Just How Great Was Korngold, Really?
Ivan Hewett: "Half a century after his death, the jury is still out on Erich Korngold. Was he just a talented but unself-critical dreamer, following the late-romantic style of Richard Strauss and Mahler but without their genius? Or was he a really distinctive voice who had the misfortune to be born at the wrong time?" The Daily Telegraph (UK) 01/14/09

Posted January 14, 2009 07:09 AM