Ivan Fischer - Composer's Portrait
Iván Fischer, known worldwide as a conductor, has recently come to the fore as a composer. Fischer began composing at the age of twenty, writing, as he says, in an avant-garde style fitting for that age. But it all came to an end as he became more and more absorbed by conducting. Some thirty years later, however, the urge to take up the pen again became irresistible: “A feeling as though I found my true self.” He describes himself not as a composer but as a composing conductor, and the many composers whose music he conducts are his teachers and his sources of inspiration.
This CD presents a portrait of the composer Iv.n Fischer. The following liner notes are based largely on his own commentary and on that of Habakuk Traber (who writes for the Deutsches Sinfonie Orchester Berlin).
Notes about the number of tracks:
I have taken the liberty to make the last piece of work 'Tsuchigumo' as one track (in the booklet 16 - 25) as many sections play through to the next without stopping.
Tracklist
Total time: 55:14
Additional Information
- Edit Master Sourced
- Not Available on SACD
Reviews
Klassieke Zaken
Klassieke Zaken
Klassiek Centraal, nomination Gold Label
Klassiek Centraal, nomination Gold Label
JDCMB
JDCMB
Luister 10
Luister 10
Opus Klassiek
Opus Klassiek
The Guardian
The Guardian
BBC Music Magazine 5/4 stars
BBC Music Magazine 5/4 stars