Word: fischers
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Paine Hall Tuesday evening at the conclusion of Egbert Fischer's piano recital expected any encores, and for good reason: absolutely nothing can follow a program consisting of the monumental last three Beethoven Sonatas. Indeed, few pianists have the courage--one might say the audacity--to offer such a program, for these are extremely difficult works, not only for their many technical intricacies, but for the many problems of musical interpretation they offer. Mr. Fischer, a Cleveland pianist and a Harvard alumnus, put himself to this ultimate test--and the result was a recital that was curiously uneven, both technically...
...opening Sonata, that of Opus 109, Mr. Fischer first demonstrated his strengths and weaknesses. After a somewhat uncertain beginning, probably the result of nervousness, he succeeded in conveying the dolce, expressivo tone of the first movement. The second section, however, seemed rather too prestissimo for his fingers, and the opening of the final slow movement lacked the needed singing quality. The final minutes of the work more than made up for this lack, though, and Mr. Fischer's playing of the final variation, with its incredibly long (and beautiful) trills and arpeggio passages, was nothing less than spell-binding. With...
...spite of the great increase in U.N. membership which has reduced Western ing power to 23 out of 96 countries, several Faculty members believe that the United States has further damaged its position by failing to use U.N. facilities the utmost. Roger D. Fischer '43, lecturer on Law, claimed that the U.S. has more concerned with the short term objectives of standing up to than with the long term goal of uniting the world in a system of international and order. The U.S., he said, "has paid lip service to making the U.N. strong, has never let that goal regulate...
...Fischer specifically criticized U.S. action in regard to Red China. "If the United Nations is to survive as a significant institution then it must include representatives the largest country in the world," he explained. The United States should try to solve the problem of dealing with two Chinas, rather than celebrate the victory we achieve over the Communists by vetoing Red China's admission," pointed...
FREDERICK FISCHER...