Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. While his auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber music, opera, and musical theater, his decision to score Warner Bros.' cine…
Korngold and his world
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was lauded in his youth by everyone from Mahler to Puccini and his auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber music, opera, a…
„Und er gehorcht, indem er überschreitet": Was Rainer Maria Rilke in seinen „Orpheus"-Sonetten formuliert, lässt sich auch als Motto des Komponierens für Stimme lesen. Von Monteverdi bis heute versuchen Komponistinnen und Komponisten, den Möglichkeiten der menschlichen Stimme zu…