K-1

Bach: Well-Tempered Piano, Complete

WTC 1: 24 Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-17, BWV 846-862

Harriet Cohen (Piano) [1-9]; Evlyn Howard Jones (Piano) [10-17]

Biddulph Records (from Columbia)

Oct 1928

CD / TT: 77:25

Recorded at Public Hall.
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Recordings of Orchestral Works

O-1

Bach: Clavier Concerto in D minor, BWV1052 [O-1]

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 []

Henry J. Wood

Orchestra

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

Columbia L1624/1626 [mx. AX 601/06]

Sep 24, 1924

3 x 78 rpm

1^st recording ever of Concerto BWV 1052.

O-2

Concerto in D minor for Pianoforte and Orchestra (Bach)

Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 []

Walter Susskind

Philharmonia Orchestra

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

Columbia DX 1312-14
HMV

Aug 10, 1946 [as 1940 or Aug 1946]

3 X 12" 78 rpm
LP / TT:

2^nd recording ever of Concerto BWV 1052.

Recordings of Arrangements & Transcriptions

T-1

Great Pianists - J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions

Bach-Cohen: Chorale Ertödt uns durch dein Güte (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 22, transcribed for piano [2:34]

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

Naxos Historical (from Columbia)

Apr 1928 [as c Apr 1928]

CD / TT: 67:39

T-2

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Bach-Cohen: Chorale Ertödt uns durch dein Güte (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 22, transcribed for piano [] = [T-1]
Bach-Cohen: Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731, transcribed for piano []

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

Columbia 4740

Apr 1928 [ as 1928 ?]

2 X 78"

T-4

Aria: Be Contented, O My Soul (from "Church Cantata No. 155")

Bach-Cohen: Recitative So sei, o Seele, sei zufrieden! (Be contented, O my Soul) (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 155, transcribed for piano [4:00]

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

Columbia 68388-D
Columbia LX-400

Mar 21, 1935

78 rpm

Matrix No.: CAX-7499-1.
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Cantata BWV 155: Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [4:04]

T-3

J.S. Bach: Piano Transcriptions, Vol. 2 (Great Pianists) (1925-1950)

Bach-Petri: Fantasia (Praeludium) in C minor BWV 921 [as Bach-Petri: Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906, transcribed for piano] [3:15]

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

Columbia 68388-D (and LX400) [CAX-7498]
Naxos Historical 8.111119

Mar 22, 1935

78 rpm
CD / TT: 79:47

Recorded in London, England.
James Isray wrote (December 2016): BWV 921 should perhaps be noted as "realized" by Petri, chiefly regarding the arpeggios which are notated as half notes (à la Chromatic Fantasy). But really there is not a Petri connection. The real error is the BWV number. H. Cohen plays it 99.999% as written - no transcribing is evident at all. Perhaps she learned the arpeggio realization from Petri personally, and so credited him. BWV 921 is a short Praeludium in C minor, also known as "Fantasie". Naxos calls the H. Cohen recording "Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV 906" but incomplete, limited to the "Fantasia". Of course it is not the famous BWV 906 incomplete, it is BWV 921 complete.
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Box Sets

B-1

Harriet Cohen: The Complete Solo Studio Recordings

CD-1 [77:21]:
1-3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (1924) [24:16]
4-21. WTC 1: Preludes & Fugues Nos. 1-9 BWV 846-854 (1928) [47:36]
22. Bach-Rummel: Chorale Ertöt uns durch dein Güte (Mortify us by thy grace) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 22, transcribed for piano (1928) [2:41]
23. Bach-Cohen: Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Beloved Jesus, we are here), BWV 731, transcribed for piano (1928) [2:37]
CD-2 [76:13]:
1-3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052 (1946) [24:14]
4-5. WTC 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 4 BWV 849 (1947) [7:39]
6. Bach-Cohen: Chorale Ertöt uns durch dein Güte (Sanctify us by thy goodness) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 22, transcribed for piano [2:39]
7. Bach-Cohen: Chorale Prelude Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (Beloved Jesus, we are here), BWV 731, transcribed for piano [2:41]
8. Bach-Cohen: Recitative for Soprano Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange? (Mvt. 1) & Aria for Soprano Wirf, mein Herze, wirf dich noch (Be contented, O my Soul, as: Up! Arouse thee!)) (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 155, transcribed for piano (1935) [4:03]
9. Bach-Petri: Fantasia (Praeludium) in C minor BWV 921 (1935) [3:21]
CD-3 [78:41]:
No Bach.

BWV 1052 (1924): Sir Henry J. Wood
BWV 1052 (1946): Walter Susskind

BWV 1052 (1924): Orchestra
BWV 1052 (1946): Philharmonia Orchestra

Harriet Cohen (Piano)

APR (Appian) Recordings APR-7304
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BWV 1052: Sep 24, 1924
BWV 846-862: Oct 11, 1928
BWV 22/5: Apr 1928
BWV 731: Apr 1928
BWV 1052: Aug 10, 1946
BWV 849: Dec 11, 1947
BWV 21/5: Mar 21, 1935
BWV 731: Mar 21, 1935
BWV 155: Mar 22, 1935
BWV 921: Mar 22, 1935

3-CD / TT: 227:14
MP3: TT: 231:42

Recorded in England.
BWV 1052 (1924): Matrix Numbers: AX-601-1, m2-1.603-1,604-2,605-1 & 606-2; First issued on Columbia L-1624/26
BWV 846: Matrix Number: WAX-4149-2; First issued on Columbia L-2239
BWV 847: Matrix Number: WAX-4159-1; First issued on Columbia L-2239
BWV 848: Matrix Number: WAX-4158-1; First issued on Columbia L-2240
BWV 849 (1928): Matrix Numbers: WAX-4151-1 & 4150-2; First issued on Columbia L-2240 & 2241
BWV 850: Matrix : WAX 4156-1; First issued on Columbia L224l
BWV 851: Matrix Number: WAX 4152-2; tirst issued on Columbia L 2242
BWV 852: Matrix Numbers: WAX 4154-2 & 4155-1; First issued on Columbia L-2242 & 2243
BWV 853: Matrix Numbers: WAX-4147-1 & 4148-2; First issued on Columbia L-2243 & 2244
BWV 854: Matrix Number: WAX-4157-2; First issued on Columbia L-2244
BWV 22/5 (1928): Matrix Number: WA-6470-1; First issued on Columbia 4740
BWV 731 (1928): Matrix Number: WA-6469-2; First issued on Columbia 4740
BWV 1052 (1946): Matrix Numbers: CAX-9040-1, 9641 (Dubbed side witbout take number), 9646-1, 9647-1, 9648-1 & 9649-1; First issued on Columbia DX-1312/14
BWV 849 (1947): Matrix Numbers: CAX-10135-2 & 10136-2; First issued on Columbia DX-1050
BWV 22/5 (1935): Matrix Number: CA-14970-1; First issued on Golumbia DB-1533
BWV 731 (1935): Matrix Number: Matrix: CA-14969-2; First issued on Commbia DB-1533
BWV 155: Matrix Number: CAX-7499-1; First issued on Columbia LX-400
BWV 921: Matrix Number: CAX-7498-2; First issued on Columbia LX-400.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2007 - December 2017)
Thanks to contributors: James Irsay (December 2017), Teddy Kaufman (May 2007), Farhan Malik (October 2011)

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