Fischer, Norman

Class of '38 - Corigliano, Coates, Rzewski, Serebrier, etc / Slatkin, Nashville SO, et al

2 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2008-08-26

Works: Gloria Coates: Symphony no 15; John Corigliano: A Black November Turkey; José Serebrier: Fantasia for strings; Frederic Rzewski: Four North American Ballads; John Harbison: Trio for Piano and ...
Performers: Andrea Moore [Score Preparation/Timpani]; Fischer, Norman; Kierman, Jeanne; Raat, Ralph van; Rothenberg, Sarah
Conductors: Boder, Michael; Serebrier, José;
Ensemble: ; Amelia Piano Trio; Camera of Houston; Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

The eight composers on this compilation, all of them born in 1938, adhere to no single trend or movement, yet each is united by an...continue...

The Concord String Quartet - Haydn, Dvorák, et al

2 CD / Vox Classical / 2008-06-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "Emperor"; Quartet for Strings in D minor, Op. 76 no 2/H 3 no 76 "Quinten"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 15 i...
Performers: Concord String Quartet; Fischer, Norman; Jennings, Andrew; Kochanowski, John; Sokol, Mark
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concord String Quartet

American Classics - William Bolcom: Complete Works for Cello

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-10-30

Works: William Bolcom: Capriccio for cello & piano; Suite for Cello no 1 in C minor; Décalage, for cello & piano; Dark Music for cello & timpani; Sonata for Cello and Piano
Performers: Andrea Moore [Score Preparation/Timpani]; Fischer, Norman; Kierman, Jeanne

"Ranging in date from 1961's Decalage to the Suite No. 1 in C minor for Solo Violoncello, listeners are treated to a wide swath of...continue...

Shih-Hui Chen: 66 Times / Fischer Duo

1 CD / Albany Records / 2006-07-01

Works: Shih-Hui Chen: 66 Times; Fu 1, for pipa; Twice Removed, for clarinet; Fu 2, for pipa & orchestra; Shui
Performers: Fischer, Norman; Kierman, Jeanne; Man, Wu; Weigle, Elisabeth; Yeh, Min-Ho
Conductors: Rose, Gil;
Ensemble: ; Fischer Duo

The art-composer of today faces many challenges. On the one hand, one is tempted to create music that embraces a diversity of styles. On the...continue...

Chopin, Liszt: Music for Cello and Piano / The Fischer Duo

1 CD / Bridge / 2006-03-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Introduction and Polonaise for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 3; Grand Duo for Cello and Piano in E major, B 70 "R...
Performers: Fischer, Jeanne Kierman; Fischer, Norman
Conductors:
Ensemble: Fischer Duo

"The cello music of the two greatest pianist-composers of the 19th century makes a curiously satisfying program, played here in a notable suave and relaxed...continue...

Joseph Dubiel: Songs of the Transformed, etc / Fulmer, et al

1 CD / Centaur / 2005-05-01

Works: Joseph Dubiel: Songs of the Transformed, for female voice & double bass; Down Time, for bass clarinet and piano; Three Stanzas, for solo voice; Neither Here Nor There, for piano solo; Still Getting N...
Performers: Farrington, Jeffrey; Fischer, Norman; Fulmer, Mimmi; Goldsmith, Kenneth; Palma, Donald [Double Bass]; Ritscher, Karen; Sturm, Hans; Webster, Michael [Clarinet]
Conductors: Smith, James

Rochberg: String Quartets no 3-6 / Concord String Quartet

2 CD / New World / 1999-02-01

Works: George Rochberg: Quartet for Strings no 3; Quartet for Strings no 4; Quartet for Strings no 5; Quartet for Strings no 6
Performers: Fischer, Norman; Jennings, Andrew; Kochanowski, John; Sokol, Mark
Conductors:
Ensemble: Concord String Quartet

Here at last is the long-awaited CD premiere of the works that were hailed as masterpieces at their New York premiere in 1979 - the...continue...

Milburn: String Quartets no 1 & 2, The Stone Forest, etc

1 CD / CRI / 1997-06-17

Works: Ellsworth Milburn: Quartet for Strings no 2; Scherzo for Piano; The Stone Forest; Quartet for Strings no 1; Menil Antiphones
Performers: Fischer, Norman; Hendrickson, John; Jennings, Andrew; Kochanowski, John; Sokol, Mark
Conductors: ; Rachleff, Larry
Ensemble: Concord String Quartet; Ensemble; Lark String Quartet

Finney, London, Thorne / London, Cleveland Chamber Symphony

1 CD / Albany Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Ross Lee Finney: Narrative for Cello and Chamber Orchestra; Edwin London: Before the World Was Made, a song cycle for soprano & chamber orchestra; Francis Thorne: Symphony no 6 for Stringed Instrumen...
Performers: Fischer, Norman; Schadeberg, Christine

"...Throughout the work Finney's memorable melodic sense helps the listener maintain his bearings...The idiom...shows the influence of Finney's teachers, Berg and Sessions...This strikes me as...continue...

Pachelbel's Greatest Hit / Cleo Laine, James Galway, et al

1 CD / RCA Records / 1991-02-12

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Canon in D major, arranged for keyboard; George Rochberg: Quartet for Strings no 6
Performers: Fischer, Norman; Galway, James [Flute]; Hampton String Quartet, The; Jennings, Andrew; Kochanowski, John; Laine, Cleo; Sokol, Mark; Tomita
Conductors: Baumgartner, Rudolf; Spreen, Glen; ; Stratta, Ettore
Ensemble: ; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Concord String Quartet; Lucerne Festival Strings