Inhalt: | A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang KorngoldErich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957) was the last compositional prodigy to emerge from the Austro-German tradition of Mozart and Mendelssohn. Lauded in his youth by everyone from Mahler to Puccini, Korngold’s auspicious career in the early 1900s spanned chamber music, opera, and musical theater. Today, he is best known for his Hollywood film scores, composed between 1935 and 1947. From his prewar operas in Vienna to his pathbreaking contributions to American film scoring, Korngold and His World provides a substantial reassessment of Korngold’s life and accomplishments.Korngold struggled to reconcile the musical language of his Viennese upbringing with American popular song and cinema, and was forced to adapt to a new life after wartime emigration to Hollywood. This collection examines Korngold’s operas and film scores, the critical reception of his music, and his place in the milieus of both the Old and New Worlds. The volume also features numerous historical documents—many previously unpublished and in first-ever English translations—including essays by the composer as well as memoirs by his wife, Luzi Korngold, and his father, the renowned music critic Julius Korngold.The contributors are Leon Botstein, David Brodbeck, Bryan Gilliam, Daniel Goldmark, Lily Hirsch, Kevin Karnes, Sherry Lee, Neil Lerner, Sadie Menicanin, Ben Winters, Amy Wlodarski, and Charles Youmans.Bard Music Festival 2019Korngold and His WorldBard CollegeAugust 9–11 and 16–18, 2019 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Permissions and Credits -- ESSAYS -- Korngold Father and Son in Vienna’s Prewar Public Eye / Brodbeck, David -- “You must return to life”: Notes on the Reception of Das Wunder der Heliane and Jonny spielt auf / Youmans, Charles -- Acoustic Space, Modern Interiority, and Korngold’s Cities / Lee, Sherry / Menicanin, Sadie -- Korngold and Jewish Identity in Concert / Hirsch, Lily E. -- New Opportunities in Film: Korngold and Warner Bros / Winters, Ben -- “The caverns of the human mind are full of strange shadows”: Disability Representation, Henry Bellamann, and Korngold’s Musical Subtexts in the Score for Kings Row / Lerner, Neil -- American and Austrian Ruins in Korngold’s Symphony in F-sharp / Lynn Wlodarski, Amy -- Recollections of Zemlinsky from My Years of Study / Wolfgang Korngold, Erich -- Notes for an Interview / Wolfgang Korngold, Erich -- A Farewell to Vienna / Korngold, Luzi -- Composing for the Pictures: An Interview / Goldmark, Daniel -- “Give up your plans of coming home”: Letters of a Viennese Father to His Son / Korngold, Julius -- Some Experiences in Film Music / Wolfgang Korngold, Erich -- Faith in Music! / Wolfgang Korngold, Erich -- CODA -- Before and After Auschwitz: Korngold and the Art and Politics of the Twentieth Century / Botstein, Leon -- Index -- Notes on the Contributors |
