IDAGIO | Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Op. 40 - Much ado about nothing, Op. 11 8720604703733

Featuring

Marc Albrecht
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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Compositional Technique

Musicologist Alexander Kuhlo noted that Korngold's Symphony in F sharp reuses themes from his film scores, such as Juarez, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Captain Blood, Anthony Adverse, and Kings Row.

Composer Biography

Korngold's early works were premiered by notable figures: his ballet Der Schneemann at the Hofoper in Vienna, his Piano Trio 'christened' by Bruno Walter, and his Piano Sonata in E premiered by Artur Schnabel.

Composer Biography

Korngold became a prominent film composer in Hollywood, winning two Oscars, but considered his film scores 'operas without song' and used Wagnerian leitmotifs and a large late-Romantic orchestra.

Composer Biography

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, the composer, was a child prodigy who played his cantata Gold for Gustav Mahler at age 10.

Composition History

Korngold's Symphony in F sharp, Op. 40, completed in 1952, was dedicated to the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt, whom the composer greatly admired.

Composition History

Korngold's incidental music for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing was originally 14 pieces for a small ensemble, later arranged into a five-part orchestral suite for concert halls.

Performer Biography

Marc Albrecht, the conductor on this album, is acclaimed for his interpretations of Wagner and Strauss and has held positions as Music Director of the Staatstheater Darmstadt and Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg.