Myra Hess

Myra Hess

Myra Hess

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Poison Rain
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4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119, III. Intermezzo. Grazloso e giocoso in C major
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4Klavierstücke, Op. 119, IV. Rhapsody. Allegro risoluto in E-Flat Major
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4 Études, Op. 4: III. Andante
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Préludes, CD 125, L. 117: X. La Cathédrale engloutie

Albums

  • Poison Rain

    Sep 2023 • 1 song

  • The Complete Solo & Concerto Studio Recordings (Recorded 1928-1957)
  • Piano Classics

    Dec 2010 • 51 songs

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Myra Hess

Biography

Dame Myra Hess was one of the best-known and most beloved of British pianists. She was a pupil of Julian Pascal and Orlando Morgan. At 12 she earned a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music and became a pupil of Tobias Matthay, whom she viewed as her primary teacher. She debuted at the age of 17 in Beethoven's Fourth Concerto, with Thomas Beecham conducting. In a departure for pianists of her era she took a special interest in chamber music, including participating in a piano duo with her cousin Irene Scharrer. She toured Europe and the United States. She was a warm perso...
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