Letters to Sunday Datebook Nov 17, 2008
Editor - Thank you for the wonderful article by Joshua Kosman on the life and work of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the background on "Die Tote Stadt" (" 'Tote Stadt' Lives," Sept. 21). I am acquainted via e-mail with the composer's granddaughter, and forwarded the article to her, as well as to a friend who is a professional writing teacher and fellow Korngold enthusiast, and both of them thought the article was as wonderful as I did. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Ehnes sounds off May 21, 2008
Just a few months ago, on Feb. 10, Ehnes was the delighted recipient of a Grammy Award for a CBC Records CD of concertos by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Samuel Barber and William Walton, featuring him with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. It was the first time the 32-year-old violinist had even been nominated for the prestigious American award - and also a first for CBC Records. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Classical cuts draw sad note from James Ehnes Apr 11, 2008
Vancouverites feel a particular affinity with the former prodigy; it was our own Vancouver Symphony Orchestra that accompanied him on his Grammy-and-Juno-winning 2006 CD of violin concertos by Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Samuel Barber, and William Walton. The love evidently flows both ways. (Georgia Straight)
TEMPO: Travel the dazzling ... World of Movies at the Symphony Apr 3, 2008
Names like Ernest Gold, Dimitri Tiomkin, Victor Young, Alfred Newman, Franz Waxman, Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold come to mind. Newer films often introduce totally new composers to worldwide audiences and provide an opportunity for them to display their gifts. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
John Williams tribute during concert in SV Mar 1, 2008
Names like Ernest Gold, Dimitri Tiomkin, Victor Young, Alfred Newman, Franz Waxman, Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold come to mind. Advertisement. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
James Conlon's mission: Revive operas banned by Hitler Feb 14, 2008
Works by Walter Braunfels, Ernst Krenek, Erich Wolfgang Korngold and others damaged or destroyed by Hitler's rise and the Holocaust also figure regularly in Conlon's programs, whether operatic, orchestral or choral. He is the music director of the Ravinia Festival near Chicago and the Cincinnati May Festival, and he has recently branched out into dance. (International Herald Tribune)
The full season schedule. Jan 18, 2008
(Erich Wolfgang Korngold) - Torsten Kerl, Emily Magee, Lucas Meachem; Donald Runnicles, conductor; Willy Decker/ Meisje Hummel, director; Wolfgang Gussmann, production designer; Wolfgang Goebbel, lighting designer; Ian Robertson, chorus director. Sept. 23, 26, Oct 1, 4, 9, 12 (m). (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Tovey takes a lyrical turn to create Pictures Jan 18, 2008
This year, the VSO and violinist James Ehnes have been nominated in the category of best instrumental soloist performance (with orchestra), for their CBC recording of works by Samuel Barber, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and William Walton. (Ehnes and the orchestra are set to play the Chan Centre on Friday and Saturday [January 18 and 19], in an allWolfgang Amadeus Mozart program. (Georgia Straight)
Music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold: A composer returns to the limelight Jan 15, 2008
Erich Wolfgang Korngold: A composer returns to the limelight - International Herald Tribune. Erich Wolfgang Korngold (at piano) with Paul Henreid and Bette Davis during a shooting break for the film "Deception," 1946 ... Erich Wolfgang Korngold: A composer returns to the limelight. (International Herald Tribune)
'Oscar & Tony' makes a strong show of tradition Jan 7, 2008
The film music is firmly in the hyper-Romantic tradition founded by European immigrants such as Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. The Broadway playlist either revisits the Golden Age or borrows from shows that themselves self-consciously do the revisiting. (Boston Globe)
Arias and ambition Jan 4, 2008
Baritone Ayron Hyatt, 22, has chosen "Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo" from "Cosi fan tutte" by Mozart, "Hai gia vinta la causa" from Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro," "O vin, dissipe la tristesse" from "Hamlet" by Ambroise Thomas, "When the Air Sings of Summer" from "The Old Maid and the Thief" by Menotti, and "Pierrot's Tanzlied" from "Die tote Stadt" by Erich Wolfgang Korngold. A newbie this year, Hyatt doesn't have too many expectations from his audition. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Composer noted for 'Hollywood Sound' Dec 28, 2007
But a half century after his death, mention of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, another great musical son of Vienna, often draws blank stares here and elsewhere - despite his legacy as the founder of the "Hollywood Sound.". But in a small way, this year has been Korngold's moment in a Vienna that is still recovering from the marathon musical and marketing excesses of the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth in 2006. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
A nomination years in the making Dec 22, 2007
Despite encountering some resistance, Tovey insisted the Walton concerto be included on the CD, along with the more frequently heard Samuel Barber and Erich Wolfgang Korngold concertos. Tovey felt the unexpected addition of Walton would make the CD unique. (Globe and Mail)
No wonder Bess looks so pale... Nov 4, 2007
Along with rousing Erich Wolfgang Korngold music they featured stirring performances as the Virgin Queen by Bette Davis, Warner's queen bee, and Flora Robson, the female superego of the British cinema. In both those movies Errol Flynn was officially the dominant figure, and that imbalance has now been redressed. (The Observer)
Lush Romanticism triumphs in two Bard operas Aug 4, 2007
He was also a noted music teacher, counting among his students the 12-tone, groundbreaking composer Arnold Schoenberg (who would later become his brother-in-law) and Academy Award-winning film composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. While a young man, Zemlinsky had a brief liaison with Viennese beauty Alma Schindler, and although they were inseparable for a while, she eventually threw him over to marry the much older Gustav Mahler, the first of her many famous husbands. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
More of this story Jul 24, 2007
NEWPORT - The youthful genius of composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold was celebrated in fine style Saturday morning at The Elms as the Newport Music Festival presented a program of early works by the child prodigy. Coincidentally, the concert took place in the 110th anniversary year of Korngold's birth in 1897, and the 50th year since his death in 1957. (Newport Daily News, RI)
New on DVD: Whitaker is 'King of Scotland' Apr 20, 2007
How composer David Raksin turned on a dime to write the timeless melody to Laura, how Nazis kept Erich Wolfgang Korngold in Hollywood to compose the music for The Adventures of Robin Hood, and how a Ukrainian Jew (Dimitri Tiomkin) wrote so many classic Western scores. Back story: Conductor John Maceuri, formerly of the Hollywood Bowl, loves and respects the melody-rich scoring from filmdom's "Golden Age."A modern-day Welsh orchestra performs segments from films. (USA Today -- Life)
ISO Will Play Premieres of Two Works Feb 12, 2007
Musically, he says, Brusick has incorporated references to film-score composers, such as Erich Wolfgang Korngold. "I'm really taken with it. Bill's got such great ideas. He almost takes you to the movies," Thielen says. (The Ledger)
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra presents 'Beethoven's Fifth' Jan 13, 2007
Under the direction of Peter Rubardt, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will perform music by Ludwig van Beethoven and American composers Leonard Bernstein and Erich Wolfgang Korngold. Beethoven's music speaks with power and eloquence, and his Fifth Symphony stands as the most famous piece written. (Pensacola News Journal)
