When Erich Wolfgang Korngold visited his old homeland of Europe after the Second World War, he had to realize that he was forgotten. His popularity in the USA and his film music Oscars didn't count in this country. In the meantime, however, the composer has experienced his deserved worldwide revival. The Viennese child prodigy was born in 1897 into a dying world. Influenced by his father, the powerful conservative music critic Julius Korngold, Erich Wolfgang Korngold grew up in the music tradition of the 19th century. Early on, his repertoire as a composer included songs, instrumental works and operas such as the acclaimed Dead City. From the 1920s onwards, he embarked on his own musical paths away from classical music, such as the adaptation of operettas. Dealing with the wide range of Korngold's world of sound is just as much a subject of the book as the composer's life with its ups and downs. The role of his wife Luzi, who always stood by him, and the positive reception of Korngold in recent years complement the wide-ranging subject matter of the reader. This includes the contribution of Korngold's granddaughter Kathrin Korngold Hubbard. She tells a moving story about her life in the USA as a musician following in the footsteps of her famous grandfather.