Werner Josten
Born: 12th June 1885, Elberfeld, Wuppertal, Germany
Died: 6th February 1963, New York, United States
Nationality: German
Werner Erich Josten was a German-born composer of contemporary classical music. He studied in Munich with Rudolf Siegel and in Geneva with Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, and emigrated to the United States in 1920 or 1921. He became a naturalized citizen and taught at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts from 1923 to 1949, where his notable students included Audrey Kooper Hammann. The Werner Josten Performing Arts Library at Smith College is named for him.
He is best known for his symphonic poem Jungle (1928), which is inspired by African music.
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Antheil: Symphony No. 5 & Josten: Endymion
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert Haeffner
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Music of Werner Josten & Gail Kubik
H. Rex Cooper, David Shifrin, William Scribner, Arthur Krilov, Paul Dunkel, Frank Glazer, Marie-Thérèse Chailley, Arthur Hanneuse French Radio Orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, Gail Kubik
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Music of Werner Josten
David Del Tredici, Paul Dunkel, Arthur Krilov, H. Rex Cooper, David Shifrin, William Scribner American Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Radio Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski, William Strickland
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Mischa Elman - Violin Concertos | The Complete Decca Recordings, Volume 1
Mischa Elman (violin), Joseph Seiger (piano) London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti, Sir Adrian Boult, Anatole Fistoulari, Josef Krips
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