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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
12+ albums
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was a composer of operas, songs, orchestral works, and film scores. Korngold was born on 29th May 1897 in a Jewish home in Brünn (Brno), Austria–Hungary, now the Czech Republic. He was the second son of the eminent music critic Julius Korngold. A child prodigy, Erich played his cantata Gold to Gustav Mahler in 1906; Mahler called him a "musical genius", and recommended study with the composer Alexander von Zemlinsky. At the age of eleven he composed his ballet Der Schneemann (The Snowman), which caused a sensation when performed at the Vienna Court Opera in 1910, including a command performance for Emperor Franz Josef. This work was followed by a piano trio, then by his second piano sonata, which Artur Schnabel played throughout Europe. During his early years Korngold also made player-piano music rolls for the Aeolian Duo-Art system, all of which survive today. Korngold wrote his first orchestral score, the Schauspiel Ouverture when he was fourteen. His Sinfonietta appeared the following year, and his first two operas, Der Ring des Polykrates and Violanta, in 1914. He completed his opera Die tote Stadt, which became an international success, in 1920 at the age of twenty-three. At this point Korngold had reached the zenith of his fame as a composer of opera and concert music. Composers such as Richard Strauss and Giacomo Puccini heaped praise on him, and many famous conductors, soloists, and singers added his works to their repertoires. H
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale: Allegro assai vivace
13,2412Die tote Stadt (The Dead City), Op. 12: Act I Scene 5: Gluck, das mir verblieb (Marietta, Paul)
5,3923Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35: 3. Finale: Allegro assai vivace
4,4964Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Moderato Nobile
2,7715Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Moderato nobile
2,6906Die tote Stadt / Act 1: Glück, das mir verblieb (Mariettalied)
2,6107Main Title
2,5798Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35: III. Finale. Allegro assai vivace
2,4509Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, Suite: IV. Intermezzo "Garden Scene" (Arr. Spindler for Violin & Orchestra)
2,25310King's Row (Suite)
2,167albums
Korngold: Die tote Stadt
Korngold: Adventures of Robin Hood
The Sea Hawk
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Korngold: Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, Suite: IV. Intermezzo "Garden Scene" (Arr. Spindler for Violin & Orchestra)
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Reader's Digest Music: Korngold: Classic Film Scores & Classical Masterpieces
Korngold: String Sextet, Op. 10 & Suite, Op. 23
From the Operas of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1949)
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Escape To Paradise - The Hollywood Album
Tchaikovsky / Korngold: Violin Concertos
Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Op. 40 - Much ado about nothing, Op. 11
Korngold: Violin Concerto & String Sextet
The Big Lebowski