Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings - Appian Publications & Rec

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite as much as a pianist. Her friends included George Bernard Shaw and Ramsay MacDonald and she became notorious as the lover of the married Arnold Bax. Cohen's repertoire favored Bach and contemporary music (much of it dedicated to her) rather than the more popular romantic repertoire. Few of her recordings have been reissued on CD so this will be an eagerly awaited set. It includes the first ever (acoustic) recording of Bach's D minor concerto, and the later post-war remake, and also several of the works Bax wrote for her.

American Record Guide, September / October 2012
Harriet Cohen (1895-1967) was for decades a fixture in British musical life both as a pianist and celebrity. A strikingly beautiful woman, she was involved in a long series of amorous relationships with public figures, notably a long-term adulterous affair with the composer Arnold Bax. In the 1930s and 40s she was a prominent spokesman for European Jewry. While she toured in the United States most of her recordings are scarce here, making this comprehensive collection of her solo and orchestral performances particularly welcome. She was, through it all, a thoroughly serious and committed, if wayward, musician.

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Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Conductor: Henry Wood
Running Time: 48 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 15 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 6 in D minor (WTC I/6), BWV 851 (BC L85)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue, for keyboard no 7 in E flat major (WTC I/7), BWV 852 (BC L86)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 7 min. 5 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 9 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 854 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 22 :: Mortify us by thy grace

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 02/07/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1751

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Conductor: Walter Susskind
Running Time: 48 min. 7 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Concerto
Written: 1738

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 15 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1722

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 22 :: Sanctify us by thy goodness

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 02/07/1723

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 37 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: by 1751

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Cantata no 155 :: Up! Arouse thee!

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Cantata/Oratorio
Written: 01/19/1716

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Prelude (Fantasia), for keyboard in C minor, BWV 921 (BC J44, 52)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Written: 1713

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1783.
Running Time: 15 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Classical
Written: 1783

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturne for piano no 4 in F major, Op. 15/1, CT. 111

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 59 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1830-1832

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvelles Etudes no 1), CT. 38 (B. 130/1)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1839-1840

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 27 in D flat major (Nouvelles Etudes no 3), CT. 40 (B. 130/3)

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1839-1840

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Etude for piano no 19 in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7, CT. 32

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 5 min. 50 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1835-1837

Brahms, Johannes : Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10 :: in D minor, Op. 10/1

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1854

Brahms, Johannes : Pieces (8) for Piano, Op. 76 :: Intermezzo in B flat minor, Op. 76/4

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Romantic
Written: 1878

Debussy, Claude : Clair de lune

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 26 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1890-1905

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 51 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1909

Falla, Manuel de : Pièces espagnoles :: no 4. Andaluza

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Written: 1906-1909

Falla, Manuel de : El Amor Brujo :: The Fisherman's Tale

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 11 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Ballet
Written: 1915

Falla, Manuel de : The Three-Cornered Hat :: The Miller's Dance

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic

Kabalevsky, Dmitri : Sonatina for piano in C major, Op. 13/1

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 6 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1930

Shostakovich, Dmitri : Prelude for piano, in E flat minor ("Zoya prelude"), Op. 34/14

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Notes: Composition written: 1932-33.
Running Time: 2 min. 33 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1932-1933

Gibbons, Orlando : Work(s) :: Ayre - Alman - Toy - Coranto - Mr Sanders His Delight

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Vaughan Williams, Ralph : Hymn tune Prelude on Song 13 by Orlando Gibbons, for piano in G major

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 19 sec.
Period Time: Post Romantic
Form: Choral
Written: 1928

Bax, Arnold : Paean

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 3 min. 46 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1920

Bax, Arnold : A Hill Tune, for piano

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1920

Bax, Arnold : A Mountain Mood

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Running Time: 4 min. 41 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1915

Bax, Arnold : Morning Song (Maytime in Sussex), symphonic variations for piano & orchestra in E major

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Conductor: Malcolm Sargent
Running Time: 8 min. 25 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1946

Bax, Arnold : Oliver Twist :: The Oliver Theme

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Conductor: Muir Mathieson
Running Time: 7 min. 45 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1948

Bath, Hubert : Cornish Rhapsody for piano & orchestra

Performer: Harriet Cohen (Piano)
Conductor: Hubert Bath
Running Time: 6 min. 10 sec.
Period Time: Modern
Written: 1944

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

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