Discography
Below are the available recordings for the primary works discussed on this website. Much of the discography was compiled with the help of Dick Higgins’ listing in his book, Essential Cowell: Selected Writings on Music by Henry Cowell, 1921-1964.
The entries are organized in the following order:
Media (CD, LP, etc…)
Performer
Title of CD (if applicable)
Label (and number, if available)
Year of release (if available)
Dynamic Motion and the Five Encores to Dynamic Motion
1) includes the complete set: Dynamic Motion, What’s This, Amiable Conversation, Advertisement, Antinomy and Timetable
(CD) Steffen Schleiermacher, piano, “The Bad Boys! (George Antheil, Henry Cowell and Leo Ornstein) Hat Hut, 1994.
(CD) Chris Brown, piano, New Albion 103, 1999.
(CD) Anthony de Mare, piano, “Wizards and Wildmen” CRI 837, 2000.
2) includes Dynamic Motion, What’s This, Amiable Conversation, Advertisement and Antinomy
(LP) Henry Cowell, piano, Circle L-51-101, 1951, and Folkways FN 3349, 1963.
(LP) Dorris Hays, piano, Finnadar Records SR-1096 and SN-9016, 1977.
(CD) Henry Cowell, piano, Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40801, 1993.
(CD) Sorrel Hays, piano, Town Hall Records, 1997.
3) includes Dynamic Motion, What’s This, Amiable Conversation and Advertisement
(CD) Chris Burn, piano, “A Henry Cowell concert” ACTA Records – 7, 1993.
4) includes What’s This
(Cassette) Cheryl Seltzer, piano, “Continuum” Musical Heritage Society 9370Z.
(CD) Cheryl Seltzer, piano, “Henry Cowell: Instrumental, Chamber and Vocal Music,” Vol. 2, NAXOS American, 2005.
5) includes Advertisement
(78 RPM) Henry Cowell, piano, Concert Hall B9.
(LP) Henry Cowell, piano, Composers Recordings CRI-109.
(Cassette) Henry Cowell, piano, Composers Recordings CRI ACS 6005.
(CD) Roger Shields, piano, “Piano Music in America: 1900-1945” Vox Box, 1993 (first released on LP in 1972).
Three Irish Legends
1) includes all three movements: “The Tides of Manaunaun,” “The Hero Sun,” and “The Voice of Lir”
(LP) Dorris Hays, piano, Finnadar Records SR-1096 and SN-9016, 1963.
(CD) Chris Burn, piano, “A Henry Cowell concert” ACTA Records – 7, 1993.
(CD) Steffen Schleiermacher, piano, “The Bad Boys! (George Antheil, Henry Cowell and Leo Ornstein) Hat Hut, 1994.
(CD) Sorrel Hays, piano, Town Hall Records, 1997.
2) The Tides of Manaunaun and The Hero Sun
(CD) Sorrel Hays, piano, New Albion 103, 1999.
3) The Tides of Manaunaun and The Voice of Lir
(LP) Henry Cowell, piano, Circle L-51-101, 1951, and Folkways FN 3349, 1963.
(CD) Henry Cowell, piano, Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40801, 1993.
4) The Tides of Manaunaun
(LP) Henry Cowell, piano, Composers Recordings CRI-109.
(Cassette) Henry Cowell, piano, Composers Recordings CRI ACS 6005.
5) The Voice of Lir
(CD) Mark Hetzler, trombone, Lisa Leonard, piano, arranged for trombone and piano, “American Voices” Summit Records, 2002.
Sinister Resonance
(LP) Henry Cowell, piano, Composers Recordings CRI-109.
(LP) Henry Cowell, piano, Circle L-51-101, 1951, and Folkways FN 3349, 1963.
(LP) Dorris Hays, piano, Finnadar Records SR-1096 and SN-9016, 1977.
(CD) Henry Cowell, piano, Smithsonian/Folkways SF 40801, 1993.
(Cassette) Henry Cowell, piano, Composers Recordings CRI ACS 6005.
(CD) Chris Burn, piano, “A Henry Cowell concert” ACTA Records – 7, 1993.
(CD) Sorrel Hays, piano, Town Hall Records, 1997.
Rhythmicana and It Isn’t It are currently unavailable. However, I have recently recorded a CD of piano works by Cowell that includes Rhythmicana and It Isn’t It. I hope it will be made available sometime in 2009. The complete track listing is below. Check back soon for more info!
Piano Music by Henry Cowell
Stacey Barelos, piano
Dynamic Motion
What’s This
Amiable Conversation
Advertisement
Antinomy
Timetable
The Tides of Manaunaun
The Hero Sun
The Voice of Lir
Sinister Resonance
Rhythmicana I, II and III
It Isn’t It/Scherzo
Hilarious Curtain Opener
Fairy Bells
Sway Dance
Woofs I and II
Caoine (from Celtic Set)