He later worked for alexander korda in london and in america, eventually settling in hollywood, where he enjoyed a successful career writing music for films. Miklos rozsa 18 april 1907 27 july 1995 was a hungarianborn composer trained in germany 19251931, and active in france 19311935, england 19351940, and. Miklos rozsa was one of the musical giants of hollywoods golden age. News and recordings upcoming performances are listed on the concerts page see above. This discography lists recordings on compact disc cd that have been issued in north america or europe. We encourage everyone to register, although it is optional and the site is.
Jonathan barry prendergast, 3 november 1933, york, england. Miklos rozsa already had a promising career as a composer in the concert hall when he started writing movie scores in the mid1930s. Discography dicographys about miklos rozsa all about rozsa his concert music all rozsa compositions about the society all about the rozsa society discussion forum the rozsa forum features featured articles related sites related sites audio audio samples. Find miklos rozsa discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
The story offers testimony to hitchocks supreme mastery of suspense, camera work, and cinematography. Miklos rozsa was a true renaissance man highly cultured, knowledgeable in the visual and aural arts, well educated, fluent in a number of languages, held in high esteem by his colleagues, friends, family, and the general public, and a most gracious gentleman. Miklos rozsa benhur original motion picture soundtrack. His music has been both light in tone and heavily dramatic in feeling, and he was one of very few film composers highly regarded enough to be accepted to the classical stage as well as in the motion picture studio. By the end of that decade, he was working on the most expensive movie being made in england, and by the end of the decade that followed, he was under contract to the biggest studio in hollywood. Born into a welltodo hungarian family, miklos rozsa manifested an interest in music especially folk music as a young boy and was drawn to the life of a musician despite his fathers best. Thunder in the city original main and end titles music by miklos rozsa by doug raynes. It was later recorded with rozsa conducting the frankenland state orchestra.
The epic film music of miklos rozsa is an expanded version of the kind of soundtrack compilations that were available in the 1960s. In 1926, he began studying at the leipzig conservatory where he was considered a brilliant student. Find miklos rozsa discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Albums include spellbound, king of kings, and rudyard kiplings jungle book. Music profile for miklos rozsa, born 18 april 1907. A major composer, long dismissed as a hollywood sellout, may finally be coming into his own. He had suffered a stroke about three weeks ago and been put on life support, family members told the associated press. Selznick threatened legal action against the use of the instrument in the lost weekend until it was pointed out that the mere use of a particular instrument could not be ed. S the original score from the motion picture on discogs.
Important composer for films from the 1930s until the 80s. Renowned as one of the leading composers of film soundtrack music, barry began his career leading the john barry seven. This score represents classic rozsa at his best, weaving romance and tenderness, suspense and tragedy, action and fanfare, into a grand, operatic tapestry. Miklos rozsa created the distinctive and dramatic sound for a hollywood epic film in the 1950s. The film music of miklos rozsa hdtracks the worlds. Miklos rozsa april 18, 1907, budapest, austrohungarian empire july 27, 1995, forest lawn, usa was a hungarianborn composer best known for his film scores. Miklos rozsa april 18, 1907, budapest, austrohungarian empire july 27, 1995, forest lawn, usa was a hungarianborn composer best known for his film. Of the latter, one of the most widely known is spellbound concerto for piano and orchestra, derived from his. The last movement is handled with an explosive desperation as if a torrent. It is questionable, however, whether the golden voyage of sinbad, beau brummell. The 78rpm album became the first substantial recording of hollywood film music. Allowing for the fact that most of the rozsa scores represented would stand up well on their own, this is a good survey of his work in the genre, especially for neophyte listeners. By the time he signed on with mgm for what he called his fourth phase, a successful series of historically themed costume dramas that included quo vadis whose musical tracks are still lost and benhur, the hungarianborn composer had already written music for a disparate collection of films, including the.
Later in 1987 rozsa was the guest of honour at a gala charity concert of his music given by the royal philharmonic. Miklos rozsa, 88, composer of film music the new york times. After the release of this exquisite album, fitzpatrick dared to dream of going. The stellar cast included ingrid bergman playing dr. The screen career of composer miklos rozsa flourished in the darkened. Miklos rozsa conducts his epic film scores hdtracks. Miklos rozsa was nominated for his scores for both spellbound and the lost weekend the same year. World premiere allnew recording of masterful miklos rozsa score for 1947 delmer daves film from george agnew chamberlain tale of passion and deception, love and murder, starring edward g.
Music composed by miklos rozsa intrada limited edition 2cd. The double life of miklos rozsa commentary magazine. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Miklos rozsa bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Miklos rozsa sahara orchestral suite live with applause humphrey bogart by prospro8. Miklos rozsa was born in budapest and was introduced to classical and folk music by his mother, regina, a pianist who had studied with pupils of franz liszt, and his father, gyula, a welltodo industrialist and landowner who loved hungarian folk music rozsas maternal uncle lajos, violinist with the budapest opera, presented young miklos with his first instrument at the age of five.
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