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Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Nationality: Austrian | Moravian
Born: May 29, 1897, Brünn, Austria-Hungary (Brno, Czech Republic) Died: November 29, 1957, Hollywood, CA (age 60)
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Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 6

(for violin and piano)
9:12 I. Ben moderato, ma con passione
10:35 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (con fuoco) - Trio - Moderato cantabile - Allegro molto (con fuoco)
7:48 III. Adagio. Mit tiefer Empfindung
8:40 IV. Finale. Allegretto quasi andante (con grazia)
Duration: 37 minutes (approximately)
Composed: 1912-1913 (age 14-16)
Published: 1913, Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne (age 15-16)
Dedication: Artur Schnabel and Carl Flesch
5 recordings, 14 videos
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9:36
Kristóf Baráti, Gábor Farkas
I. Ben moderato, ma con passione
11:42
Kristóf Baráti, Gábor Farkas
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (con fuoco) - Trio - Moderato cantabile - Allegro molto (con fuoco)
8:03
Kristóf Baráti, Gábor Farkas
III. Adagio. Mit tiefer Empfindung
10:14
Kristóf Baráti, Gábor Farkas
IV. Finale. Allegretto quasi andante (con grazia)
8:35
Christoph Schickedanz, Bernhard Fograscher
I. Ben moderato, ma con passione
9:50
Christoph Schickedanz, Bernhard Fograscher
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (con fuoco) - Trio - Moderato cantabile - Allegro molto (con fuoco)
7:25
Christoph Schickedanz, Bernhard Fograscher
III. Adagio. Mit tiefer Empfindung
7:21
Christoph Schickedanz, Bernhard Fograscher
IV. Finale. Allegretto quasi andante (con grazia)
39:17
Alexi Kenney, Dina Vainshtein
7:43
Novotný
III. Adagio. Mit tiefer Empfindung
8:51
Gránát, Gray
I. Ben moderato, ma con passione
8:11
Gránát, Gray
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto (con fuoco) - Trio - Moderato cantabile - Allegro molto (con fuoco)
7:34
Gránát, Gray
III. Adagio. Mit tiefer Empfindung
8:47
Gránát, Gray
IV. Finale. Allegretto quasi andante (con grazia)

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glossary

  • adagio [It]—slow tempo, often implying a lyrical, poignant character
  • allegretto—moderately quick tempo. slower than allegro but faster than andante
  • allegro [I]—fast, lively tempo. From the Italian word for cheerful or gay.
  • andante [I]—moderately slow tempo (e.g. walking). Faster than adagio but slower than allegretto
  • ben, bene—well, quite. e.g. "ben marcato" means "quite" accented
  • cantabile, cantate, cantando—singing, lyrical, flowing
  • chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
  • con [I,S]—with
  • duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
  • Empfindung [G]—feeling
  • finale [I], final [F]—The final movement, sometimes explicitly titled thus
  • fuoco, con fuoco, avec feu [Fr], mit Feuer [G], feurig [G]—fire, fiery; passionately, burning energy and excitement; impetuously
  • grazioso [I], con grazia, gratioso, graziös [G], Mit Grazie—graceful, gracefully; easy
  • ma—but, however
  • mit—with
  • moderato [I], moderamente, modéré [F], modérément [F]—moderately, at a moderate tempo, applying a touch of restraint to its related word(s), e.g. allegro moderato
  • molto [It]—very much
  • opus [L], opera[pl], Op., Opp, WoO, Op. posth—work, as in a work of art. For unique identification, publishers/composers often assign an "opus number", abbreviated as "Op." (e.g. Op. 1). A range of works by opus number, uses the plural "opp." (e.g. "Opp. 1-3"). A single opus number may refer to a collection of works (e.g. a set of quartets) giving rise to designations like "Op. 1, No. 4". For misc. works without opus numbers, "WoO" is often used (e.g."Without Opus"). Posthumously assigned numbers may use "Op. posth". Opus numbers may not precisely reflect chronology (publication vs. composition), can be erroneous, sparse or duplicative. Thus, the works of some historically important composers may use separate catalog numbers (e.g. Bach, Haydn, Schubert). See wiki
  • passione [I]—passion, feeling
  • quasi—almost, almost like, as if
  • scherzo—lively, brisk, typically in a triple meter; usually a three-part form with central, contrasting trio
  • sonata, sonate, suonato—a complicated term. Originally, "sounded" rather than "sung" (sonar vs. cantar), e.g. instrumental music. According to historical period, sonata began to imply a formal plan of movements as well as the structure within a single movement, e.g. sonata form. In general usage as a work title, it designates a multi-movement piece for solo or duo instruments with one of the instruments enjoying a feature role.
  • tief [G], tiefer, etc.—deep, profound
  • violin sonata—a multi-movement work for violin and keyboard (or continuo) though there are sonatas for solo violin as well as sonatas in a single movement. While the violin would seem to be the featured instrument, many sonatas starting with the classical period find the piano to be an equal partner in the sense of a chamber work for two players.