Hi-Q LP-048: ANNIE FISCHER - Schumann & Liszt Piano Conc. Klemperer - UK 2016 SS
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Background -
Annie Fischer (July 5, 1914 – April 10, 1995) was a Hungarian-Jewish classical pianist.Hungarian pianist Annie Fischer made her debut at the age of 10 and studied with Ernst von Dohnányi at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music. Her performance of the Liszt Sonata in B minor won Fischer first prize at the 1933 Liszt International Piano Competition, but her concert career was barely underway when war broke out; Fischer fled to Sweden. Afterwards Fischer returned to Hungary, and although she made her New York debut in 1961, she was only seldom seen in the United States and based her career in continental Europe. In her native Hungary, Fischer was particularly well vaulted and was awarded the Kossuth Prize three times. Mozart and Beethoven were Fischer's bread and butter composers, but she also excelled in later Romantic repertoire and in a few modern works, most notably the Piano Concerto No. 3 of Béla Bartók.
Although regarded as one of the world's greatest pianists late in life, Fischer only seldom recorded, and disliked doing so. Shortly after Fischer's death in 1995, the Hungaroton label issued a complete recording of Fischer in the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas. Fischer had been working on this set for the better part of two decades, but prior to that time she had not seen fit to release these recordings. Fischer was an intense and powerful pianist who responded most strongly to her own inner sense of inspiration and drive. In works where this approach was an advantage, such as the "Hammerklavier" Sonata of Beethoven, Fischer was second to none. - Uncle Dave Lewis
Reissue of EMI / COLUMBIA SAX 2485
The great Hungarian pianist, Annie Fischer (1914-1995), a self-critical perfectionist, was uncomfortable in the recording studio. Without an audience, she felt the resulting performance would be ‘artificially constricting’ since no interpretation was ever ‘finished’ or definitive as commercial recordings aim to be. Nevertheless, she did make several studio recordings for EMI and other labels and they remain much sought after by collectors and admirers of her artistry.
Otto Klemperer was a great admirer and no doubt persuaded her into the studio for these recordings of the Schumann and Liszt piano concertos, though, as you will note from the recording dates and the production crew involved, these must have been fairly intensive sessions, with a gap of two years between the concertos being taped. The results, however, display all Fischer’s trademarks of "a great artist imbued with a spirit of greatness and genuine profundity," as Sviatoslav Richter said of her.
Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the original stereo analog master tapes with the Neumann VMS82 lathe fed an analogue pre-cut signal from a specially adapted Studer A80 tape deck with additional ‘advance’ playback head, making the cut a totally analogue process.
Pressed on 180-gram vinyl to audiophile standards using the original EMI presses by The Vinyl Factory in Hayes, England.
In the original review in The Gramophone of November 1963, the late Edward Greenfield enthused: "Time and again this performance of the Liszt has made me cry out at the sheer magic of the music, instead of my usual 'what an old warhorse it is!' For the first time ever I begin to understand the sort of impact it must have made when it first appeared last century, so fresh-sounding and even modern do Fischer and Klemperer make it sound." Of the Schumann "the performance is interesting... And... The recording is technically admirable.”
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Hi-Q Records "Supercuts" LP item - FACTORY SEALED
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Records Made in the UK / England / Great Britain
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Pressing is in STEREO - recordings are from 1960 & 1962 - originally issued on the EMI / Columbia label
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Limited Edition
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Record Speed: 33 rpm
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Record Made issued in: 2016
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Record Catalog Number: HIQLP048
Featured on this item:
Schumann / Liszt / Annie Fischer / Otto Klemperer
Title / Music on this Audiophile LP -
Schumann & Liszt Concertos
Track Listing -
SchumannSide A:
Concerto In A Minor, Op. 54
1. First Movement: Allegro affettuoso - Andante expressive - Tempo I - Cadenze - Allegro molto
2. Second Movement: Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
3. Third Movement: Allegro vivace
Side B:
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major
1. First Movement: Allegro maestoso.
2. Second Movement: Quasi adagio
3. Third Movement: Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato
4. Fourth Movement: Allegor marziale animato
Performed By / Credits on this LP include -
Annie Fischer, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra
Otto Klemperer, conductor
Other Information -
• Hi-Q Records Supercuts 180g Vinyl
• Cut at Abbey Road Studios from the original EMI stereo analogue master tapes
• Superior Audiophile Pressing
• Features original album artwork
• Made in England Recorded on 22-24 May 1960 (Schumann), 9-10 & 31 May and 16 August 1962 (Liszt), No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London. Recording Producers: Walter Jellinek (1960), Suvi Raj Grubb (1962) and Walter Legge. Balance Engineers: Douglas Larter, Harold Davidson (1960) & Christopher Parker (1962).
CONDITION Details:
LP Jacket:-
The jacket is in MINT condition - no seam splits or corner dings - FACTORY SEALED!
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The jacket has NO splits of any kind - it is completely solid and intact, and shows only some very minimal shelf wear.
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It has NO drill holes or saw marks of any kind.
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There is NO writing on the front or back of the jacket.
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The cover has clean and sharp colors - see picture with this listing for more detail.
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The LP is assumed to be in MINT condition - FACTORY SEALED!
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This is the mint copy you want for your collection - any super picky audiophile would be happy with this one!
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As for any record, even brand new, sealed ones, we always recommend a proper record cleaning before playing!
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The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Do not let this rarity slip by!
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