By Greg Cahill | From the January/February 2026 issue of Strings “Throughout our careers, we have all been great admirers of Korngold, having engaged with his music as players, listeners, and teachers,” says violinist Austin Hartman when asked about the Pacifica Quartet’s decision to record an album of quartets, quintets, and sextets by Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897–1957), who also composed for Hollywood adventure films.