Annie Fischer's recordings of K466 and K488 conducted by Boult and K467 and K482 conducted by Sawallisch have been reissued on Major Classics:
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Yes interesting that the Kurtz recording has been missed off on this release too.Originally posted by Il Grande Inquisitor View PostComment
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Could you kindly point all we adoring Fischer fans in the right direction, please?Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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An Annie Fischer CD new to me and surprisingly it seems one of those rare BBC Legends CDs to have avoided the chop. Schumann Carnaval from 1963 in one of the liveliest and sharply characterised accounts I have ever heard and then Op10 no 3 and Op31 no 1 - both marvellous and the former with a shockingly dark and unconsoling Largo . Snap it up I say .Comment
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Although I am conscious that I am talking to myself on this thread three evenings listening to this CD has just reinforced to me what outstanding performances they are .There may be a slip or two but the intelligence and energy of the playing is stunning . I feel I may have to invest in that expensive hungaroton set of the complete sonatas .Comment
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I have that Hungaraton set, and it is stunning. It is the most consistently satisfying of all the complete sets that I own.Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
I have been tempted by the other discs that you mention.Comment
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Doesn't mean there aren't eavesdroppers …Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Originally posted by french frank View Post
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After a couple of weeks in the Lakes I've just managed to hear the BBC Legends disc-what a splendid version of Carnaval! So many performers seem to think that it's necessary to be capricious throughout, with constant tempo changes and an attempt to play any presto passages as fast as possible. Not so Annie Fischer. The opening preambule doesn't turn into a hectic rush after the opening maestoso, and from there on there's wonderful dynamic shading. It's also a great change to hear 'Chopin' played agitato as marked, other pianists give us a slow romanticised approach, which is often touching but not as marked.
All in all, this is a superb performance which makes a well know favourite completely fresh
On my equipment the 1963 mono recording for the Schumann sounds better to my ears than the 1987 Beethoven, the latter is fine but the internal detail is less clear.Comment
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I agree - it is a remarkably good recording for its age . I wonder , however, if some of the clarity comes from her playing being a little more technically accurate in 1963 .Originally posted by Ferretfancy View PostComment
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Away from the frenzy of the Schumann Concerto BAL I can strongly recommend the Audite CD of the Piano Concerto with Fischer/Giulini . I would possibly rate it above the recording with Keilberth I mentioned in my OP.
It is coupled with a very sparkly Beethoven 2 with Fleisher and Szell apparently recorded shortly before he went down with the condition they affected his right hand got so many years - very different playing but equally wonderful .
A record I think our old friend Ferretfancy might well like if he is looking in .Comment
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The BaL "winner" Andras Schiff was a also great admirer of Annie Fischer, (“never heard more poetic playing in my life.”).Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
Glancing back down this thread I notice I confessed in 2013 to not owning a single Annie Fischer CD. I have since remedied this to good effect and at a modest outlay by getting the excellent 10CD Milestones box, issued in 2017, which amongst many other gems also contains the above-mentioned Schumann Concerto with Giulini.Comment
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