Austro-Hungarian Composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold Died On This Day in 1957 [ON-THIS-DAY]

Austro-Hungarian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold died on this day in 1957 – aged 62

Austro-Hungarian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold died on this day in 1957 – aged 62.

Remembered as one of the founders of film music, he was awarded the 1938 Academy Award for his score to The Adventures of Robin Hood – widely respected as one of the finest film scores ever written.

Korngold's major contributions to the violin repertoire include a sonata and his Violin Concerto in D Major Op. 35.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr4FxVMifCw

VC YOUNG ARTIST RICHARD LIN | KORNGOLD VIOLIN CONCERTO | HENDRIK VESTMANN & NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE ORCHESTRA | 2015 JOSEPH JOACHIM VIOLIN COMPETITION HANNOVER

Korngold & Britten Violin Concertos |CD|

Vilde Frang, Violin

James Gaffigan and Frankfurt Radio Symphony

Release Date: February 5, 2016

Warner Classics