Korngold: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 (Live)

Featuring

Seiji Ozawa
Benjamin Schmid
David Frühwirth
Henri Sigfridsson
Hanna Weinmeister
Quirine Viersen

Silke Avenhaus
Wiener Philharmoniker
Erich Wolfgang Korngold

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Instruments

Both violinists on this album, Benjamin Schmid and David Frühwirth, play on Stradivarius violins.

Critical Reception

Korngold's fame as a film composer made it difficult for him to be recognized as a 'serious composer' later in his life, and his music was considered old-fashioned.

Historical Context

A 'Korngold Renaissance' began in the 1980s and 90s, leading to renewed interest in his operas and instrumental music.

Composer Biography

Forced into exile in 1938, Korngold became one of Hollywood's most significant film composers, writing 17 film scores between 1935 and 1946.

Composition History

The Violin Concerto Op. 35, featured on this album, was premiered in 1947 by the renowned violinist Jascha Heifetz.

Composer Biography

Erich Wolfgang Korngold, born in 1897, began composing at age eight and became a student of Alexander Zemlinsky on the advice of Gustav Mahler in 1908.

Composition History

Korngold's early career culminated in 1920 with the sensational success of his third opera, Die Tote Stadt, which premiered simultaneously in Hamburg and Cologne.