ANNIE FISCHER plays BEETHOVEN; Piano Sonata # 8 ’Pathetique’

Annie Fischer ~ 1914-1995 When she died, Niel Immelman wrote in the Independent, ‘The balance she maintained between form and content, while keeping an apparently effortless freedom of expression, was reminiscent of Wilhelm Furtwängler; her command of Beethoven’s thought process was comparable to Artur Schnabel’s.’ I would agree with that! (Slowly, with solemnity) – Allegro di molto e con brio (Quickly, with much vigor) cantabile (Slowly, in a singing style) : Allegro (Quickly
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