Asher Fisch Liszt Wagner Paraphrases

13/10/2012
Howard Smith
Music & Vision Daily (UK)

Fisch's consummate keyboard mastery with 'sotto voce' operatic dynamics distinguishes his performances of these contrasted music theatre items; from operas preceding Wagner's monumental 'Ring des Nibelungen'...

Asher honed his dual skills with the fastidious tutelage of Daniel Barenboim, and like his mentor, these readings are considered as creative structures; page by page; phrase by phrase; bar by bar...

Cerebral performances indeed. Fisch performs these transcriptions with striking clarity and communicative sensitivity. In addition, Melba Recordings' sound engineering results in listening excellence throughout..