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Welcome
Originally established in 2001, this website devoted to the Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold is currently undergoing changes to improve its accessibility.
While in transition, a link to the former main page will be available in order to provide access to previously posted material until such time as it is appropriately redistributed under our new format and structure.
We welcome the comments and feedback of visitors and Korngold enthusiasts.
Announcements in Brief
The Korngold Project
South Africa presents a series of chamber concerts including works by Korngold, and a special double-CD project planned over the next two years. See the details on our Events page.
Piano Trio op.1 and the Suite op.23 in May 2013
String Sextet op.10 and Piano Quintet op. 15 in 2014
Details on our Events page
posted May 2013
Der Ring des Polykrates and Violanta Together Again
Korngold's first operatic success was with the double-bill, one-act comic & verismo opera pairing, Der Ring des Polykrates and Violanta. Not performed, together sine 1936, Theater Augsburg presents this May & June the first paired-staging since 1936. See our Events page.
posted May 2013
Symphony in F#
Korngold's rarely performed Symphony in F# is programmed for the Proms 2013. Don't miss this opportunity to hear the work that Dimitri Mitropolous praised in 1959 as "the perfect modern work." Korngold film music makes its appearance in a separate Proms performance. See our Events page for more details and links.
posted May 2013
"Das letzte Wunderkind"
The German translation of Brendan G. Carroll's The Last Prodigy (1997) is now available. Translated by Gerold Gruber, the book also features updated indexes for sound recordings and DVD releases. See our Books page for details. Click here for the publisher's webpage. (Please be advised that it appears to be problematic for US residents to order direct from the publisher.)
posted January 2013
A "New" tote Stadt
In time for the 30th anniversary, Deutsche Oper Berlin's 1983 production of "Die tote Stadt" is released on DVD by Arthaus Musik as of October 2012. Details here.
posted January 2013
New CD Releases
Forthcoming Releases:
- 2 April 2013 sees the European release of the first complete recording of Much Ado About Nothing, op. 11, in the original chamber orchestra version, performed by the University of North Carolina School of the Art Symphony Orchestra, John Mauceri conducting
- 8 April 2013 is the release date for Arabella Steinbacher's recording of Korngold's Violin Concerto in D, op. 35 on the Pentatone label
Click here for details.
Recent CD releases include:
- Lara Downes, solo piano, includes the Moderato from Korngold's Piano Sonata #2 on her new CD "Exlies' Cafe" on the Steinway & Sons label
- the New York Piano Quartet's reading of the Suite for Two Violins, Cello, and Piano Left Hand, op. 23 on the newly established Urlicht label,
- the Four Songs of Farewell (Vier Lieder des Abschieds), op. 14 recorded by Roderick Williams and Helmut Deutsch at Wigmore Hall, UK on 25 Feb 2011, and
- the Helsinki Philharmonic performing the Sinfonietta, op. 5, coupled with the world-premiere recording of the complete incidental music to Much Ado About Nothing (Viel Lärm um Nichts), op. 11.
Click here for details.
Previous CD releases include:
- Nicola Benedetti's "The Silver Violin", a programme built around Korngold's lush Violin Concerto, and including many film score pieces by various composers Click here for news and reviews
- Camerata Freden performing Korngold's String Sextet and Piano Quintet on the Tacet label, only the second time these two works have been paired on a recording
updated March 2013
A New Feature Article
Following Korngold's death, a Memorial Concert was held on 7 June 1959. See our new article about this event, including where to find recordings of most of the performances from that Sunday evening. Click here for the Feature on our Historic Recordings page.
posted January 2013
Upcoming Events
updated 10 May 2013
Amsterdam, 23 May 2013: Lenneke Ruiten (sop) - Drei Lieder, op. 22
Dallas, Texas (US), 2014: Die tote Stadt - North Texas premiere of Korngold’s twentieth-century masterpiece
See our Events page
Website Updates
Three previously posted articles have been reformatted and reposted.
New Suggestions for Further Reading in our Books sections. *UPDATED AUG 2012!*
A commemoration/retrospective of Australia's premiere performance of
Korngold's opera Die tote Stadt (Jun - Jul 2012)
Synopses of Korngold's various stage works are posted.
See them here (or link to them through the List of Works webpage).
posted 30 July 2012
| Resources for artists and researchers can be found here |
Things You May Have Missed...
Between Two Worlds
A concert of the music of Korngold, played by Lara Downs (piano), John Hubbard (cello), and with special participation by Kathrin Korngold Hubbard. the 14 April 2013 program includes:
Piano Sonata #2; Romance-Impromptu for Cello and Piano; Tanzlied des Pierrot
Details on our Events page
posted March 2013
Concerts
11 November 2012, Auferstehungskirche, Duesseldorf Oberkassel.
The KANTOREI OBERKASSEL will perform
„Ein Deutsches Requiem“ Johannes Brahms and
„LIEDER DES ABSCHIEDS“ opus 14, ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD
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WORLD PREMIERE performance
The Steude Quartett premiere the string quartet version of
Korngold's "Much Ado About Nothing" suite
Details
AMERICAN PREMIERE
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) recently presented
Shakespeare's "MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING"
with the American premiere of
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD'S COMPLETE INCIDENTAL MUSIC
See our page dedicated to this production.
MUCH ADO ABOUT UPDATES
originally posted 19 August 2012
Work on the video production of UNC School of the Arts' April 2012 production of Much Ado About Nothing is still underway, but the editing and mixing of the recording of Korngold's complete score is complete. The video is planned for local TV broadcast (Southeast US) later this year. The audio recording is planned to be released publicly - distribution details are not yet available.
January 2013 update: We are unaware of this broadcast took place, or is still in the future. We will post updates when we have them.
Video: Shadows in Paradise
The television program "Shadows in Paradise," hosted by James Conlon, has been re-released by the German company, EuroArts Music International GmbH (Berlin). Click here for details.
posted 01 August 2012
"A Late Quartet"
A forthcoming film to be released in 2012
Das Wunder der Heliane re-Release
The only complete recording of Korngold's fourth opera is re-released on CD.
Details here.
"The Constant Nymph" released on DVD for the first time!
Available only in the US
Click for details
Click to read about the U.S. World Television Broadcast Premiere
Page last updated May 2013