The one hundred and fifty-seventh classical recording: #847 Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Violin Concerto

While as a film composer, Korngold is said to have brought more classical music influences to film, this work also shows the reverse. The Romance second movement especially feels like it supports a movie, the action moving through several scenes in a way that feels more like an opera or other narrative piece, just without the singers or performers. It's open ended enough there isn't a full story here, but it shows how even the influence of movies is carrying through in this piece in a way that's more rousing and fascinating than the methodical build that feels more prevalent in earlier works.