Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 - November 29, 1957) was a composer.

Korngold was born in Brno, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic), the son of the music critic Julius Korngold, and studied music under Alexander von Zemlinsky. He had success in Europe with his opera Die tote Stadt (1920) among other pieces before moving to the United States where he wrote a number of highly regarded film scores. He continued to write concert music in a rich, Romantic style, with a concerto for violin among his notable later works. He died in Hollywood.

Works include:

Classical works

• Piano Concerto (composed 1923; first performed 1924)
• Songs of the Clown (1937)
• Violin Concerto (composed 1945; first performed 1947)
• Cello Concerto (1946)

Operas

• Der Ring des Polykrates (1916)
• Violanta (1916)
• Die tote Stadt (1920)
• Das Wunder der Heliane (opera) (1927)
• Die Kathrin (1939)

Film soundtracks

• Captain Blood (1935)
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
• The Sea Hawk (1940)
• The Sea Wolf (1941)
• Of Human Bondage (1945)

Operettas

• Eine Nacht in Venedig (One Night in Venice) (1923)
• Walzer aus Wien (Waltzes from Vienna) (1930)
• Das Lied der Liebe (The Song of Love) (1931)
• Die Geschiedene Frau (1932)
• The Great Waltz (1949)