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Although his late-Romantic style of classical composition was no longer as popular when he died in 1957, his music underwent a resurgence of interest in the 1970s beginning with the release of the RCA Red Seal album The Sea Hawk: The Classic Film Scores of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1972).
Famously dismissed by one American music critic as "more corn than gold", the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold is characterised by its lush, late-Romantic style. Declared a "musical genius" by none other than Gustav Mahler, he displayed a prodigious talent, and had written three operas by the time he was twenty-three.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an American composer of Austro-Hungarian birth, best known as one of the originators of the genre of grand film music. He was also noted for his operas, especially for Die tote Stadt (1920; “The Dead City”), which earned him an international reputation.
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Originally established in 2001, this website is devoted to the life and music of the Austrian composer, Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Its primary intent is to provide a broad range of information for researchers, performers, and admirers.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was an Austrian composer and conductor who premiered his first original ballet at age 11 and his first one-act opera at age 19.
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Embracing youthful stardom, Nazi censorship and Hollywood success, Erich Wolfgang Korngold's story was truly remarkable, says Jessica Duchen
