Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
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Ariadne MusicaC
Chaconne in A minorChaconne in F majorD
De profundisF
Fuga No.8 in E majorFugue in G majorL
Le Journal du Printemps, Op.1Les pièces de clavessin, Op.2M
Musicalischer ParnassusP
Praeludium in F majorPraeludium in Phrygian ModePraeludium, Fuga et Finale in E minorPraeludium, Fuga et Finale in G minorR
Ricercar pro Festis NatalytisRicercar pro Festis PaschalibusRicercar pro Festis PentecostalibusRicercar pro Tempore AdventusRicercar pro Tempore QuadragesimaeS
Sämtliche Werke für Klavier und OrgelSuite in A minor, Op.2 No.3Suite in B-flat major, Op.1 No.3Suite in D minor, Op.1 No.4Suite in G major, Op.1 No.5Suite in G minor, Op.1 No.7Suite in G minor, Op.2 No.7WikipediaJohann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (some authorities use the spelling Johann Kaspar Ferdinand Fischer) (c.1656 – August 27, 1746) was a German Baroque composer.
Johann Nikolaus Forkel ranked Fischer as one of the best composers for keyboard of his day; however, partly due to the rarity of surviving copies of his music, his music is rarely heard today.
Fischer seems to have been of Bohemian origin, possibly born at Schönfeld, but details about his life are sketchy. Fischer was baptized and spent his youth in Schlackenwerth, north-west Bohemia.
The first record of his existence is found in the mid-1690s: by 1695 he was Kapellmeister to Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden, and he may have remained with the court until his death in Rastatt.
Much of Fischer's music shows the influence of the French Baroque style, exemplified by Jean Baptiste Lully, and he was responsible for bringing the French influence to German music. Fischer's harpsichord suites updated the standard
Froberger model (Allemande - Courante - Sarabande - Gigue); he was also one of the first composers to apply the principles of the orchestral suite to the harpsichord, replacing the standard French ouverture with an unmeasured prelude. Both
Bach and
Handel knew Fischer's work and sometimes borrowed from it.
Many compositions by Fischer were published during his lifetime. These published pieces include:
Evidence exists of numerous lost works, among them an opera in Italian style, miscellaneous chamber works, court music and keyboard pieces.