Edwin Fischer For the American tennis player, see Edwin see Edwin P. Fischer. Fischer . Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss a Swiss classi classical cal pianist and pianist and conductor conductor.. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest interpreters of traditional Germanic repertoire of the twentieth century, and one of the finest piano pedagogues of the modern era.
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Fischer was born in Basel Basel and and studied music studied music first first there, and later in Berlin in Berlin at at the Stern the Stern conservatory under conservatory under Martin Martin Krause.. He first came Krause came to promi promine nenc ncee as a piani pianist st folfollowing World lowing World War I. I. In 1926, he became conductor of the Lübeck the Lübeck Musikverein Musikverein and later conducted in Munich in Munich.. In 1932 he formed his own chamber orchestra, and was one of the first to be interested in presenting music of the Baroque the Baroque and and Classical Classical periods in an historically accurate way. Though his performances performances were not particularly historically accurate by accurate by present-day standards, they were for his time; e.g., he did conduct conduct concertos concertos by by the likes of Bach and Mozart from the keyboard, which at the time was most unusual. His interpretations, even of Bach and Handel, were Romantically conceived, with a wide use of dynamics, and extremely compelling.
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cellaneous solo Bach works, such as the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue , various concertos and sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, Schubert’s “Wanderer” Fantasie and Impromptus, and Brahms’ Second Concerto, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Furtwängler. Fischer’ Fischer’ss historicall historically y important important recordings recordings have been reissued on CD by EMI and by specialt cialty y label labelss such such as APR, APR, Music Music & Arts, Arts, Pearl Pearl,, andTestaandTestament. Those of the Mozart Concertos K. 453 K. 453,, 466 466,, 482 482,, 491,, & 503 (G major, D minor, E-flat major, C minor, 491 and C major) are particularly outstanding, especially the last three with the inspired, powerful conducting of John Barbirolli,, Lawrance Collingwood, Barbirolli Collingwood, and and Josef Krips respectively, in 1935, 1937, & 1947.
In 1932 he returned returned once again to Berlin, Berlin, succeed succeeding ing his great contemporary Artur contemporary Artur Schnabe Schnabell in a teaching role at the Berlin the Berlin Hochschule für Musik after Schnabel’s departure parture from Nazi German Germany. y. In 1942 he moved moved back to Switzer Switzerland, land, temporari temporarily ly putting his career career on hold hold through Wor orld ld War II II.. Afte Afterr the the war, war, he bega began n to perf perfor orm m again, as well as giving master classes in Lucerne Lucerne,, which were attended by a number of later prominent pianists, Alfred Brendel, Brendel, Helena Sá e Costa, Costa , Paul Badura-Skoda, Badura-Skoda, Mario Feninger and Daniel and Daniel Barenboim among Barenboim among them.
Fischer Fischer also accompan accompanied ied Elisabeth Schw Schwarzkopf arzkopf in a renown renowned ed early-to-m early-to-mid-1 id-1950s 950s EMI LP of Schuber Schubertt Lieder. Lieder. His last musical musical collaborati collaboration on was with the violinist Gioconda olinist Gioconda de Vito. Vito. During their recording sessions sessions for the the Brahms Brahms violin sonatas Nos. 1 and 3, he had to go to London for medical treatment; there he was told he was seriously ill. He died shortly afterwards in Zurich Zurich..
As well as solo recitals solo recitals,, concerto performances and conducting of orchestral concerts, Fischer was also engaged in chamber in chamber music. music. Particularly Particularly highly highly regarded regarded was the piano trio he trio he formed with the cellist Enrico cellist Enrico Mainardi and Mainardi and the violinist Georg Kulenkampff (who was replaced by Wolfgang Schneiderhan after Schneiderhan after Kulenkampff’s Kulenkampff’s death).
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For Fischer’s notable students, see List see List of music students by teacher: C to F#Edwin Fischer. Fischer .
Fischer published a number of books on teaching, and one on the piano sonatas of Beethoven of Beethoven.. He also also made made a number number of recordin recordings, gs, includi including ng the first complete complete traversal of Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier for EMI for EMI,, recorded between between 1933 and 1936. Other classic classic recordings by Fischer include Bach keyboard concertos, mis-
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Fischer, Edwin, Musikalische Betrachtungen, Im Infel 1949 (Reflect (French Edition: Edition: Reflections ions on Music Music ) (French
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Considérations sur la musique, Editions du Coudrier, 1951) •
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Fischer, Edwin, Ludwig van Beethovens Klaviersonaten: Ein Begleiter für Studierende und Liebhaber , 1954 (Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas: A Guide for Students and Amateurs , 1959) Fischer, Edwin, Johann Sebastian Bach: Eine Studie
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Bredow, Moritz von. 2012. “Rebellische Pianistin. Das Leben der Grete Sultan zwischen Berlin und New York.” (Biography on Edwin Fischer’s student, Grete Sultan. Many details referring to Fischer and another student, Katja Andy. In German.). Schott Music, Mainz, Germany.ISBN 978-3-7957-0800-9 Gavoty, Bernard, Edwin Fischer (in French) (collective) Dank an Edwin Fischer , Brockhaus 1962 (Tribute to Edwin Fischer )
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Excerpts from two essays by Alfred Brendel on Fischer at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009) Youngrok Lee’s Classical Music page
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