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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 - November 29, 1957) was a composer.

Korngold was born in an assimilated Jewish home in Brno, Austria-Hungary (now Czech Republic), the son of the music critic Julius Korngold, and studied music under Alexander von Zemlinsky and Robert Fuchs. Gustav Mahler, upon meeting the young Erich, called him a "musical genius." He had success in Europe with his opera Die tote Stadt (1920) among other pieces before moving to the United States in 1934, where he wrote a number of highly regarded film scores. He continued to write concert music in a rich, Romantic style, with a violin concerto among his notable later works. In 1943, Korngold became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He died in Hollywood, California.

His works include:

Songs of Farewell, Op. 14 (composed 1920; first performed 1921; orchestral version first performed 1923)
Piano Concerto (composed 1923; first performed 1924)
Songs of the Clown (1937)
Violin Concerto (composed 1945; first performed 1947)
Cello Concerto (1946)
Symphony in F sharp major, Op.40 (composed 1947–52; first performed 1954)

Piano Trio, op. 1 in D major (composed and first performed 1910)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor with concluding passacaglia (composed 1908; first performed 1908–9)
Piano Sonata No. 2, op. 2 in E major in three movements (composed 1910; first performed 1911)
Violin Sonata, op. 6 in G major (composed 1912; first performed 1916)
String Sextet, op. 10 in D major (first performed 1917)
Quintet for two violins, viola, violoncello and piano in E Major, op. 15 (composed 1920–21; first performed 1923)
String Quartet No.1, op.16 in A major (composed 1923; first performed 1924)
Piano Sonata No. 3, op. 25 in C major (composed 1931; first performed 1932) ([1])
String Quartet No.2, op.26 in E-flat major (composed 1933; first performed 1934)
String Quartet No.3, op.34 in D major (composed 1945; first performed 1946)

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