When posting details of a new recording, especially on a very obscure label as this is, it would be helpful if you could put the catalogue number and the source from which you were able to buy the disc. The link you provided to this violinst's website provides no information on the CD whatsoever so ...

At the Grammys last week, the recent very fine CD of the Violin Concerto from James Ehnes won as follows:- Category 102 Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra) (Award to the Instrumental Soloist(s) and to the Conductor.) Barber/Korngold/Walton: Violin Concertos Bramwell Tovey, cond...

Just to alert all KORNGOLD devotees...his last Hollywood film DECEPTION is released on DVD (as part of the BETTE DAVIS collection Volume 3) by Warner Home Video on April 1. It's available for pre-order from www.amazon.com but only in the USA.

The hall was about 80% sold and the audience response at the end was simply stupendous, with loud cheering and stamping for about 10-15 minutes...NOT a usual London response! The orchestra and artistes all adored the work and Maestro Jurowski considers it a masterpiece, intending to perform it elsew...

Depending on where you live, there are several in major librarys like the New York Public Library, the British Library in London or the Austrian National Library in Vienna

Dear Mr Miller

As it happens, I met up with Leslie Korngold in Vienna last week during all the festivities, and he assures me these will be issued in 2008...so watch this space!

Just to let everyone know that the performance of HELIANE in London on Nov 21 was outstanding. Jessica Duchen's blog has many reports on the rehearsals and the actual concert itself plus photos and links to the (mostly) wretched reviews which I will not honour by repeating here. HOWEVER...If Korngol...

Indeed they are!

Sorry I was having a "senior moment"...well, it's still the BELGIAN premiere of the orch version of Opus 3

Thanks for posting.

B

There are also feature articles on KORNGOLD in the latest issues of BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE and OPERA !!

I believe this is the Dutch premiere of the orchestral version of the Maerchenbilder though they clearly do not know it. Why are actors involved? Will they read from the script of ROBIN HOOD in Dutch? How very strange!

Hello Peter You are correct about HELIANE in London. It IS the 21st Nov...the announcer got his dates mixed up! As for the archive material, the Heindorf Party recording IS already issued on the second disc of the special DVD of ROBIN HOOD but ONLY on the REGION 1 US release alas. The interview mate...

A nice feature on Korngold's 50th death anniversary was broadcast today on RADIO 3. Go to the website... http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3 ....and look up the programme MUSIC MATTERS for today's date, October 20th. This edition of the programme contains a feature on EWK and is dowloadable/available to lis...

Dear Michael

Greetings once more!

Your email was so very gratifying to read and I for one am profoundly grateful for your efforts in Japan.

Thank you for letting us all know!

best wishes
BRENDAN CARROLL

You know...this is all very silly. I am a very nice guy. Ask anyone! 'Bee in the bonnet' is an old fashioned English phrase [because I am a very old fashioned Englishman] that simply means one is concerned about a matter. Nothing whatever to do with insects, bonnets or brains. OK? Just forget the wh...