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Myra Hess
Bach's Instrumental Works
Recordings
Recordings of Solo Keyboard Works
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K-1 |
The Great Female Pianists: Vol. 1 - Masters of the Piano Roll Series |
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Toccata No. 7 in G major BWV 916: Excerpt [1:47]
Chorale Prelude for Whitsuntide, arranged by Ferruccio Busoni [2:03] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) [Rolls] |
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Dal Segno |
1924-1926 |
CD / TT: 73:11 |
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K-2 |
Dame Myra Hess - A Cameo |
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Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged by Myra Hess [3:26]
WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 3 in C sharp major, BWV 848 [3:20]
Toccata No. 7 in G major BWV 916: Allegro [1:58] = [K-1] ?
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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Pearl |
Late 1920's ? |
CD / TT: 78:37 |
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K-3 |
Grand Piano: Bach |
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Toccata No. 3 in D major, BWV 912: Excerpt [2:00] = [K-2] ? |
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Myra Hess (Piano) [Rolls] |
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Nimbus |
May 1928 |
CD / TT: 73:12 |
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K-4 |
Dame Myra Hess - Vol. 1
Twenty Great Pianists |
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1. Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged by Myra Hess [3:11] = [K-1] ?
2. French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816: Gigue [] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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Pearl
Living Era Classics |
1928 |
CD / TT: 69:40
CD / TT: 77:15 |
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Living Era Classics album includes only [1].
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K-5 |
Myra Hess: The 1938-42 HMV Recordings
J.S Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
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Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged by Myra Hess [3:25] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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Biddulph
EMI Classics |
Jan 15, 1940 |
CD / TT: 76:19 |
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K-6 |
Dame Myra Hess: Live recordings from the University of Illinois, 1949 - Vol. 3 |
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Partita No. 4 in D major, BWV 828 [28:09] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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APR (Appian) |
Mar 17-18, 1949 |
CD / TT: 69:39 |
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Recorded live at Krannert Center, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA.
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K-7 |
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 2; Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor; Bach: Toccata in G, BWV 916 |
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Toccata No. 7 in G major, BWV 916 [7:29] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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BBC Legends |
Oct 13, 1950 |
CD / TT: 69:59 |
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Recorded at BBC Studios, London, England.
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K-8 |
Dame Myra Hess plays works by Bach, Haydn |
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Prelude in G major, BWV 902 []
English Suite No. 2 in A minor, BWV 807 [] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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BBC Legends |
Nov 2, 1956 |
CD / TT: 76:00 |
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Recorded at BBC Studios, London, England. |
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K-9 |
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas 30 & 31 And Works By Scarlatti, Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn & Granados
Myra Hess: Bach-Hess / Beethoven/ Brahms / Schumann (Great Pianist of the 20th Century) |
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1. Chorale 'Jesu, joy of man’s desiring' (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147, arranged by Myra Hess [3:38]
2. Adagio from Adagio, Toccata & Fugue in C major, BWV 564, arranged by Myra Hess [4:13]
3. Prelude in D major, BWV 936 [2:27] |
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Myra Hess (Piano) |
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Capitol
Philips |
Nov 17, 1949 [2-3]; Oct 12, 1957 [1] |
CD / TT: 75:57
2-CD / TT: 150:28 |
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Philips album includes only [1]. Other works: not by J.S. Bach.
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Recordings of Chamber Works
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H-1 |
Dame Myra Hess & Pierre Fournier: New York Sonata Recital |
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Sonata for viola da gamba & keyboard No. 1 in G major, BWV 1027 [] |
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Pierre Fournier (Cello); Myra Hess (Piano) |
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Relief (Austria) |
1958-1959 |
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Recorded live at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY, USA. Other works: not by J.S. Bach.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Teddy Kaufman (January 2007)
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