Thanks to WWM (Wonderful Web Master) for an alert to the fact that Miklos Rozsa, towering genius of Hollywood and much else, was born in Budapest 101 years ago today. Hear him out-Korngolding Korngold below in the opening titles of the 1959 Ben Hur.
Speaking of Ben Hur (and how's this for multitasking in one post), anyone who is in London and very on-the-ball should come to the RFH tomorrow night to see the original 1925 silent Ben Hur with Carl Davis's score - just as fabulous in a totally different way - played live by our own LPO. But hurry, because the Silver Screen Series is wildly popular and always sells out! The website is worth a visit as it's full of info, film clips and music to hear. Carl Davis gives a pre-concert talk at 6.15pm and the film kicks off at 7.30pm.
Back to Rozsa: for those of more purist bent, have a listen to Rozsa's concert music if you don't know it already: the Sinfonia Concertante and the Cello Concerto are full of thrills.
2 comments:
Thanks for this... He was one of the greats in the Film music world. Learning about Film music without watching a film he's done is rather like learning about 20th century history and ignoring WWII. Pretty much every composer who is anyone references him.
Chip
Hi,
Just so you guys know Chandos Records launches the first in a brand new series of Rozsa Orchestral Works in October performed by the BBC Phil, conducted by Rumon Gamba (also know for his film music interpretations)
Works on volume 1 include: Overture to a Symphony Concert / Tripartita Op 33 / Hungarian Serenade Op 25 / Three Hungarian Sketches für großes Orchester, Op 14
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