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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-Flat Major, K. 482 - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54

9/9/2016, 6 Tracks, 1:05:39

Featuring

  • Hans Müller-Kray
  • Annie Fischer
  • Hans Rosbaud
  • Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
  • SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Robert Schumann

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Recording & Production

This album features recordings from 1958 and 1959, digitally remastered from the original SWR tapes.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Annie Fischer was the first female artist to be awarded Hungary's highest honor, the Kossúth Prize, three times (1949, 1955, and 1965).

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

The recording of Schumann's concerto highlights the contrast between conductor Hans Rosbaud's tight, forward-pressing style and Annie Fischer's more flexible approach to tempo.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Annie Fischer, a Hungarian pianist, is known for her unique blend of classical clarity and romantic passion.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Annie Fischer's international debut was in Zurich in 1928 at age fourteen, where she played works by Chopin, Debussy, Liszt, Mozart, and Schumann.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Annie Fischer and her husband, musicologist Aladár Tóth, sought asylum in Sweden from 1941 to 1946 after the persecution of Jews began in Hungary.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Annie Fischer won the International Franz Liszt Competition in Budapest in 1933 at age nineteen, as the youngest participant.

Source: Booklet

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