Erich Wolfgang Korngold and his Compositions for Violin

Till the recent time Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957) has been mainly konwn as an author of a film music.His dream to become a respected composer of an absolute music is being fulfilled today - Violin concerto in D major has become his most performed piece. A major part of this dissertation deals with the problematic of the origin and the destiny of this work. It is completed by the author´s biography and the overview of his other pieces, which are dedicated to the violin