Is this the Arthaus DVD performance you are referring to Brendan? I've been enjoying this opera quite a bit lately but was shocked at some changes, like the Marie emenating from the portait wasn't the way it was written, the lute song being accompanies by a Korngold-looking child at the piano, and t...

I noticed that Scott recently published this as a miniature score. It's a welcome edition to the catalogue. I don't care much for the engraving job (looks like it was done in SCORE) but it's great to see it in print. A great way to read and listen at the same time.

I enjoyed the set. Unfortunately in the case of ELIZABETH AND ESSEX the technicolor strips don't line up precisely in a few scenes, and the picture is muddy in those relatively few moments.

Otherwise enjoyed the set. I have to admit I only watched the Korngold-scored movies...

The vocal score to Die Tote Stadt is available from Schott. I own a copy. It's quite a challenge to play at the piano, but a heck of a lot of fun to play...

The Orchestration for the Main Title from 1938 is lost. John Morgan recalls in the liner notes to RH that he reconstructed it from a violin part I believe. I have read the sketchbook for RH at the Library of Congress and the Main Title sketch is there, but it's three lines only. The suite does have ...