British violinist, soloist, chamber musician and orchestra director
Repertoire
Violin Concertos | Violin & Orchestra | Violin Sonatas| Other Works for Violin & Piano | Unaccompanied Violin
CONCERTOS The following have all been performed. |
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| MALCOLM ARNOLD | Concerto for Two Violins and String Orchestra Op.77 |
| BACH | A minor * |
| BEETHOVEN | Violin concerto |
| BERG | Violin concerto |
| BOTTESINI | Grand Duo Concertant (with double bass)** |
| BRAHMS | Violin concerto |
| BRUCH | Concerto in G minor Op.26 |
DVOŘÁK |
Violin Concerto |
ELGAR |
Violin Concerto |
GLASUNOV |
Violin Concerto |
KHACHATURIAN |
Violin Concerto |
| KORNGOLD | Violin Concerto |
| LALO | Symphonie espagnole |
| MENDELSSOHN | Violin Concerto in E minor D minor for violin and piano * |
| MOZART | G major k.216 (cadenza Fisher) |
| PAGANINI | D major (cadenza Sauret) ** |
| SCHUMANN | Violin Concerto. Performance with One Tree Hill Sinfonia (see YouTube video) |
SIBELIUS |
Violin Concerto |
| SLAVÍK | A minor ** Czech early romantic virtuoso concerto in one movement (cadenza Vaněček) |
| TCHAIKOVSKY | Violin Concerto |
| TARTINI | D minor * (cadenzas Fisher) |
| VIVALDI | Four Seasons * |
OTHER COMPOSITIONS FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRAThe following have all been performed:- |
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| MALCOLM ARNOLD | Five Pieces for Violin and Strings Op.84a (arr. Philip Lane) |
| BARTÓK | First Rhapsody |
| BEETHOVEN | Romance in F major |
| DE BÉRIOT | Scène de Ballet Op.100 |
| BERLIOZ | Rêverie et Caprice Op. 8 |
| BLOCH | 'Baal Shem' (Three pictures of Chassidic Life): |
| CHAUSSON | Poème Op.25 |
| DANKWORTH | 'Mariposas' * 'Afterglow' (with orchestra or bigband) |
| DVOŘÁK | Romance Op.11 |
| FISHER | Variations on 'Widdecombe Fair' in the style of Paganini* |
| GERSHWIN | Preludes * |
| GLASUNOV | Méditation Op.32 |
| CLIVE JENKINS | Pastorale and Allegro* |
| MASSENET | Méditation from ‘Thaïs' |
| PAGANINI | 'La Campanella' ** (3rd movement of second concerto) |
| RAVEL | Tzigane |
| SAINT-SAËNS | Havanaise Op.83
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Op.28 |
| SARASATE | 'Carmen' Fantasy Op.25 ** |
| SCHUBERT | Rondo D438 * |
| SINDING | Suite Op.10 |
| VAUGHAN-WILLIAMS | The Lark Ascending |
| VITALI-RESPIGHI | Chaconne * |
| WIENIAWSKI | Polonaise de Concert Op.4 (D major) |
VIOLIN SONATASThe following have all been performed:- |
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| MALCOLM ARNOLD | Sonatas 1 & 2 |
| BACH | Selection |
| BARTÓK | No. 2 |
| BLOCH | Poème mystique (Sonata No. 2) |
| BRAHMS | All three |
| CORELLI | Selection |
| DEBUSSY |
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| DVOŘÁK | Sonatina |
| ELGAR |
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| ENESCO | No.s 2 & 3 |
| FAURÉ | A major Op.13 |
| FRANCK |
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| GRIEG | All three |
| HÄNDEL | All six |
| IVES | No.2 |
| JANÁČEK |
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| CLIVE JENKINS | |
| MARTINŮ | Sonata No. 3 |
| MENDELSSOHN | F major |
| MOZART | All |
| POULENC |
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| PROKOFIEV | No.s 1 & 2 |
RAVEL |
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RESPIGHI |
