1938 Berlin Edwin Fischer Chamber orchestra HAYDN Symph 104 D Maj "LONDON" 78

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A series of great  classical orchestral and instrumental performances by major conductors, composers and instrumentalists.

Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, particularly in the traditional Germanic repertoire of such composers as J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. 

 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. Though his performances were not particularly historically accurate, he did conduct concertos 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, but extremely compelling

Great complete recording of Haydn's great London

Symphony No 104 D Maj "LONDON"

with the Edwin Fischer Chamber orchestra

Recorded April 11 1938 in the Beethovensaal Berlin.

This is one of Fischer's rare non-piano recordings as a conductor. Not available on CD.

Original issue pre war gold label 3x 12" 78 rpm record w original album lyre style album M617 and booklet

EXCELLENT , need cleaning, album solid like new, but front has some abrasions, two stickers

The piano playing of Edwin Fischer (1886-1960) has been widely documented in CD reissues, which is only right, considering that he was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.  (Alfred Brendel, who celebrated his 80th birthday this week, was one of his students.)  Less well known, however, is his work as a conductor.  He left a number of recordings of Bach and Mozart concerti, on which he conducted his own chamber orchestra from the piano, and these have been reissued widely. But he also left a few recordings of purely orchestral works, including this first recording of Mozart's Symphony No. 33 in B-Flat, K. 319. Interestingly enough, both orchestral sessions outlined above also were devoted to works for piano and orchestra: the Mozart symphony session in 1936 also produced a wonderful recording of Mozart's Rondo for piano and orchestra in D, K. 382, and the major work recorded at the 1933 session that produced the Bach Ricercar was the Bach D minor clavier concerto.

Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, particularly in the traditional Germanic repertoire of such composers as J. S. Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. He is also regarded as one of the finest piano pedagogues of modern times.
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Fischer was born in Basel and studied music first there, and later in Berlin at the Stern conservatory under Martin Krause. He first came to prominence as a pianist following World War I. In 1926 he became conductor of the Lübeck Musikverein and later conducted 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 in an historically accurate way. Though his performances were not particularly historically accurate, he did conduct concertos 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, but extremely compelling.
In 1932 he returned once again to Berlin, succeeding his great contemporary Artur Schnabel in a teaching role at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. In 1942 he moved back to Switzerland, temporarily putting his career on hold through World War II. After the war, he began to perform again, as well as giving master classes in Lucerne, which were attended by a number of later prominent pianists, Alfred Brendel, Helena Sá e Costa, Paul Badura-Skoda, Mario Feninger and Daniel Barenboim among them.

Edwin Fischer
As well as solo recitals, concerto performances, and conducting orchestral works, Fischer also played chamber music. 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).
Fischer published a number of books on teaching as well as one on the piano sonatas of Beethoven. He also made a number of recordings, including the first complete traversal of Bach's The Well-Tempered Clavier for EMI, recorded between 1933 and 1936. Other classic recordings by Fischer include Bach keyboard concertos, miscellaneous solo Bach works, such as the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, various concertos and sonatas by Mozart and Beethoven, Schubert's Wanderer-Fantasy and Impromptus, and Brahms' Second Concerto, conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler. Fischer's historic recordings have been reissued on CD by EMI and by specialty labels such as APR, Music & Arts, Pearl, and Testament.
Fischer also accompanied Elisabeth Schwarzkopf in famous recordings of Schubert lieder. His last musical collaboration was with the violinist Gioconda de Vito. During their recording sessions for the Brahms violin sonatas Nos. 1 and 3, he had to go to London for medical treatment; there, he was told that he was seriously ill. He died shortly afterwards.[1]

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