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Due to its disastrous Viennese premiere in 1954, Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony in F sharp was quickly dropped from the repertoire. Yet this late masterpiece, along with Korngold's opera Die tote Stadt, found receptive audiences in the 1970s and has become one of his best-known works. The old criticisms against Korngold's traditional tonality, his conservative formal bent, and his professional Hollywood polish no longer matter; nor should his occasionally spicy dissonances, angular melodies, and ambitious orchestration prove an obstacle to appreciation. Korngold's dense and dramatic symphony may be regarded either as a late development of Mahlerian post-Romanticism or as an offshoot of tonal Modernism, as practiced by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Yet the music's coherence, emotional depth, memorability, and impact matter more than its stylistic lineage; and because this work bears the stamp of a mature master, it is likely to endure despite the contretemps and controversies of music history. Franz Welser-Möst and the Philadelphia Orchestra play Korngold's vivid score with great energy and passion, and this excellent 1995 performance truly deserves its place in EMI's catalog. Barbara Hendricks is simply gorgeous in the four songs from Sechs einfache Lieder and "Mariettas Lied" from Die tote Stadt, and these filler pieces are desirable in their own right.
© TiVo
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Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor, MainArtist - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor, MainArtist - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor, MainArtist - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor, MainArtist - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestra - Simon Woods, Producer - Barbara Hendricks, Soprano Vocals, MainArtist - Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Composer
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
Due to its disastrous Viennese premiere in 1954, Erich Wolfgang Korngold's Symphony in F sharp was quickly dropped from the repertoire. Yet this late masterpiece, along with Korngold's opera Die tote Stadt, found receptive audiences in the 1970s and has become one of his best-known works. The old criticisms against Korngold's traditional tonality, his conservative formal bent, and his professional Hollywood polish no longer matter; nor should his occasionally spicy dissonances, angular melodies, and ambitious orchestration prove an obstacle to appreciation. Korngold's dense and dramatic symphony may be regarded either as a late development of Mahlerian post-Romanticism or as an offshoot of tonal Modernism, as practiced by Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Yet the music's coherence, emotional depth, memorability, and impact matter more than its stylistic lineage; and because this work bears the stamp of a mature master, it is likely to endure despite the contretemps and controversies of music history. Franz Welser-Möst and the Philadelphia Orchestra play Korngold's vivid score with great energy and passion, and this excellent 1995 performance truly deserves its place in EMI's catalog. Barbara Hendricks is simply gorgeous in the four songs from Sechs einfache Lieder and "Mariettas Lied" from Die tote Stadt, and these filler pieces are desirable in their own right.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:56
- Main artists: Franz Welser-Möst Philadelphia Orchestra Barbara Hendricks
- Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
A Warner Classics release, © 2004 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics release, ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Limited
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