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| SAINT-SAËNS | No. 1 in D major |
| SCHUBERT | Sonata in A major |
SCHUMANN A minor |
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| SIBELIUS | |
| R. STRAUß | |
| TARTINI | 'Devil's Trill' (cadenzas Fisher) |
| TUČAPSKY | Sonata dedicated to Fisher, awaiting première |
| VIVALDI | Selection |
WALTON |
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| ANDREW M WILSON | A La Ronde Op. 240 |
OTHER COMPOSITIONS FOR VIOLIN AND PIANOThe following have all been performed:- |
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| MALCOLM ARNOLD | Five Pieces for Violin and Piano Op.84
Four Scottish Dances (arr. David Gedge) |
| BARTÓK | First Rhapsody |
| BAZZINI | La Ronde des Lutins |
| BERLIOZ | Rêverie et Caprice |
| BEETHOVEN | Variations on 'Se vuol ballare' (Mozart) |
| BIZET | Adagietto from 'L'Arlesienne' |
| BLOCH | Baal Shem (Vidui, Nigun and Simchas Toras) |
| CHAUSSON | Poème |
| COPLAND | Hoe Down from 'Rodeo' |
| D'AMBROSIO | Romance Op. 9 |
| DANKWORTH | 'Mariposas' (composed for Peter Fisher) |
DELIUS Légende in E flat |
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| DVOŘÁK | Mazurek |
| ELGAR | Salut d'Amour |
| DE FALLA | Suite Populaire Espagnole |
| GERSHWIN | Preludes (arr. Heifetz) |
| GLAZUNOV | Méditation |
| MARSHA de THORNLEY HEAD | Berceuse |
| TERENCE HIGGINS | Evocacion (Tango for Violin and Piano) Introduction and Romance Gigue (A Jollification for Julian J) Wiegenlied (Lullaby) Vers Le Sud |
| JANOVICKÝ | Terzina |
| CLIVE JENKINS | Pastorale and Allegro Johnny Noddy |
| KONSTANTINIDIS | Greek Dance |
| KORNGOLD | 'Much Ado About Nothing (suite of four pieces) |
| KREISLER | Many arrangements & original compositions, including: |
| KROLL | Banjo and Fiddle |
| McDOWALL | (Cecilia) 'Strange Violin, are you following me'? (written for Peter Fisher and Peter Hewitt) |
| MacMILLAN | 'Kiss on Wood' |
| MASSENET | 'Méditationù from 'ThaÏs" |
| MESSIAEN | Thème et Variations |
| MOUSSORGSKY-RACHMANINOFF | Hopak |
| NOVÁČEK | Perpetuum mobile |
| PAGANINI | I Palpiti |
| VON PARADIES | Sicilienne |
| PROKOFIEV | Five Melodies |
| RAVEL | Tzigane |
ROSSINI- |
Figaro |
| SAINT-SAËNS | Introduction and Rondo Capricioso |
| SARASATE | Spanish Dances: |
| SINDING | Suite |
| SMETANA | 'From my Homeland' Two Pieces |
| R. STRAUß-PŘIHODA | Der Rosenkavalier Waltzes |
| STRAVINSKY | Suite Italienne |
| SUK | Four Pieces Op.17 |
| SZYMANOWSKI | Nocturne and Tarantella |
| TCHAIKOVSKY | Waltz-Scherzo Op.34 |
| TUČAPSK'Ý | Arabesque |
| TAUSKY | Suite (3 movements) |
| VITALI | Chaconne (Charlier edition) |
| WIENIAWSKI | Polonaise de Concert Op.4 |
COMPOSITIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED VIOLINThe following have all been performed:- |
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| BACH | Sonatas and Partitas |
| ERNST | 'The Last Rose' from 'Six Polyphonic Studies' |
| CLIVE JENKINS | Fiddler and Dancer |
| KREISLER | Introduction and Scherzo Caprice Op. 6 |
| PAGANINI | Caprices |
| PATTERSON | Luslawice Variations |
| RIDOUT | 'Ferdinand the Bull' (for speaker and violin) |
| VANĚČEK | Spanish Rhapsody Op.9 |
| YSAŸE | Sonata Op.27 No.3 (Ballade) |
Other concertos & works studied by Peter Fisher - awaiting performance

