Johann Christian Fischer (c.1733 – 1800) was a German
composer and oboist, one of the best-known oboe
soloists in Europe during the 1770s. Employed as a
music copyist and theatre director for the Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Ludwigslust, Fischer is now
credited with the unique Symphony with Eight Obbligato
Timpani, formerly attributed to Johann Wilhelm Hertel,
court composer at Schwerin. He spent some time in
Dresden, but left after the Prussian occupation in the
Seven Years' War for extens...(+)
Johann Christian Fischer (c.1733 – 1800) was a German
composer and oboist, one of the best-known oboe
soloists in Europe during the 1770s. Employed as a
music copyist and theatre director for the Duke of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin at Ludwigslust, Fischer is now
credited with the unique Symphony with Eight Obbligato
Timpani, formerly attributed to Johann Wilhelm Hertel,
court composer at Schwerin. He spent some time in
Dresden, but left after the Prussian occupation in the
Seven Years' War for extensive concertizing tours,
ending in London, where he was active as a performer,
composer, and a teacher, and introduced the Continental
narrow-bore model of oboe that replaced the bright and
penetrating straight-topped English type. In London
Fischer joined the largely German "Queen's Band" of
George III's German Queen, Charlotte of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Fischer published several
teaching manuals for the oboe, with varying titles: The
Compleat Tutor for the Hautboy (ca 1770), New and
Complete Instructions for the Oboe or Hoboy (ca 1780)
and The Hoboy Preceptor (1800). Among his students was
composer and oboist Charles J. Suck.
An etching/aquatint A Sunday concert by Charles Loraine
Smith, published 4 June 1782, shows a distinguished
musical group gathered round a harpsichord, with
Fischer and Charles Burney among them.
Mozart composed a set of Twelve Variations in C on a
Menuett of Johann Christian Fischer (K.179 [189a]).
Source: Wikipedia
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Christian_Fischer
).
Although originally composed for Harpsichord, I created
this Interpretation of the Presto in A Major for
Concert (Pedal) Harp.
PARTITION