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- catalog abstract "This first full-length biography chronicles Korngold's life and works from his days as a celebrated Wunderkind in imperial Vienna, through his spectacular career as a composer of opera and symphonic works, to his escape from and Nazis to America, where he pioneered the symphonic film score and won two Oscars. The author provides a detailed evaluation of the composer, his relationship with the serialists, his contribution to film music, and his place in music history. The book draws on interviews with many great musicians, singers, actors, writers, and directors, plus legendary figures from Hollywood's golden age, all of whom knew and worked with Korngold. A foreword by the composer's eldest son Ernst Korngold, a comprehensive discography and bibliography, rare illustrations, and a complete list of Korngold's works make this the definitive biography of a remarkable composer.--From publisher description.".
- catalog contributor b10240220.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Discography and filmography: p. 415-436.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-414) and index.".
- catalog description "This first full-length biography chronicles Korngold's life and works from his days as a celebrated Wunderkind in imperial Vienna, through his spectacular career as a composer of opera and symphonic works, to his escape from and Nazis to America, where he pioneered the symphonic film score and won two Oscars. The author provides a detailed evaluation of the composer, his relationship with the serialists, his contribution to film music, and his place in music history. The book draws on interviews with many great musicians, singers, actors, writers, and directors, plus legendary figures from Hollywood's golden age, all of whom knew and worked with Korngold. A foreword by the composer's eldest son Ernst Korngold, a comprehensive discography and bibliography, rare illustrations, and a complete list of Korngold's works make this the definitive biography of a remarkable composer.--From publisher description.".
- catalog extent "464 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Last prodigy.".
- catalog identifier "1574670298".
- catalog isFormatOf "Last prodigy.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Portland, Or. : Amadeus Press,".
- catalog relation "Last prodigy.".
- catalog spatial "Austria".
- catalog subject "780/.92 B 21".
- catalog subject "Composers Austria Biography.".
- catalog subject "Korngold, Erich Wolfgang, 1897-1957.".
- catalog subject "ML410.K7356 C37 1997".
- catalog title "The last prodigy : a biography of Erich Wolfgang Korngold / Brendan G. Carroll.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".