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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Matthew Sweet with a selection of music reflecting the film career of Hollywood composer Erich Korngold, including Captain Blood, The Adventures of Robin Hood and Kings Row.

Matthew Sweet with a selection of music reflecting the film career of pioneering Hollywood genius Erich Wolfgang Korngold, featuring examples from the scores for A Midsummer Night's Dream, Captain Blood, Juarez, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Sea Hawk, The Constant Nymph, Kings Row, Escape Me Never, and Magic Fire.

(first broadcast in 2017)

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17 minutes

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Sat 8 Aug 202015:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) Finale 1&2

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra, Berlin. Conductor: Gerd Albrecht.
    • CPO : 999-4492.
    • CPO.
    • 25.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Captain Blood (1935) Main Title

    Orchestra: Unknown. Conductor: Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
    • Premier Soundtracks : CDODEON13.
    • Premier Soundtracks.
    • 1.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Old England, Robin Hood & his Merry Men

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS : CHAN-10336.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 15.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex (1939) Elizabeth the Queen

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : DG-471347.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 10.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Sea Hawk (1940) Thorpe Enters the Castle - Duel

    Orchestra: Moscow S O. Conductor: William T. Stromberg.
    • NAXOS : 8-570110.
    • NAXOS.
    • 8.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    King's Row (1942)

    Orchestra: Warner Brothers S O. Conductor: Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
    • TURNER : 7243 8-38118 2.
    • TURNER.
    • 6.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    The Constant Nymph: Tomorrow, Op. 33

    Singer: Gigi Mitchell-Velasco. Choir: Linz Mozart Choir. Orchestra: Bruckner Orchestra of Linz. Conductor: Caspar Richter.
    • Korngold: Songs.
    • ASV.
    • 9.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Escape Me Never (1947)

    • THE SEA HAWK.
    • RCA VICTOR.
    • 11.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 6 May 201715:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 8 Aug 202015:00
    BBC Radio 3

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  • Sound of Cinema

    Your weekly roundup of the finest film scores and movie music with Edith Bowman.