Violin Concerto (Korngold)
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold composed his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, in 1945. A typical performance lasts about 25 minutes.
Bronislaw Huberman, who persuaded Korngold to write his Violin Concerto.
Alma Mahler
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Alma Mahler-Werfel was an Austrian composer, author, editor, and socialite. Musically active from her early years, she became a fixture of Vienna's fin de siècle cultural scene, and struck up friendsh
Violin Concerto (Korngold)
…Julius Korngold. He was thus determined to prove himself with a work that combined vitality and superb craftsmanship. The concerto was dedicated to Alma Mahler, the widow of Korngold's childhood mentor Gustav Mahler. It was premiered on 15 February 1947 by Jascha Heifetz and the St. Louis Symphony under conductor…
Mahler in 1909
Gustav Mahler in 1909
Alma Mahler and the daughters Maria (at left) and Anna (at right) with her first husband Gustav Mahler; cabinet card photo c. 1906
House of Franz Werfel and Alma Mahler in Sanary-sur-Mer