Harriet Cohen (1895-1967) plays Bach choral "Ertödt' uns durch dein' Güte"

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Johan Sebastian Bach -Choral - "Ertödt' uns durch dein' Güte" from cantata no. 22 "Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe", BWV 22 Transcribed and played by Harriet Cohen rec. 1928 Albert Einstein dubbed her his Beloved 'Piano-Witch', DH Lawrence immortalised her in his novel 'Kangaroo', and Vaughan Williams composed a concerto just for her. One of the leading concert pianists of the inter-war era, Harriet Cohen was a stunning brunette, a woman who appeared literally to have the world at her ...