Adam, Fischer

Sospiri / Cecilia Bartoli

1 CD / Decca / 2011-01-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Il Trionfo del Tiempo e del Disinganno; Antonio Vivaldi: Il Farnace; Geminiano Giacomelli: Merope; Antonio Caldara: La Morte d'Abel; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figa...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia; Florez, Juan Diego; Goldschmidt, Maria; Maurizio, Cinzia; Pezzotti, Daniel; Piovano, Luigi; Prelle, Una; Rossi, Daniele; Terfel, Bryn
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Antonini, Giovanni; Abbado, Claudio; Chung, Myung-Whun; Marchi, Alessandro de; Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: ; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

After great success with the deluxe edition, Sospiri is now available in a jewel version. In this special new collection, Cecilia sings tender, sensual arias...continue...

Kodály: Háry János Suite, Summer evening, Peacock Variations / Fischer, Hungarian Radio SO

1 CD / Budapest Music / 2010-04-13

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Summer Evening (Nyári este), for orchestra; Variations on a Hungarian folksong, "The Peacock" ("Felszállot...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Hungarian Radio Orchestra

Maria

1 CD / Decca / 2007-11-19

Works: Giovanni Pacini: Irene, o L'Assedio di Messina; Dopo tante e tante pene (alternative ending for Rossini's opera Tancredi), rondo; Giuseppe Persiani: Ines di Castro; Felix Mendelssohn: Infelice, Op. 9...
Performers: Bartoli, Cecilia
Conductors: Adam, Fischer

SCENE Haydn: Symphony no 97 & 102, etc / Fischer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-10-23

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 97 in C major, H. 1/97; L'anima del filosofo ossia Orfeo ed Euridice; Symphony no 102 in B flat major, H 1 no 102
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Haydn Philharmonia

Gramophone Magazine
At their best, these performances combine rhythmic guile, pungency of detail and an impressive control of the music's long paragraphs. No 97, last and...continue...

SCENE Haydn: Symphonies no 88 & 101, etc / Fischer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2007-05-22

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; L'isola disabitata; Symphony no 101 in D major, H 1 no 101 "Clock"
Conductors: Adam, Fischer

Haydn's Symphony No. 88 was involved in one of the first cases of bootlegging. Haydn gave the symphony to his regular Viennese publisher and was...continue...

Kodaly: Orchestral Works / Fischer, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2005-09-13

Works: Zoltán Kodály: Háry János, suite from the opera for orchestra; Dances of Galánta; Variations on a Hungarian folksong, "The Peacock" ("Felszállott a páva"), for orch...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra

Zoltan Kodaly was second in esteem only to Bela Bartok among modern Hugarian composers; his colorful orchestral works are perhaps more accessible than Bartok's, especially...continue...

SCENE Haydn: Symphony no 92 & 94 / Fischer, et al

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2005-05-24

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: La fedeltà premiata, H 28 no 10; Symphony no 92 in G major, H 1 no 92 "Oxford"; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Haydn Philharmonia

Adam Fischer is famous for his recording of the complete Haydn Symphonies with this group, the Haydn Philharmonic. He has conducted in concert halls and...continue...

The Sturm und Drang Era - Haydn: Symphonies / Fischer, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2001-06-05

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 43 in E flat major ("Mercury"), H. 1/43; Symphony no 44 in E minor ("Trauer" /"Funeral"/"Letter E"), H. 1/44; Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in G major, H 15 no 25; ...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

"Of the half-dozen middle-period symphonies on offer here, only the three sombre, explosive minor-keyed works are in authentic 'Storm andStress' vein. No.59,.. enigmatically nicknamed 'Fire'...continue...

Meditations for Spring - Copland, Beethoven, Vivaldi, et al

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-03-14

Works: Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring, ballet for 13 instruments; Ludwig...
Performers: Anderson, John
Conductors: Laredo, Jaime; Adam, Fischer; Boughton, William; Wright, Simon
Ensemble: ; Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra; English String Orchestra; English Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Great Haydn Symphonies - no 6, 45, 48, etc / Fischer, et al

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-01-11

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 6 in D major ("Le Matin"), H. 1/6; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Symphony no 48 in C major ("Maria Theresia"), H. 1/48; Symphony no 82 in C m...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

"If I had to choose a complete set of the Haydn symphonies for a desert island, I would be very tempted towards this Nimbus series."...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies 55-69 (Vol 4) / Fischer, Haydn Orchestra

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 1999-04-20

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 55 in E flat major ("The Schoolmaster"), H. 1/55; Symphony no 56 in C major, H. 1/56; Symphony no 57 in D major, H. 1/57; Symphony no 58 in F major, H. 1/58; Symphony ...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

"What will matter to most Haydn lovers is the point and stylishness, the sweetly atmospheric sound and, above all, the sense of joy." -Gramophone...continue...

Haydn: Symphonies Vol 3, no 40-54 / Fischer, Haydn Orchestra

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 1997-11-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 40 in F major, H. 1/40; Symphony no 41 in C major, H. 1/41; Symphony no 42 in D major, H 1 no 42; Symphony no 43 in E flat major ("Mercury"), H. 1/43; Symphony no 44 i...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

Haydn: Symphonies 93-104 (Vol 8) / Fischer, Haydn Orchestra

5 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 93 in D major, H 1 no 93; Symphony no 94 in G major, H 1 no 94 "Surprise"; Symphony no 95 in C minor, H 1 no 95; Symphony no 96 in D major, H 1 no 96 "Miracle"; Sympho...
Performers: Botvay, Karoly
Conductors: Adam, Fischer
Ensemble: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

Haydn: Symphony no 88-92 / Fischer

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 88 in G major, H 1 no 88; Symphony no 89 in F major ("Letter W"), H. 1/89; Symphony no 90 in C major ("Letter R"), H. 1/90; Symphony no 91 in E flat major, H 1 no 91; ...
Performers: Herzer, Wolfgang; Kuchl, Rainer; Turetschek, Gerhard; Werba, Michael
Conductors: Adam, Fischer

Haydn: Symphony no 82-87 / Fischer

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 82 in C major, H 1 no 82 "The Bear"; Symphony no 83 in G minor, H 1 no 83 "The Hen"; Symphony no 84 in E flat major, H 1 no 84; Symphony no 85 in B major, H 1 no 85 "L...
Conductors: Adam, Fischer

"... [The performances] are full of music making of the highest order... lively, muscular playing in the dramatic and turbulent passages contrasts with charmingly light...continue...

Meditations at Sunset

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-10-03

Works: Gerald Finzi: Eclogue for Piano and Strings in F major, Op. 10; Johann Christian Bach: Symphony for double orchestra "No. 26" in E flat major, Op. 18/1, CW C26 (T. 269/4); Sergey Prokofiev: Romeo and...
Performers: Hetzel, Gerhart; Jones, Martin [Piano]
Conductors: Boughton, William; Otaka, Tadaaki; Adam, Fischer