Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born in Brunn, Moravia (modern Czech Republic) on May 29, 1897.A child prodigy, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory before embarking on a remarkable career as a classical and film composer during Hollywood’s Golden Age.Korngold composed incidental music for Much Ado About Nothing in 1918 for a Viennese production of this Shakespeare play, and later condensed the original chamber orchestra score to a work for violin and piano.The two movements featured in today’s performance reflect the charm and humor which explain the suite’s enduring popularity.Holzapfel und Schlehwein (Marsch der Wache), which translates to “Crabapple and Plum Wine (March of the Watch)”, depicts characters Dogberry and Verges, a humorously offbeat duo on a mission to thwart the schemes of the play’s troublemakers.Mummenschanz, which means “Masquerade,” provides a backdrop for one of the final scenes in the play. It depicts a festive party in which the characters set aside differences in favor of love.Tami Lee Hughes
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Four Pieces from Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11 Play
Recorded on 12/28/2012, uploaded on 12/28/2012
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II. Holzapfel und Schlehwein (Marsch der Wache)
IV. Mummenschanz
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was born in Brunn, Moravia (modern Czech Republic) on May 29, 1897. A child prodigy, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory before embarking on a remarkable career as a classical and film composer during Hollywood’s Golden Age. Korngold composed incidental music for Much Ado About Nothing in 1918 for a Viennese production of this Shakespeare play, and later condensed the original chamber orchestra score to a work for violin and piano. The two movements featured in today’s performance reflect the charm and humor which explain the suite’s enduring popularity. Holzapfel und Schlehwein (Marsch der Wache), which translates to “Crabapple and Plum Wine (March of the Watch)”, depicts characters Dogberry and Verges, a humorously offbeat duo on a mission to thwart the schemes of the play’s troublemakers. Mummenschanz, which means “Masquerade,” provides a backdrop for one of the final scenes in the play. It depicts a festive party in which the characters set aside differences in favor of love. Tami Lee Hughes
More music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Welt ist stille eingeschlafen
Come Away, Death
Unvergänglichkeit
Was Du mir bist?, from Drei Lieder, Op. 22
Mit Dir zu schweigen, from Drei Lieder, Op. 22
Welt ist stille eingeschlafen, from Drei Lieder, Op. 22
Suite from "Much Ado About Nothing"
Marietta's Lied, from Die Tote Stadt
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Ich ging zu ihm, from Das Wunder der Heliane
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Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano, Op. 78 in G Major
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