Korngold: Symphony in F Sharp, Tanzchen Im Alten Stil

Storgårds, John;
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

ODE 1182-2

Combining a popular masterwork with a rare discovery piece, this Erich Korngold album couples the monumental Symphony in F sharp with the world première of the 8-minute Tänzchen im alten Stil. Erich W. Korngold (1897 1957) was as an Austro-Hungarian composer with Jewish roots who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1943; his success as a Hollywood film composer culminated in two Academy Awards. The 50-minute Symphony in F sharp major, Op. 40, is Korngold s only symphony, written in a late Romantic style.
Composed between 1947 1952, it is dedicated to the memory of Franklin D. Roosevelt (died 1945). In 1959, Dimitri Mitropoulos wrote: All my life I have searched for the perfect modern work. In this symphony I have found it. In 1919, 22-year-old Korngold wrote Tänzchen im alten Stil during his military service in World War I. The world première performance of this rediscovered work took place in Jyväskylä, Finland, in 2007 under John Storgårds, who on this CD conducts the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Ondine

28-03-2011

761195118221