John Abraham Fisher: Symphonies Nos.1-6

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Release Date: 26th Mar 2021
Catalogue No: 8574254
Label: Naxos
Length: 57 minutes

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Fisher, J: Symphony No. 1 in E major

Work length5:36

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Petra Žďárská (harpsichord)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász

I. Maestoso

Track length2:22

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II. Andantino

Track length1:42

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III. Prestissimo

Track length1:32

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Fisher, J: Symphony No. 2 in D major

Work length6:16

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Petra Žďárská (harpsichord)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász

I. Allegro di molto

Track length2:43

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II. Largo e pomposo

Track length1:57

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III. Presto assai

Track length1:36

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Fisher, J: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major

Work length10:59

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Petra Žďárská (harpsichord)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász

I. Con molto spirito

Track length3:11

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II. Andantino amoroso

Track length5:38

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III. Presto assai

Track length2:10

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Fisher, J: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major

Work length13:07

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Petra Žďárská (harpsichord)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász

I. Allegro di molto

Track length4:28

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II. Adagio molto affettuoso

Track length5:21

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III. Tempo di minuetto

Track length3:18

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Fisher, J: Symphony No. 5 in D major

Work length10:22

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Petra Žďárská (harpsichord)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász

I. Allegro con molto spirito

Track length2:53

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II. Andantino

Track length5:16

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III. Allegro di molto

Track length2:13

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Fisher, J: Symphony No. 6 in C major

Work length10:55

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Petra Žďárská (harpsichord)
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász

I. Allegro di molto

Track length4:00

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II. Adagio

Track length3:29

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III. Tempo di minuetto

Track length3:26

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Described as having ‘natural genius’, John Abraham Fisher (1744–1806) was a significant figure in London during the second half of the 18th century. A virtuoso violinist, he also wrote admired stage works for the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. His orchestral works are largely forgotten today, but his symphonies display a surprising awareness of contemporary continental trends in their use of dynamic variations, revealing the influence of the Mannheim School. Possessing a richness of colour, contrast and surprise, these symphonies typify Fisher’s expanding Classical style.

The composer’s name is barely known and this is an excellent opportunity to promote British symphonic music of the second half of the 18th century; he can viewed alongside John Christopher Smith and Thomas Arne.

Michael Halász’s recordings for Naxos include ballets by Tchaikovsky, operatic excerpts of Wagner, symphonies by Beethoven, Schubert and Mahler, Rossini’s overtures, three volumes of Liszt’s symphonic poems (the latter critically acclaimed by The Penguin Guide), Fidelio (866007071), Don Giovanni (866008082), Le nozze di Figaro (866010204), Die Zauberflöte (866003031), and a pioneering recording of Schreker’s opera Der ferne Klang (866007475). He has also recorded Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater and Orfeo (8550766), Richard Strauss’s Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (8553379), and Rubinstein’s Don Quixote (8555394).

The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice is valued for its stylistic interpretations and the extraordinary quality of its orchestral sound. They have appeared on several volumes of the Cimarosa Overtures series on Naxos – the final instalment (8574103) receiving praise for their ‘clean and competent’ (Fanfare) performances under Michael Halász.

The orchestra’s other releases included the symphonies of 18th-century composers Franz Ignaz Beck (8573248 and 8573249), Michael Haydn (8573497 and 8573498) and Leopold Koželuch (8573627, 8573872 and 8574047).

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