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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (German: [ˈeːʁɪç ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈkɔʁnɡɔlt]; May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian composer and conductor, who fled 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. [ 1 ]
Already having played the piano from a very early age, the young prodigy composed his first original works in 1905 at the age of eight. Demonstrating a phenomenal musical precocity towards music, Korngold was taken by his father in 1906 to meet and play for Gustav Mahler.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (born May 29, 1897, Brünn, Austria-Hungary [now Brno, Czech Republic]—died November 29, 1957, Hollywood, California, U.S.) was an American composer of Austro-Hungarian birth, best known as one of the originators of the genre of grand film music.
- Betsy Schwarm
Apr 21, 2022 · At the time he began the opera, Korngold had been serving as musical director of his army regiment, which saved him from active service in World War I. His commanding officer remarked that a march Korngold had composed was rather fast.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was the son of a well-known music critic. A child prodigy, he accompanied his father in playing four-handed piano arrangements by the age of five.
- May 29, 1897
- November 29, 1957
Austrian-born American composer and conductor Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born in what is now the Czech city Brno on 29 May 1897 into a musical Jewish family - his father Julius Korngold was a well-known music critic.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold was just 15 years young when the Berliner Philharmoniker performed his Schauspiel Overture op. 4 in December 1912 under the baton of their highly acclaimed chief conductor Arthur Nikisch. The young composer from Vienna was considered a child prodigy.
