Emerging from the Shadows: Rediscovering the Legacies of Weinberg & Korngold

The read

It runs a compact 52m.

Synopsis

How do artists keep creating even in the darkest of times? How did the life-altering events of World War II shape our musical landscape up to today? This documentary uncovers the poignant stories of Mieczyslaw Weinberg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Two 20th-century composers of profound artistry, whose legacy is only recently being rediscovered after having been overshadowed in the aftermath of the Holocaust.

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Key crew

• Veronika Emily PohlDirector

Cast

• Constantine OrbelianSelf
• Kristina Reiko CooperSelf
• Erich Wolfgang KorngoldSelf (archive footage)
• Mieczysław WeinbergSelf (archive footage)

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