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Lecture

Patrick Bade
Krenek, Korngold and Weill: An Operatic Battle 1927-1928

Sunday 16.04.2023

Summary

Patric Bade discusses the cultural musical battle that took place in Germany and Austria between 1927 and 1928 between Erich Korngold, Ernst Krenek, and Kurt Weill. It was a pivotal moment, a moment of change from a type of modernism that was still tinged with the luscious, late romanticism of Mahler and Strauss, and a move toward a much tougher, grittier, more aesthetic type of modernism.

Patrick Bade

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Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.