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The Analysis and Interpretation of Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

臺北市立大學 / 音樂學系 / Author:Chang, Yu-Chen

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The Analysis and Interpretation of Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

The purpose of this interpretation report is to explore the music analysis and interpretation of Violin Concerto in D major (Op. 35, 1945) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957). As the first classical music composer to enter Hollywood, Korngold wrote a new chapter in the history of film soundtrack and received high praise. However, many of his classical music works were not appreciated by critics during his lifetime. It was only in recent decades that this composer finally rose from the shadow of the past. When the premiere was completely ignored by the whole music circle, probably few people could expect that "Violin Concerto in D major" would become one of the mainstream repertoires in today's concerts. This work is an important piece of his return to serious music period (1946-1957) from the creation of film soundtrack. The whole work is divided into three movements. The theme melody is taken from his film soundtrack "Another Dawn" (1937), which was premiered by the Violin Master Jascha Heifetz (1901-1987) and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra in 1947, and dedicated to Alma Maria Mahler Gropius Werfel (1879-1964), wife of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), who promoted him. This paper is divided into five chapters for discussion: the first chapter is the introduction, which puts forward the research motivation and methods; the second chapter is the life and important works of Korngold, from which we can understand the composer; the third chapter is the discussion of creative style and music, from which we can further understand the background for creation of Violin Concerto in D major, and further analyze its unique creative style and skills. The fourth chapter is the interpretation of the performance, aiming at the difficulties in exploring the skills, and puts forward suggestions on interpretation; and the fifth chapter is the conclusion, which is the summary of the full text. It is hoped that this paper can make readers and performers closer to this work and appreciate its rich musical connotation.