Erich Wolfgang Korngold (Composer)
Born: 29th May 1897, Margraviate of Moravia
Died: 29th November 1957, Los Angeles, U.S.A
Nationality: Austrian
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an Austrian-born American composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.
When he was 11, his ballet Der Schneemann (The Snowman), became a sensation in Vienna, followed by his Second Piano Sonata which he wrote at age 13, played throughout Europe by Artur Schnabel. His one-act operas Violanta and Der Ring des Polykrates were premiered in Munich in 1916, conducted by Bruno Walter. At 23, his opera Die tote Stadt (The Dead City) premiered in Hamburg and Cologne.
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Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 30: Music from the Golden Age of Hollywood with John Wilson
James is joined by conductor John Wilson for a look back at some of his recordings with Sinfonia of London, followed by an in-depth chat about their latest album of Golden Age film music, Hollywood Soundstage.
Recording of the Week,
Korngold's Die tote Stadt from Munich
Jonas Kaufmann and Marlis Petersen both thrive under the camera's close scrutiny in Korngold's early opera about a volatile widower who attempts to refashion a new love-interest in his late wife's image.
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Popular Works: Korngold
- 3 Lieder Op. 18 (7)
- 3 Lieder Op. 22 (11)
- 5 Lieder Op. 38 (8)
- Abschiedslieder (Songs of Farewell), Op. 14 (13)
- Cello Concerto in C major, Op.37 (10)
- Das Wunder der Heliane, Op. 20 (12)
- Die Tote Stadt, Op. 12 (13)
- Garden scene (11)
- Glück, das mir verbleib 'Marietta's Lied' (from Die Tote Stadt) (38)
- Ich ging zu ihm 'Gesang der Heliane' (from Das Wunder der Heliane, Op. 20) (7)
- Märchenbilder (Fairytale Pictures), Op. 3 (11)
- Mein Sehnen (from Die tote Stadt) (7)
- Much Ado About Nothing, incidental music, Op. 11 (10)
- Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11: suite for chamber orchestra (18)
- Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11: suite for violin (or cello) & piano (23)
- Piano Concerto in C sharp (for the left hand), Op.17 (7)
- Piano Quintet in E major, Op. 15 (16)
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor (7)
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in E major, Op. 2 (11)
- Piano Trio in D major, Op. 1 (17)
- Schauspiel Overture, Op. 4 (9)
- Serenade from Der Schneemann (10)
- Sinfonietta Op. 5 (7)
- Sonett für Wien, Op. 41 (8)
- Songs of the Clown Op. 29 (10)
- Straussiana (7)
- String Quartet No. 2, Op. 26 (12)
- String Quartet No. 3 in D, Op. 34 (9)
- String Sextet in D, Op. 10 (17)
- Suite, Op. 23 for 2 Violins, Cello & Piano (Left hand) (18)
- Symphonic Serenade, Op. 39 (7)
- Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40 (12)
- Tanzlied des Pierrot from Die tote Stadt, Op. 12 (14)
- The Adventures of Robin Hood (13)
- The Sea Hawk (14)
- Theme & Variations, Op. 42 (8)
- Unvergänglichkeit, Op. 27 (13)
- Violanta, Op. 8 (9)
- Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (55)
- Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 6 (13)
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