Julius Korngold
Julius Leopold Korngold (24 December 1860 – 25 September 1945) was an Austrian music critic. He was the leading critic in early twentieth century Vienna, serving as chief music critic of the Neue Freie Presse from 1904 to 1934. His son was the composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, whom he named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of his favorite composers.
Also recorded as Julius Leopold Korngold
Julius Korngold
Zygmunt Skwirczyński · Österreichs Illustrierte Zeitung, 1911, Heft 14, Seite 348f. http: anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?aid=oiz datum=19110101 seite=14 zoom=33 daraus Ausschnitt · Public domain
- Name
- Julius Korngold
- Birth Name
- Julius Leopold Gagnon
- Born
- 22 December 1860
- Birthplace
- Brünn, Moravia, Austria
- Died
- 20 September 1945
- Place of death
- Hollywood, Los Angeles
- Occupation
- Music Critic
- Nationality
- Austria · United States
- Fields
- classical music
- Languages
- German
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Julius Leopold Korngold (24 December 1860 – 25 September 1945) was an Austrian music critic. He was the leading critic in early twentieth century Vienna, serving as chief music critic of the Neue Freie Presse from 1904 to 1934. His son was the composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold, whom he named after Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of his favorite composers.
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• Honorific Prefix — Dr • Name — Julius Korngold • Birth Name — Julius Leopold Gagnon • Born — 22 December 1860 • Birthplace — Brünn, Moravia, Austria • Died — 20 September 1945 • Place of death — Hollywood, Los Angeles • Occupation — Music Critic • Years Active — 1904-1934 • Children — Erich Wolfgang Korngold
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Life and career
He was the father of composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold. He co-wrote the libretto of the opera Die tote Stadt with his son (under the collective pseudonym Paul Schott). He died in Hollywood, California on 25 September 1945. In his time, he was known as the "dean of European music critics". He is most notable for championing the works of Gustav Mahler at a time when many did not think much of him.
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Julius Korngold is recorded as journalist, music critic, librettist, writer and musician.
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1860
Julius Korngold born at Brno.
1945
Julius Korngold died at Los Angeles.
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