
Korngold: Piano Trio - Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
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1/7Composer Biography
Erich Wolfgang Korngold, a child prodigy, impressed Gustav Mahler with his music at the age of nine.
Composer Biography
Erich Wolfgang Korngold became world-famous at 23 with his opera Die tote Stadt, but later settled in Hollywood to compose film scores.
Composition History
Korngold's Piano Trio, Op. 1 was his first published work, composed when he was not yet thirteen years old.
Composition History
Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht, originally for string sextet, was transcribed for piano trio by his former pupil, pianist Eduard Steuermann, with Schoenberg's authorization.
Composition History
Schoenberg's Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) was inspired by a poem by Richard Dehmel and composed within three weeks in September 1899.
Compositional Technique
Verklärte Nacht was innovative for its extended tonality and its synthesis of programme music (like Liszt and Wagner) with the abstract formal idiom of Brahms.
Performer Biography
The Fidelio Trio, featuring Irish musicians Darragh Morgan (violin) and Mary Dullea (piano) and Scottish cellist Robin Michael, has performed at prestigious venues worldwide.



















