Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, particularly in the traditional Germanic repertoire of such composers as Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. He is also regarded as one of the finest piano teachers of modern times.
Fischer was born in Basel and studied music first there, and later in Berlin at the Stern conservatory under Martin Krause. "Basilia" redirects here For the Fly Genus, see Basilia (fly. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Stern Conservatory ( Stern'sches Konservatorium) was created in 1850 as an urban conservatory for music in Berlin by Julius Stern, Theodor Kullak Martin Krause, who was born in Lobstädt ( Saxony) on 17 June 1853, was a German concert pianist piano teacher and writer on music He first came to prominence as a pianist following World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All In 1926 he became conductor of the Lübeck Musikverein, Lübeck and later conducted in Munich. Lübeck ( is the second largest City in Schleswig-Holstein, in Northern Germany, and one of the major Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. In 1932 he formed his own chamber orchestra, and was one of the first to be interested in presenting music of the baroque in an historically accurate way. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Baroque music describes an era and a set of styles of European classical music which were in widespread use between approximately 1600 and 1750. Though his performances were not particularly historically accurate when compared to similar performances today, he did conduct concertos by the likes of Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from the keyboard, which at the time was most unusual. The historically informed performance, period performance, or authentic performance movement is an approach by musicians and scholars to research and perform works A piano concerto is a work written for Piano and Orchestra.See also Harpsichord concerto; some of these works are occasionally played on piano His interpretations, even of Bach, were romantically conceived, but still compelling.
In 1932 he returned once again to Berlin, succeeding Artur Schnabel in a teaching role at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Artur Schnabel ( April 17, 1882 &ndash August 15, 1951) was an Austrian classical Pianist, who also composed The Universität der Künste Berlin UdK ( Berlin University of the Arts) is a German university founded in 1975 with the merger of the Berlin State In 1942 he moved back to Switzerland, temporarily putting his career on hold through World War II. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Following the war, he began to perform again, as well as giving masterclasses in Lucerne, which were attended by a number of later prominent pianists, Alfred Brendel, Paul Badura-Skoda and Daniel Barenboim among them. Lucerne ( Italian Lucerna) is a city in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne Alfred Brendel KBE (born January 5 1931 is an Austrian Pianist, born in Czechoslovakia and a resident of the United Kingdom. Paul Badura-Skoda (born October 6, 1927 in Vienna) is an Austrian Pianist. Daniel Barenboim (born November 15, 1942) is a pianist and conductor.
As well as solo recitals, concerto performances, and conducting orchestral works, Fischer also played chamber music. A recital is a Musical ( Vocal or instrumental Performance. It can highlight a single performer sometimes accompanied by Piano, or Chamber music is a form of Classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber Particularly highly regarded was the piano trio he formed with the cellist Enrico Mainardi and the violinist Georg Kulenkampff (who was replaced by Wolfgang Schneiderhan after his death). A piano trio is a group of Piano and two other instruments usually a Violin and a Cello, or a piece of Music written for such a group Enrico Mainardi ( May 19, 1897, Milan – April 10, 1976, Munich) was an Italian cellist, Composer Georg Kulenkampff ( 23 January 1898, Bremen - 4 October 1948, Schaffhausen, Switzerland) was a German
Fischer published a number of books on teaching as well as one on the piano sonatas of Beethoven. The Baroque keyboard sonata In the Baroque era the use of the term "sonata" generally referred to either the Sonata da chiesa ( Church sonata He also made a number of recordings, including the first complete recording of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier for EMI in the 1930s. The Well-Tempered Clavier ( Das Wohltemperirte Clavier in the original old German spelling BWV 846–893 is a collection of solo keyboard music composed by The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression.
Fischer’s complete Well-Tempered Clavier, recorded between 1933 and 1936, is one of the landmarks of the Bach discography, considered the earliest complete performance on record. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" Fischer's recording is admired in part because he does not use the resources of the modern instrument artificially to embellish the score. His recording of the Bach "48" remains the yardstick against which all pianists measure themselves.
Bibliography
- Fischer, Edwin, Musikalische Betrachtungen, 1949 (Reflections on Music)
- 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
- Gavoty, Bernard, Edwin Fischer (in French)
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