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Frederic Hymen Cowen
12+ albums
composerClassicalpianistbritishromantic era
about
Cowen was born Hymen Frederick Cohen at 90 Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica, the fifth and last child of Frederick Augustus Cohen and Emily Cohen née Davis. His siblings were Elizabeth Rose Cohen (b. 1843); actress, Henrietta Sophia Cohen (b. 1845); painter, Lionel Jonas Cohen (b. 1847) and Emma Magnay Cohen (b. 1849). At four years old Frederic was brought to England, where his father became treasurer to the opera at Her Majesty's Opera, now Her Majesty's Theatre, and private secretary to William Humble Ward, 11th Lord Ward (1817–1885). The family initially lived at 11 Warwick Crescent, London, in the area known as Little Venice. His first teacher was Henry Russell, and his first published composition, Minna-waltz, appeared when he was only six years old. He produced his first published operetta, Garibaldi, at the age of eight. With the help of the Earl of Dudley, he studied the piano with Julius Benedict, and composition with John Goss. His first public appearance as a pianist was as an accompanist in one of his own early songs sung by Mrs Drayton at a concert in Brighton in the early 1860s. His first genuine public recital was given on 17 December 1863 at the Bijou Theatre of the old Her Majesty's Opera House, and in the following year he performed Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto in D minor at a concert given at Dudley House, Park Lane, the London home of the Earl of Dudley. At the same venue a year later he premiered his Pianoforte Trio in A major with Joseph Joachim playing
top songs
1
Indian Rhapsody
4482The Butterfly's Ball
483Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, "Scandinavian": I. Allegro moderato ma con moto
264Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, "Scandinavian": IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo
205Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, "Scandinavian": III. Scherzo: Molto vivace quasi presto
196Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, "Scandinavian": II. A Summer Evening on the Fjord: Adagio con moto - Allegretto
177Reverie
128Symphony No.3 in С minor "Scandinavian" - I. Allegro moderato ma con moto [Czechoslovak State Philharmonic, Adrian Leaper]
109Cradle Song
1010Symphony No.3 in С minor "Scandinavian" - III. Scherzo: Molto vivace quasi presto [Czechoslovak State Philharmonic, Adrian Leaper]
9albums
COWEN: Symphony No. 3 / Indian Rhapsody
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Rêverie
Overtures from the British Isles
Symphony No. 3 / Indian Rhapsody
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Meinem Kinder: Wiegenlieder Aus Aller Welt
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Cowen: Symphony No. 6 in E major 'The idyllic'
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Symphony No.3 in C minor: Scandinavian
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Cowen – Symphony No. 3 – Leaper
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The Butterfly's Ball
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Indian Rhapsody
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Frederic Hymen Cowen - Symphony No.3 etc.
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Symphony No.3, Indian Rhapsody, Butterfly's Ball (Leaper, Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic, Marco Polo)