@ the bindery „Music is music, whether it is for the stage, the conductor’s podium or the cinema. The form may change, the way it is notated may differ, but the composer must make no concessions whatsoever to what he believes to be his own musical convictions.“ – Erich Wolfgang Korngold If anyone knows about different forms of music, it is Erich Wolfgang Korngold. His musical curriculum vitae can be described as modern in its time, almost unconventional. He wrote stage and orchestral works, songs and symphonies as well as film music. A balancing act between Europe and Hollywood, between …

@ Schloss Türnich Thus Maurice Ravel, while he was working on his first and only piano trio. If one considers the external circumstances of its creation – the outbreak and beginning of the First World War, – it quickly becomes clear where this inner despair comes from. Did Ravel want to finish the work quickly in order to fulfill his desire to go to war for France as soon as possible. But instead of said B-accidentals, gloom and tears, Ravel’s so typical sound poetry surprises instead. Thus his music sounds almost „cheerful and relaxed,“ as Ravel biographer Theo Hirsbrunner describes …