05/05/2012

World Première of Rediscovered Korngold Piece

New incidental music was required for a performance of William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado about Nothing in the Schönbrunn Schloßtheater in Vienna in 1920. Erich Wolfgang Korngold had already composed this music two years previously; he also conducted the première in May 1920. In January of the ...

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04/23/2012

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A featured theme in this years Salzburg Whitsun Festival is ‘Queen Cleopatra’. The legendary, beautiful Queen, shrouded in mystery has been the subject of literature and arts. Rodion Shchedrin chose the scene of Cleopatra’s death from her dramatic life for a work commissioned by the festival. This ...

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03/07/2012

Korngold’s Music to Much Ado About Nothing in American Premiere at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

With a run of eight performances opening on March 29, the University of North Carolina School of the Arts presents the US premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s complete incidental music to Much Ado About Nothing conducted by John Mauceri. The performance accompanies a new production of Shakespeare’s ...

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02/23/2012

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Hymns and their close relations odes and dithyrambs provide artistic expression for mankind’s desire to celebrate and sublimate existence, liberating us from the limitations of everyday existence and lifting us towards universal and even transcendental principles. In ancient times, the hymn ...

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12/23/2011

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For Schott it is with particular pride that we look forward to the world’s celebrations of Wagner’s bicentenary in 2013. In anticipation of this event, we have been busy adding to our Richard Wagner Complete Edition: new urtext-vocal scores based to the Complete Edition of The Flying Dutchman in ...

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11/16/2011

A Musical Legacy

Erich W. Korngold: Posthumous Songs - Sheet music for voice and piano - Korngold was one of the most successful composers of film music in Hollywood. Following the success of Korngold’s first volume of songs, Schott now presents the second volume, published ...

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10/07/2011

James Ehnes and the Pasadena Symphony Orchestra Present Korngold’s Violin Concerto

On October 29, the Pasadena Symphony performs Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s beloved masterpiece Violin Concerto. The concert, featuring Canadian violinist James Ehnes and renowned guest conductor Mei-Ann Chen, takes place at the Ambassador Auditorium in Pasadena, California. The concerto marked ...

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07/18/2011

Work of the Week - Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Der Ring des Polykrates

There is a true rarity in the programme of the southern Italian Festival della Valle d'Itria this year: on 24 July Der Ring des Polykrates ("The Ring of Polycrates") by Erich Wolfgang Korngold will be staged at the Palazzo Ducale of Martina Franca. The pre-World War I one-act-opera ...

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12/23/2010

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CHORSINFONIK  p 3: Editorial · Contents  pp 4-6: World Premières: Krzysztof Penderecki: "Powiało na mnie morze snów..." · Robert Beaser: Ground "O" · Rodion Shchedrin: Double Concerto · Gavin Bryars: New full length ballet · Chaya Czernowin: The Quiet ...

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11/22/2010

Work of the Week - Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Die tote Stadt

On the 26th of November, the Finnish National Opera based in Helsinki will present Finland’s national premiere of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's classic opera Die tote Stadt . Conducted by Mikko Franck, the work will be presented as a brand new production by the acclaimed Danish director Kasper ...

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