The lone symphony by a composer whose film music helped define the Hollywood sound is now the star of a landmark recording. The Korngold Symphony (Supertrain Records) showcases two historically ...

Korngold: Symphony in F Sharp Major (Abschiedlieder) Linda Finnie, contralto; BBC Philharmonic; Sir Edward Downes, conductor; (Chandos). The Symphony in F Sharp Major is Korngold’s richest and most ...

Seattle Symphony The very opening of Erich Korngold’s violin concerto demonstrates why he was the premier film composer of the silver screen’s Golden Age. The solo violin’s upward-arcing first phrase ...

This week on the Houston Symphony Broadcast, the orchestra presents two works by composers best known for their film scores, along with a set of "dances" for orchestra that seem to sum up the career ...

Spokane Symphony decided to title this weekend’s concerts “Brilliance and Virtuosity.” This certainly sums up the qualities needed to perform all the pieces on the program: The Three Jewish Poems of ...

The Pasadena Symphony, conducted by music director Jorge Mester, will open its 74th season with a world premiere concert performance of the Erich Korngold arrangement of Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer ...

In just a few years the concert works of Erich Wolfgang Korngold have gone from rarities to familiar repertoire. The Austrian composer’s post-Warner Brothers’ Symphony in F sharp has enjoyed notable ...