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by brendan g carroll
Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: Recordings (CD's, DVD's)
Topic: CD of the MONTH - New CD of String Quartets
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CD of the MONTH - New CD of String Quartets

The new recording of the String Quartets from the Tippett Quartet is CD of the Month in the new BBC Music Magazine!

see the review:

https://www.classical-music.com/reviews ... s-nos-1-3/
by brendan g carroll
Wed Apr 26, 2023 6:00 pm
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Die stumme Serenade ~ Austrian Stage Premiere
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Views: 20111

Die stumme Serenade ~ Austrian Stage Premiere

The Theater an der Wien has published its season for 2023/24 Erich Wolfgang Korngold's final stage work, 'Die stumme Serenade' will receive its Austrian stage premiere on June 5th 2023. It was given its world premiere on Austrian Radio in 1951 (without studio audience). Here are the details and the ...
by brendan g carroll
Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:40 pm
Forum: Recordings (CD's, DVD's)
Topic: Korngold String Quartets ~ New CD
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Views: 8889

Korngold String Quartets ~ New CD

Erich Wolfgang Korngold
String Quartets Nos. 1-3

LABEL Naxos 8.574428
Performers : Tippett Quartet


Release Date March 9 2023
by brendan g carroll
Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:18 am
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: New Zealand Premiere of Die tote Stadt
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Views: 9168

New Zealand Premiere of Die tote Stadt

The inexorable march of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's magnificent opera Die tote Stadt into the worldwide repertory continues this coming July in Auckland, New Zealand!

https://www.aucklandlive.co.nz/show/die-tote-stadt
by brendan g carroll
Sun Jan 29, 2023 10:17 am
Forum: Web site announcements - News
Topic: Korngold's Music Opens Austrian Parliament 2023
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Views: 20518

Korngold's Music Opens Austrian Parliament 2023

On 26th, the inauguration ceremony of the Austrian Federal President Dr. Alexander van der Bellen for his second term of office took place and Exilarte Vienna was asked to provide suggestions for the music of this celebratory event in the newly renovated parliament. The entire parliament was present...
by brendan g carroll
Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:32 am
Forum: Recordings (CD's, DVD's)
Topic: Korngold and Christmas
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Views: 9180

Korngold and Christmas

As the season of Advent begins, I have uploaded a new video at Youtube of a rare and charming recording of Korngold conducting his own superb arrangement of the famous Christmas Carol 'Good King Wenceslaus' from a rare soundtrack acetate from the film 'Of Human Bondage' (1944). Full details on the b...
by brendan g carroll
Sat Nov 26, 2022 11:34 am
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Der Schneemann ~ Leipzig December 2022!
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Views: 9073

Der Schneemann ~ Leipzig December 2022!

Erich Wolfgang Korngold's 2 act ballet Der Schneemann, (composed at the age of 11!) will be given 3 complete performances at the Leipzig Gewandhaus ( 11am, 4pm and 7pm, Dec 22)  It's the perfect Christmas musical gift and rarely done with dancers. This is a new salon orchestra arrangement of the sco...
by brendan g carroll
Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:02 pm
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Korngold's Symphony in F# (Boston Review)
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Views: 9230

Korngold's Symphony in F# (Boston Review)

I had to rub my eyes several times reading this extended, glowingly positive review of the Berlin Philharmonic's performance of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony in F# in Boston a few days ago, especially as I recalled the first reviews accorded its premiere recording almost 50 years ago by the Mun...
by brendan g carroll
Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:27 pm
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Die stumme Serenade: Austrian stage premiere 2023
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Views: 9262

Die stumme Serenade: Austrian stage premiere 2023

Erich Wolfgang Korngold's last stage work "Die stumme Serenade" will receive its Austrian stage premiere next year on June 5.

(10 performances at the Wiener Kammeroper, Fleischmarkt 24, Vienna)

https://events.wien.info/en/15fe/die-st ... -serenade/
by brendan g carroll
Wed Sep 28, 2022 1:24 pm
Forum: Web site announcements - News
Topic: Korngold Documentary
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Views: 9315

Korngold Documentary

Back in 2001, I had the great pleasure to collaborate with esteemed director Barrie Gavin in making a 100 minute TV documentary about Korngold for German TV. It has vanished from circulation now but I was delighted to find that it has just been uploaded to Youtube (link below). If you haven't seen i...
by brendan g carroll
Thu May 05, 2022 7:35 am
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Die tote Stadt - Mexican Premiere!
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Views: 9586

Die tote Stadt - Mexican Premiere!

May 19-28 2022. Just in time for Korngold's 125th birthday!

https://news.euro-24.com/news/amp/259430
by brendan g carroll
Sat Apr 23, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Die stumme Serenade 2023
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Views: 9464

Die stumme Serenade 2023

Korngold's final stage work will receive its first stage production in Austria, at the legendary Theater an der Wien, June 2023 - a theatre where Korngold conducted his famous adaptation of Eine Nacht in Venedig with Richard Tauber, 100 years ago. https://www.theater-wien.at/en/events/94/Die-stumme-...
by brendan g carroll
Thu Apr 21, 2022 6:18 pm
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Die tote Stadt - Linz (new production)
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Views: 9425

Die tote Stadt - Linz (new production)

The Landestheater in Linz announced its new season yesterday and it will open with Die tote Stadt on September 24! The press announcement states: " Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s late-Romantic masterpiece “Die tote Stadt” (from September 24) will kick off (the season). Bruckner Orchestra Chief Conductor ...
by brendan g carroll
Thu Apr 14, 2022 2:30 pm
Forum: Opera and concert perfomances
Topic: Die tote Stadt - London 2023
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Views: 9697

Die tote Stadt - London 2023

For the first time in English and the first original (not imported) stage production in the UK

March 25-April 8 2023

https://www.eno.org/whats-on/the-dead-c ... _id=115394