Composing for the Pictures: An Interview

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface and Acknowledgments ix
4. Permissions and Credits xv
5. ESSAYS
6. Korngold Father and Son in Vienna’s Prewar Public Eye 1
7. “You must return to life”: Notes on the Reception of Das Wunder der Heliane and Jonny spielt auf 37
8. Acoustic Space, Modern Interiority, and Korngold’s Cities 67
9. Korngold and Jewish Identity in Concert 89
10. New Opportunities in Film: Korngold and Warner Bros 111
11. “The caverns of the human mind are full of strange shadows”: Disability Representation, Henry Bellamann, and Korngold’s Musical Subtexts in the Score for Kings Row 131
12. American and Austrian Ruins in Korngold’s Symphony in F-sharp 167
13. Recollections of Zemlinsky from My Years of Study 193
14. Notes for an Interview 201
15. A Farewell to Vienna 207
16. Composing for the Pictures: An Interview 223
17. “Give up your plans of coming home”: Letters of a Viennese Father to His Son 233
18. Some Experiences in Film Music 247
19. Faith in Music! 255
20. CODA
21. Before and After Auschwitz: Korngold and the Art and Politics of the Twentieth Century 263
22. Index 315
23. Notes on the Contributors 327