Erich Wolfgang Korngold didn’t need Hollywood, but it saved his life. A celebrated musical prodigy in his native Austria, 23-year-old Korngold (1897–1957) composed an opera so expansive in its ...

As news of the American Revolution traveled through Europe, ideas around about personal freedom and nationalism emerged, impacting all areas of society, including the arts. Classical music ...

You might not be familiar with Luise Adolpha Le Beau, a German Romantic composer and advocate for women who write music. More than 100 years later, her work is still delighting new listeners. You can ...

HISTORIANS of music are accustomed to speak of the first half or three quarters of the nineteenth century as the Romantic Period in music, and of those composers who immediately follow Beethoven — ...

He revived interest in a “problem child” in the pantheon of high romantic composers, bringing Berlioz overdue recognition as one of France’s greatest composers. By Adam Nossiter John Nelson, a genial ...

Like the reigning romantic heroes of mid-19th century musical Europe, Chopin and Liszt, New Orleans-born Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-69) had sex appeal aplenty. As a Wunderkind pianist-composer in ...