Anton Nowakowski (10 February 1897 – 3 January 1969) was a German

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and composer.

Biography

Born in Langenau near Danzig, Nowakowski was a pupil of

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and

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in Prague ( composition), Max Springer in Vienna ( counterpoint) as well as in organ by

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in Leipzig and Fritz Heitmann in Berlin. From 1921 to 1927, he worked as an organist at the Emmaus Monastery (Prague) and as a conductor of the

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in Prague. From 1927 to 1934 he worked at the

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in Essen. Since 1936 he was

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in Berlin and Danzig, then from 1941 to 1945 professor at the German University of Music in Prague. From 1948 Nowakowski was a professor of organ playing and director of the Department of Catholic Church Music at the University of Music in Stuttgart and guested as a conductor with famous orchestras throughout Europe. He was a sought-after organ interpreter of the works of

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and

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. Nowakowski died in Stuttgart on 3 January 1969 at the age of 71.

Sources

* ''Großes Lexikon der Musik'', Honegger/Massenkeil, Herder Freiburg 1978

External links

Anton Nowakowski
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Anton Nowakowski – Bach Organ Recital
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Anton Nowakowski plays Johann Sebastian Bach - Passacaglia BWV582 in 1954
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