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everything you need to know about Erich Korngold Austrian pioneer who turned films into ‘operas without singing', Korngold was declared a genius at ten by Mahler. He moved to Vienna to study with Zemlinsky. His kitschy, Romantic style was hailed by the conductors of the time, before he went onto commercial success in Hollywood's Golden Age. Listen [in RealAudio] need audio help? March of the Merry Men from 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' Molto Allegro from Baby Serenade, Op. 24 Born: 1897 Died: 1957 Music is music whether it is for the stage, rostrum or cinema. Form may change, the manner of writing may vary, but the composer needs to make no concessions whatever to what he conceives to be his own musical ideology. Korngold interviewed in 1946 within bbc.co.uk music: The BBC Philharmonic plays Korngold Classical CD Search: Look for Korngold recordings Classical news, reviews and listings Profiles A-Z listing elsewhere on bbc.co.uk: Radio 3 Classical elsewhere on the web: Unofficial Korngold Web Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. ERICH KORNGOLD IN ONE MINUTE The 1910 performance of his ballet, Der Schneemann, made him a celebrity, at 13. Korngold's father was an influential and reactionary critic, who hated the modernistic music of the time. Korngold’s new arrangements of operettas by Johann Strauss and Offenbach revived the composers' popularity. In 1938, Korngold's music was banned by the Nazis for being degenerate. After the outbreak of World War II he vowed to compose no more absolute music until "the fiend in Germany is defeated". Warner Brothers gave Korngold a free hand and maximum input on the films he scored. He even wrote some of the dialogue in Deception. Post-war, he found that his musical style was out of step, and died at 60 forgotten, until a gradual reinterest in his work emerged. related by time: Webern profile Schoenberg profile Mahler profile related by location: Women in Czech Music Czech Music information Centre related by genre: Classical news, reviews and listings Ennio Morricone Biography Nino Rota Biography The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. Erich Korngold GOOD RECORDINGS A GOOD READ Sea Hawk ( Bmg/Rca Victor) Golden Age film scores Der Ring des Polykrates (1996, CPO) Charming comic opera he composed at 17 Heifetz Collection, Vol.21 (1959, Columbia) The violinist plays concertos by Korngold and Rozsa Erich Wolfgang Korngold (20th-century Composers) by Jessica Duchan (1996, Phaidon Press) Erich Wolfgang Korngold - the Last Prodigy by Brendan Carroll (1996, Amadeus Press) More Like This? Try the artists by A-Z page (listed by surname or group name) or find artists grouped by genre of music Artist Search: Search for profiles, biographies and discographies on 15 000 artists across all genres. Enter a name: Album Search Advanced Classical Search How to get about the Music site: Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music Home | News | Reviews | Concerts/Gigs | TV/Radio More Music: delving a little deeper into the world around music Profiles | Features Search: If you're looking for a particular artist, composer, or group Try the search box to the right, or the Artist Profiles. Music » Artist Profiles All pictures are copyrighted - picture credits About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy