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Rosalyn Tureck

1914 - 2003

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Rosalyn Tureck (December 14, 1913 – July 17, 2003) was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. However, she had a wide-ranging repertoire that included works by composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms and Frédéric Chopin, as well as more modern composers such as David Diamond, Luigi Dallapiccola and William Schuman. Diamond's Piano Sonata No. 1 was inspired by Tureck's playing. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rosalyn Tureck is the 985th most popular musician (up from 1,211th in 2019), the 5,138th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,908th in 2019) and the 324th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rosalyn Tureck ranks 985 out of 3,175. Before her are Fats Waller, Zoltán Kocsis, Daevid Allen, Al Foster, Duško Gojković, and John Lewis. After her are Tuomas Holopainen, Sam Rivers, Aphex Twin, Charlie Christian, Al Jardine, and S. D. Burman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Rosalyn Tureck ranks 214. Before her are Ehmetjan Qasim, Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury, Lakshmi Sahgal, Sergej Kraigher, Wayne Morris, and Lajos Baróti. After her are Josep Escolà, Evelyn Furtsch, Reuben Fine, Edmund Muskie, Bertus Aafjes, and Viktor Grishin. Among people deceased in 2003, Rosalyn Tureck ranks 170. Before her are Pierre Poujade, Kir Bulychev, Jorge Oteiza, Alexander Kemurdzhian, Jean Yanne, and Françoise Giroud. After her are Walter Zapp, Augusto Monterroso, Flóra Kádár, Benny Carter, Jeanne Crain, and Eugenio Monti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rosalyn Tureck ranks 5,138 out of 20,380. Before her are Grace Bumbry (1937), Birdman (1969), Martha Hyer (1924), John Lewis (1920), Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892), and Dave Schultz (1959). After her are Robert Monroe (1915), Rebecca Romijn (1972), Sam Rivers (1923), Joseph Leidy (1823), Red Auerbach (1917), and Jeff Conaway (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Rosalyn Tureck ranks 324. Before her are Jerry Garcia (1942), Steve Jordan (1957), Ron McGovney (1962), Fats Waller (1904), Al Foster (1943), and John Lewis (1920). After her are Sam Rivers (1923), Charlie Christian (1916), Al Jardine (1942), Corey Taylor (1973), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), and Jordan Rudess (1956).

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