Biography Annie Fischer
fischer s grave in budapest
her playing has been praised characteristic intensity , effortless manner of phrasing (david hurwitz), technical power , spiritual depth. admired such contemporaries otto klemperer , sviatoslav richter; richter wrote annie fischer great artist imbued spirit of greatness , genuine profundity. italian pianist maurizio pollini praised childlike simplicity, immediacy , wonder found in playing. interpretations of mozart, beethoven, brahms, schubert , schumann, hungarian composers béla bartók continue receive highest praise pianists , critics.
fischer made significant studio recordings in 1950s otto klemperer , wolfgang sawallisch, felt interpretation created in absence of audience artificially constricting, since no interpretation ever finished. legacy today includes many live concert recordings have been released on cd , dvd (including performance of beethoven s emperor concerto available on youtube, , beethoven third concerto antal doráti conducting). greatest legacy, however, studio-made integral set of complete beethoven piano sonatas. worked on set 15 years beginning in 1977. self-critical perfectionist, did not allow set released in lifetime but, since death, has been released on compact disc , praised.
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