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Summary:

A child prodigy in Habsburg Vienna, Korngold was a musical sensation in Europe during the 1920's. Later, stranded in America by the rise of fascism, he found new fame as the inventor of the lush Hollywood film score. Clips from films such as the Errol Flynn swashbucklers Robin Hood and The Sea Hawk are included. Includes a concert featuring a selection of Korngold's concertos and extracts from his early piano works.

Contributors:

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957 , composer

Kavakos, Leonidas , instrumentalist

Otter, Anne Sofie von , performer

Viersen, Quirine , instrumentalist

Frey, Alexander, 1961- , instrumentalist

Wolff, Hugh, 1953- , conductor

West, Samuel, 1966- , narrator

Gavin, Barry , director

Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Digital Classics (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Spoken portions in English.

Other Related Resources:

In: Between Two Worlds: Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Related Series:

Classical performance in video

Subjects:

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957

Composers — Austria — Biography

Composers

Austria

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

Biographies

Performers:

Leonidas Kavakos, violin ; Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano ; Quirine Viersen, cello ; Alexander Frey, piano ; additional soloists ; Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hugh Wolff ; Samuel West, narrator.

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Jul. 25, 2014).
Includes instrumental excerpts of Korngold's concertos for cello and violin and extracts from his early piano works.
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (59 minutes)).

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

891106074

Other Control Numbers:

2406056 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP2406056/clpv