Three Pieces Op. 11 from Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing' - from Shakespeare's 'Much Ado About Nothing'

New incidental music was required for a performance of William Shakespeare's comedy Much Ado about Nothing in the Schonbrunn Schlosstheater in Vienna in 1920. Erich Wolfgang Korngold had already composed this music two years previously; he also conducted the premiere in May 1920. In January of the same year however, Korngold's entertaining suite also received its first performance and its catchy melodies have guaranteed its popularity up to the present day. A third version arranged by the composer for string quartet surfaced at an auction in 1984 : this version of the work had however never been performed. The Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde  Society of Music Lovers  in Vienna succeeded in purchasing this three-movement version which will receive its much belated performance almost a century after its creation.