Luboš Fišer

Luboš Fišer (30 September 1935 – 22 June 1999) was a Czech composer, born in Prague. He was known both for his soundtracks and chamber music. From 1952 to 1956 he studied composition at the Prague Conservatory as a pupil of Emil Hlobil. From 1956 he studied at the AMU in Prague. His first publicly performed compositions were Four Pieces for Violin and Piano.

Selected compositions Orchestra & Wind Ensemble Patnáct listů podle Dürerovy Apokalypsy (Fifteen Prints after Dürer's Apocalypse) (1965) Double (1969) Lament for chamber orchestra (1971) Report for wind ensemble (1971) Labyrinth (1977) Serenády pro Salzburg (Serenades for Salzburg) for chamber orchestra (1979) Meridián (1980) Sonata for orchestra (1998)

Concertante Concerto da camera for piano and orchestra (two versions, 1964 with full orchestra, 1970 with wind) Concerto for piano and orchestra (1979) Romance for violin and orchestra (1980) Concerto for two pianos and orchestra (1983) Concerto for violin and orchestra (1998) Sonata per Leonardo for guitar and orchestra Pastorale per Giuseppe Tartini for guitar and orchestra Chamber Dialogue for trumpet and organ (1996) Impromptu for clarinet and piano (1986) Piano Trio (1978) Romance for violin and piano (1980) Ruce (Hands), Sonata for violin and piano (1961) Sonata for cello and piano (1975) Sonata for solo viola and string quartet (1991) Sonata for two cellos and piano (1979) Sonata "In Memoriam Terezin" for violin solo (1981) String Quartet (1983–1984) Sonata for cello solo (1986) Testis for string quartet (1980) Variace na neznámé téma (Variations on an Unknown Theme), for string quartet (1976)

Piano Sny a valčíky (Dreams and Waltzes) (1993) Sonata No.1 (1955) Sonata No.3 (1960) Sonata No.4 (1962–1964) Sonata No.5 (1974) Sonata No.6 "Fras" (1978) Sonata No.7 (1987) Sonata No.8 (1996)

Organ Reliéf (The Relief) for organ solo (1964)

Choral Requiem (1968) Vánoční koledy (Christmas Carols) for soloists, mixed choir, and orchestra (1969)

Vocal Istanu, Melodrama for reciter, alto flute, and four percussionists (1980) Zapomenuté písně (Forgotten Songs) on Texts of Gypsy Poetry for mezzo-soprano, alto flute, viola, and piano (1985)

Soundtrack On the Comet (1970) Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Finders Keepers Records 2006) Morgiana (Finders Keepers Records 2013)