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Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Erich wolfgang korngolds career bridged astonishing gaps in history and music from the final years of imperial austria, when he was hailed as a new mozart, to hollywood in the heyday of the studio system, to the darkened era of postwar europe. Erich wolfgang korngold, ferdinand rebay, martin jones piano music music. The musical purgatory from which korngolds music never really seemed to be able to escape from, has always been a tremendous weight on the composers read more reputation. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from erich wolfgang korngold at the discogs marketplace. Decca classics decca in white uppercase on a blueoverred rectangular block.
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If anything, it should heighten our appreciation for one of the most talented musicians to ever set foot in hollywood. The pseudonym was in order to counter claims that julius was the actual composer of erich s first works. Erich wolfgang korngold may 29, 1897 november 29, 1957 was an austrohungarian film and romantic music composer. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in. Erich wolfgang korngold erich wolfgang korngold was born on 29 may 1897 in bruenn, moravia, in the austrohungarian empire today brno, czech republic. Erich wolfgang korngold 18971957 was a composer of operas, songs, orchestral works, and film scores. He had his first public success as an 11yearold, with a ballet staged at the vienna court opera. Explore releases from erich wolfgang korngold at discogs. The warner bros years motion picture soundtrack anthology music. Overview for erich wolfgang korngold turner classic movies. The libretto, a manylayered and disturbingly morbid love drama between paul, mourning for his dead wife marie, and maries spitting image marietta, is based on the 1892.
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