Books & References

It is as if nature had amassed all of her musical gifts and laid them in the cradle of this extraordinary child.

- Felix Weingartner (conductor)

Biographies in English
		Carroll, Brendan G. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold, (1897-1957): His Life and Works." Paisley, Scotland: Wilfion Books, 1988. Softcover, 43 pages. Out-of-print
		Duchen, Jessica. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold (20Th-Century Composers)." London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1996. Softcover, 239 pages.
		Carroll, Brendan G. "The Last Prodigy : A Biography of Erich Wolfgang Korngold." Portland, Oregon: Amadeus Press, 1997. Hardcover, 464 pages. Out-of-print

Biographies in German (auf Deutsch)
Korngold, Luzi. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold." Vienna: Verlag Elisabeth Lafite, Vienna, 1967. Hardcover, 112 pages. Out-of-print
Feurstein-Prasser, Michaela, and Michael Haas (eds.). "Die Korngolds: Klischee, Kritik und Komposition." Vienna: Jewish Museum Vienna, 2007. Softcover, 212 page, with audio CD. In German with English translations / auf Deutsch mit englische Übersetzungen Catalogue accompanying the exhibition at the Jewish Museum Vienna, 28 Nov 07 - 18 May 08.
Wagner, Guy. "Korngold: Musik ist Musik." Berlin: Matthes & Seitz Berlin, 2008. Hardcover, 535 pages.

Biographies in Other Languages
		Turco, Mario Tedeshi. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold." Verona: Cierre Edizione, 1997. Pubblicato con il patrocinio scientifico dell'Archivio Nino Rota, Venezia, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Istituto per la musica, e con il contributo del Centro Mazziano di Verona Softcover, 157 pages. (Italian)
		Derny, Nicholas. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold." Geneva: Editions Papillon, 2008. Softcover, 157 pages. (French)

Historical Publications
Hoffmann, Dr. Rudolf Stefan. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold." Vienna: Carl Stephenson Verlag, 1922. Hardcover, 131 pages. In German / auf Deutsch Out-of-print
Korngold, Julius. "Child Prodigy: Erich Wolfgang's Years of Childhood." New York: Willard Publishing Company, 1945. Hardcover, 80 pages. In English Out-of-print
Korngold, Julius. "Die Korngolds in Wien: Der Musikkriteker und das Wunderkind." Zurich: M&T Verlag (Edition Musik & Theater), 1991. Hardcover, 401 pages. In German / auf Deutsch Out-of-print (The working title for Julius Korngold's memoirs in 1944 was "Postludes in Major and Minor").

Publications on Related Subjects
		Van der Lek, Robbert. "Diegetic Music in Opera and Film." Amsterdam: Editions Rodopi B.V., 1991. Softcover, 370 pages. In English
		Pöllmann, Helmut. "Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Aspekte seines Schaffens." Mainz: Schott Musik International, 1998. Hardcover, 168 pages. In German / auf Deutsch
		Stollberg, Arne. "Durch den Traum zum Leben: Erich Wolfgang Korngolds Oper 'Die tote Stadt'." Mainz: Are Musik Verlags GmbH, 2003. Hardcover, 308 pages. In German / auf Deutsch
		Stollberg, Arne (Hg). "Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Wunderkind der Moderne oder letzte Romantiker." Munich: edition text + kritik (Richard Boorberg Verlag), 2007. Softcover, 334 pages. In German / auf Deutsch Proceedings from the first symposium ever dedicated completely to the composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, held in Bern, 13-16 Sep 2007.

Publications by the Korngolds
Korngold, Julius. "Deutsches Opernschaffen der Gegenwart." Leipzig: Leonhardt-Verlag, 1921. Hardcover, 376 pages. In German / auf Deutsch Out-of-print
Korngold, Luzi: "Lieber Meister Chopin: Eine romantische Biographie." Vienna: Amalthea-Verlag, 1960. Hardcover, 303 pages. In German / auf Deutsch Out-of-print
Erich Wolfgang Kornold contributed an original Preface to: Devaré, Ulrich. "Faith in Music." New York: Comet Press Books, 1958. Hardcover, 69 pages. In English Out-of-print Korngold's preface is reproduced in part in Carroll, "The Last Prodigy," pp. 358-9.

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