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Korngold and His World

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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) was an Austrian-American composer known for his Hollywood film scores. This collection examines his operas and film scores, critical reception, and place in the milieus of the Old and New Worlds, with numerous historical documents and essays by the composer and his family. The contributors are Leon Botstein, David Brodbeck, Bryan Gilliam, Daniel Goldmark, Lily Hirsch, Kevin Karnes, Sherry Lee, Neil Lerner, Sadie Menicanin, Ben Winters, Amy Wlodarski, and Charles Youmans.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 27 August 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press


Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) was the final compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was praised in his youth by everyone from Mahler to Puccini, and his auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber music, opera, and musical theater. Today, he is best known for his Hollywood film scores, composed between 1935 and 1947. From his prewar operas in Vienna to his groundbreaking contributions to American film, Korngold and His World provides a substantial reassessment of Korngold's life and accomplishments.

Korngold struggled to reconcile the musical language of his Viennese upbringing with American popular song and cinema, and was forced to adapt to a new life after wartime emigration to Hollywood. This collection examines Korngold's operas and film scores, the critical reception of his music, and his place in the milieus of both the Old and New Worlds. The volume also features numerous historical documents—many previously unpublished and in first-ever English translations—including essays by the composer as well as memoirs by his wife, Luzi Korngold, and his father, the renowned music critic Julius Korngold.

The contributors are Leon Botstein, David Brodbeck, Bryan Gilliam, Daniel Goldmark, Lily Hirsch, Kevin Karnes, Sherry Lee, Neil Lerner, Sadie Menicanin, Ben Winters, Amy Wlodarski, and Charles Youmans.

Bard Music Festival 2019 Korngold and His World Bard College August 9–11 and 16–18, 2019

Weight: 562g
Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691198293

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