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Korngold

American  
[kawrn-gohld, kawrn-gawlt] / ˈkɔrnˌgoʊld, ˈkɔrnˌgɔlt /

noun

  1. Erich Wolfgang 1897–1957, Austrian composer, conductor, and pianist in the U.S.


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There are also early songs by Alexander Zemlinsky, Alma Mahler and Erich Korngold, members of the Viennese musical elite circa 1900 and, like Weill, ultimately emigrés to America.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

This fall, the Calidore returns to Colburn to survey a hometown composer, the Hollywood film-score icon Erich Wolfgang Korngold, playing his little-known three string quartets in the first program, in Zipper Hall.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2024

"We need to know they are alive, if they're okay. It's the minimum," 63-year-old Korngold said in the temporary home to which he moved after his nearby village was ravaged by Hamas.

From Reuters Nov. 22, 2023

“Germany and Austria don’t have a fight with any country,” Korngold said.

From Seattle Times Nov. 5, 2023

Some, like Erich Korngold, leapt enthusiastically into this new, populist role with skill and seriousness, widening the scope and capability of the film orchestra in the process.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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