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Lucerne Festival Historic Performances: Annie Fischer & Leon Fleisher

10/16/2015, 6 Tracks, 1:00:27

Featuring

  • Carlo Maria Giulini
  • Annie Fischer
  • George Szell
  • Leon Fleisher
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Schweizerisches Festspielorchester
  • Robert Schumann
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Performer Biography

Leon Fleisher, the American pianist, suffered from focal dystonia, a musician's disease that restricted him to playing left-hand repertoire for decades.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The historical recordings on this album are based on original analogue tapes from broadcasting archives, remastered to uncover previously hidden details.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, was originally conceived as a "Phantasie" for piano and orchestra and was premiered by his wife, Clara Schumann.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features live recordings from the Lucerne Festival, specifically from 1960 and 1962, which were broadcast by Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF).

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Annie Fischer, the Hungarian pianist on this recording, was a child prodigy who trained at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music alongside Georg Solti and under Ernő Dohnányi.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

This CD is part of the "LUCERNE FESTIVAL Historic Performances" series, which aims to release previously unreleased treasures from the festival's first six decades.

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

Conductor Carlo Maria Giulini, featured on this album, was known for his "undictatorial approach" and preferred to be seen as a "musician amongst musicians" rather than a conductor.

Source: Booklet

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