Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Austrian-born American composer and conductor (1897–1957)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Das Wunder der Heliane
- The sea hawk
- Die tote Stadt
- Märchenbilder
- Sonata for violin and piano, op. 6
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born 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.
Known for
- Emerging from the Shadows: Rediscovering the Legacies of Weinberg & Korngold — Self (archive footage)2026
- Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2024
- Magic Fire — Hans Richter (uncredited)1955
- A Dream Comes True — Himself (uncredited)1935
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold ( German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈkɔʁnɡɔlt]; May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian composer and conductor, who left Europe in the mid-1930s and later adopted US nationality. 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; his Second Piano Sonata, which he wrote at age 13, was 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. In 1921 he conducted the Hamburg Opera. During the 1920s he re-orchestrated, re-arranged and nearly re-composed several operettas by Johann Strauss II. By 1931 he was a professor of music at the Vienna State Academy.
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