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Werner Torkanowsky
vn, 1926-1992 DE
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
Werner Torkanowsky (born on March 30, 1926; died on October 20, 1992) was a successful German conductor in both the concert hall and opera house.He was born in Berlin, Germany, and raised on a kibbutz in Israel, coming to the United States in 1948 to study the violin. From 1954 to 1958, however, he studied conducting under Pierre Monteux. Following his debut with the Ballets Espagnoles, he became Music Director of Jerome Robbins's "Ballet USA."
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Plays With
| The New England Piano Quartette |
Popular Tracks 
Symphony No. 2: I. Declamando on Barati: Chamber Concerto - Rochberg: Symphony No. 2 by Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra & New York Philharmonic Symphony No. 2: III. Molto tranquilo on Barati: Chamber Concerto - Rochberg: Symphony No. 2 by Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra & New York Philharmonic Symphony No. 2: II. Allegro scherzando on Barati: Chamber Concerto - Rochberg: Symphony No. 2 by Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra & New York Philharmonic Symphony No. 2: IV. Finale. Tempo primo ma incalzando on Barati: Chamber Concerto - Rochberg: Symphony No. 2 by Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra & New York Philharmonic Symphony No. 2: V. Coda on Barati: Chamber Concerto - Rochberg: Symphony No. 2 by Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra & New York Philharmonic Violin Concerto: III. Fantasia (Live) on Isaac Stern, Vol. 9 by Isaac Stern Violin Concerto: I. Introduction (Live) on Isaac Stern, Vol. 9 by Isaac Stern Violin Concerto: IV. Intermezzo B (Live) on Isaac Stern, Vol. 9 by Isaac Stern Violin Concerto: V. Epilogue (Live) on Isaac Stern, Vol. 9 by Isaac Stern Violin Concerto: II. Intermezzo A (Live) on Isaac Stern, Vol. 9 by Isaac SternTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano Quartet / Variations For Violin, Viola, Violoncello And Piano | Werner Torkanowsky / Karel Husa - The New England Piano Quartette | 1986 | Album |
| 3 Songs / Meditations For Cello / Trio '79 | Werner Torkanowsky | 1982 | Album |
| Quartette / Prophecies | Werner Torkanowsky | 1981 | Album |
| Pilgrimage / Fra Angelico / The Earth's / Lions | The New Orleans Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Werner Torkanowsky, Norman Treigle, Gordon O. Brown - Carlisle Floyd / Alan Hovhaness / Michael Colgrass / Ned Rorem | 1972 | Album |
| Instrumental Music In Colonial America: The Moravians | Karl Krueger, Sebastian Caratelli, John Antes - Isidore Cohen, Werner Torkanowsky, Seymour Barab | 1959 | Album |
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