Ernst Fischer (composer)

Ernst Fischer ( born April 10, 1900 in Magdeburg, † July 10, 1975 in Locarno - grave in the cemetery Ronco / s Ascona ) was a German composer. He composed operettas, film music, orchestral suites, songs and piano works and was known for his contributions to advertisements of popular music.

From 1916 to 1922 he was a student at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin.

From 1926 he was in Berlin silent film organist, and author of Cinema counters Piecen. In the 1930s, Fischer became a popular radio composer whose concert pieces were also enjoyed playing on the boardwalk and Kurka Pellen.

With the four-movement suite written in 1936, " South of the Alps " and succeeded the great, and international success. In it, all virtues and talents of composers show: an imaginative, catchy melody, a sound both beautiful as well as transparent instrumentation as well as a brilliant fusion of classical and modern dance rhythms and harmonies. Other successful works followed, such as 1937 " holidays ", 1941 "The road in this alluring distance" and 1960 " Brasilia ".

"I've always taken it seriously demonized, the cheerful muse. " This quote can be interpreted as a life motto Ernst Fischer. With his cheerful and lively orchestral works themselves nostalgic memories of past broadcast Decades connect with its numerous entertainment concerts that have been made known to a wide audience of experienced radio orchestras.