E. Korngold
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian composer and conductor who, having lost his Austrian nationality, adopted US citizenship. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history.He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.
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Die tote Stadt (1984)
In 1920s Germany, Erich Korngold's work was considered “degenerate” and banned. Eventually, in 1934, he left for Hollywood. There, he made a name for himself as a film composer and only rarely wrote great works for the stage. Many of his quite successful operas, composed between 1913 and 1927, st...
