It must have been some seven years ago that I first discovered the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1857-1957) and I remember feeling absolutely overjoyed. I immediately felt an incredible connection to his music and it was honestly a sensation that I could only remember from discovering classical music in my early childhood.
Ramon van Engelenhoven
Korngold: A portrait for piano
About the album
It must have been some seven years ago that I first discovered the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1857-1957) and I remember feeling absolutely overjoyed. I immediately felt an incredible connection to his music and it was honestly a sensation that I could only remember from discovering classical music in my early childhood. It more or less shocked me though that this had happened through my interest in symphonic film music rather than the classical music world that surrounded me, where at the time he seemed to be hardly known.
As I am writing this in 2024 I am reminded of how classical music is seemingly not unsusceptible to trends, despite the fact that we sometimes like to pretend otherwise. Not too long ago, I spoke about Korngold with a colleague of about my age. He referred to him as a ‘well-known classical composer’ and I was frankly quite taken aback by it. That things have been different in the past is quite an understatement, and it is thanks to a tough battle that has been fought by so many advocates over the last decades that we finally get to play (and hear!) his music again.
Tracklist click to play/pause
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (arr. Ramon van Engelenhoven)
Das Wunder der Heliane, Op. 20 Act II: "Ich ging zu ihm"
7:30
7:30
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Piano sonata No. 2, Op. 2
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I. Moderato
8:28
8:28
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II. Scherzo. Allegro impetuoso
8:09
8:09
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III. Largo
7:19
7:19
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IV. Finale. Allegro vivace
5:53
5:53
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (arr. Ramon van Engelenhoven)
Love Scene from "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
7:14
7:14
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (arr. Ramon van Engelenhoven)
The Sea Hawk
28:00
28:00
More information
| Label | TRPTK |
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| Genre(s) | Classical – Contemporary (> 1920) |
| Artist(s) | Ramon van Engelenhoven |
| Composer(s) | Engelenhoven, Ramon van Korngold, Erich Wolfgang |
| Recording location(s) | Muziekgebouw Eindhoven - Grote Zaal, Eindhoven (NL) |
| Recording date(s) | October 2022 |
| Cat. No. | TTK 0124 |
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| Release date |
March 29th, 2024 |
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Tech specs
| Microphones | Josephson C617 w/ Gefell MK221 capsules (main) |
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| Microphone preamps | Grace Design m801mk2 |
| AD/DA conversion | Merging Technologies Hapi MkII |
| Recording resolution | DSD 11.2MHz 1bit |
| Mastering resolution | PCM 352.8kHz 64bit |
| Monitoring (recording) | Audeze LCD-X |
| Monitoring (mastering) | Grimm Audio LS1be |
| Cabling | Purecable Optimus Link Microphone Cables |
