Myra Hess

A treasure trove revealing Dame Myra Hess’s artistry in very considerable glory. Every note and every phrase she plays is packed with spirit, meaning and communicative power.

Jessica Duchen

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Jessica Duchen

Published: July 11, 2017 at 10:20 am

COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Mozart,Schubert
LABELS: APR
ALBUM TITLE: Myra Hess
WORKS: Live recordings from the University of Illinois, 1949: Schubert: Piano Sonata in B flat, D960; Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 9 & 21; Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 etc
PERFORMER: Myra Hess (piano); various orchestras
CATALOGUE NO: APR 7306

A treasure trove revealing Dame Myra Hess’s artistry in very considerable glory. Every note and every phrase she plays is packed with spirit, meaning and communicative power.

Jessica Duchen

Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.

Myra Hess

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