Korngold and His World (The Bard Music Festival) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691198284 ISBN 13: 9780691198286

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2019

Synopsis

A brand-new look at the life and music of renowned composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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, 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, 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 The volume also features numerous historical documents―many previously unpublished and in first-ever English translations―including essays by the composer as well as memoirs by his wife, Luzi Korngold, and his father, the renowned music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 2019
Korngold and His World
Bard College
August 9–11 and 16–18, 2019

About this title

About the Author

Daniel Goldmark is professor of music and director of the Center for Popular Music Studies at Case Western Reserve University. His books include Tunes for 'Toons. Kevin C. Karnes is professor of music at Emory University. His books include Arvo Pärt’s "Tabula Rasa."

Review

"In addition to ‘Heliane,’ . . . Bard is taking a two-week deep dive into Korngold’s broader catalog as well . . . . Tying the programs together is a new collection of scholarship, Korngold and His World. " (New York Times)

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0691198284
• ISBN 13: 9780691198286
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Goldmark Daniel, Karnes Kevin C.