5 in f, BWV 1056: II. Largo - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
2. Con No.5 in f, BWV 1056: III. Presto - Edwin Fischer/Lausanne CO
3. Pno Con No.20 in d, KV 466: I. Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg
4. Pno Con No.20 in d, KV 466: II. Romance - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg
5. Pno Con No.20 in d, KV 466: III. Rondo: Allegro Assai - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg
6. Sym No.40 in g, KV 550: I. Molto Allegro - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg
7. Sym No.40 in g, KV 550: II. Andante - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg
8. Sym No.40 in g, KV 550: III. Menuetto: Allegretto - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg
9. Sym No.40 in g, KV 550: IV. Allegro Assai - Edwin Fischer/Orch Municipal De Strasbourg

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Track Listings:

1. Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches Op39; Enigma Variations Op36
2. Emmanuel: Symphony Nos.1 & 2/Le poème du Rhone
3. Eternal Chant
4. Extreme Classics
5. Fantasies & Sonatas
6. Fired City
7. Four Tenors And A Diva [Live]
8. Frank Martin: Symphonie, for Large Orchestra / Symphonie Concertante, for Large Orchestra / Passacaglia, for Large Orchestra - Matthias Bamert
9. Gershwin Plays Gershwin [Import]
10. Giuseppe Valentini: 7 Bizzarrie per Camera, Op. 2 (Complete) - Aura Musicale / Balázs Máté

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Twangin'

Cherubini: Overtures, etc. [Import]

Can't Keep a Good Man Down

Very Best of [Import]

Shadowing The Hits

Cheers 2 U [Explicit Lyrics]

CD2338 Troy Cory Sings In Harbin, China Vol One and two

French Sonatas of the 18th Century Oboe & Guitar

Bout Changes 'n Things Take 2 [Import]

Bunk & Bechet in Boston [Live]

Days of the New 2 (Green)

Cara A Cara

Al Mundo Quiero Cantar [Import]

The Way of Wisdom

Octet Plays Trane