TITLE : Edwin Fischer II
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 456 769-2
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : August 1999
SERIES : Great Pianists of the 20th Century
 
COMPOSERS AND WORKS
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 461 (rec. 1933) (London Philharmonic Orchestra)
Fantasy in C minor, K. 475 (rec.1942)

Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" (rec. 1951) (Philharmonia Orchestra / Furtwängler)
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (rec. 1935)
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat, Op. 110 (rec. 1938)

Schubert
Four Impromptus, Op. 90 (rec. 1938)
 
RECORDING INFORMATION
Considered by Alfred Brendel as one of the three greatest pianists of the century, this is the second of two compilations devoted to the Swiss pianist Edwin Fischer.

Including some rare recordings as well as ones previously unreleased on CD, this compilation incorporates two concerto performances, including one of the Concerto in D minor, from 1933, with Fischer himself conducting from the keyboard.

Over 144 minutes of music on two CDs for the price of one.