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Dame Myra Hess

pianist

From: London, United Kingdom
Active: 1890–1965
Rating: ★ 4 (1 votes)
Releases: 18

classical

About

Dame Julia Myra Hess (25 February 1890 – 25 November 1965) was an English pianist known for her performances of the works of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, and Brahms. She famously organised concerts in London during the Second World War and The Blitz.

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Discography

Albums 10

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Nos. 30 & 31 Etc 1990
Violin Concerto / Piano Trio no. 2 1992
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Mozart: Piano Concerto no. 23 / Adagio in B minor / Rondo in D major 2002
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 / Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor / Bach: Toccata in G major, BWV916 2006
Bach: Prelude in G major, BWV 902 / English Suite no. 2 in A major, BWV 807 / Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 62 in E-flat major / Schumann: Carnaval, op. 9 2017
Piano Concertos 1, 3 & 4: The Complete Live NBC Broadcast Recordings, 1944/1946 2019
Piano Quartet No. 3, Op. 60 & Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 87 2021
Schubert: Rondo for Violin and Piano, D. 895 & Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574 - Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10, Op. 96 2021
Myra Hess at Illionis Vol.3 & 1937 Broadcast Year unknown
Piano Concertos Year unknown

EPs 1

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring / Sonata no. 14 in G major, L. 387 / Intermezzo in A-flat, op. 76 no. 3 / Capriccio in B minor, op. 76 no. 2 Year unknown

Live 2

Compilations 5

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Also known as

Myra Hess

Tags

british
british pianist
pianist

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 3016bf08-6677-4f71-9fb5-3e54cdc607bb
ISNI: 0000000118769158

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