This album presents new transfers of all of Edwin Fischer's commercial records of solo piano works by Brahms, Schubert, and Schumann, including a rarely heard version of Brahms's Piano Quartet in G minor.
Performer Biography
Edwin Fischer later formed a celebrated trio with violinist Georg Kulenkampff (later Wolfgang Schneiderhan) and cellist Enrico Mainardi.
Performer Biography
Edwin Fischer was one of the first to revive the 18th-century practice of directing concertos from the keyboard, founding his own chamber orchestra by 1930.
Performer Biography
By 1920, Edwin Fischer was a leading European pianist, performing as a soloist with major conductors and giving numerous recitals.
Performer Biography
Edwin Fischer was also active as a conductor, leading the Munich Bachverein and Lübeck Musikverein in the 1920s.
Performer Biography
Edwin Fischer, born in 1886, began his studies in Basle and continued in Berlin with Liszt pupil Martin Krause at the Stern'sches Konservatorium.
Recording & Production
The Brahms Piano Quartet recording was made six days after the outbreak of World War II and was initially issued only in Germany.
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