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Miklós Rózsa (April 18, 1907 - July 23, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores. He was natural around Budapest. A recipient of Xvii Academy Award nominations, he won 3 Oscars: for Spellbound, A Double Life, and Ben-Hur (1959).
Notable film scores
Concert works
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Miklós Rózsa Insightful biography and reminiscence from the American Composers Orchestra series David Raksin Remembers His Colleagues. Miklós Rózsa in Toronto and Hamilton Details of 1977 Ontario Film Institute including several photographs. Notes the composer's thoughts--not all flattering--about a number of contemporaries. Miklos Rozsa Picture and biography from The Ensemble Sospeso's 2000 performance at Lincoln Center. Includes extended quotes from the composer Miklós Rózsa Background information and praise for his Hungarian-rooted non-film compositions. Miklós Rózsa at M-G-M Review of CD covering highlights of his time with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Notes similarities between his film and non-film work. Miklós Rózsa: Passion And Discipline Essay by Chris Blackford examines his life, Hungarian roots, and the emotional effect of his compositions, showing the historical perspective and providing addresses and links. Miklós Rózsa and The Thief of Bagdad Autobiographical account of the development of the score and various back stories, trials, and struggles. Illustrated with portraits, copies of letters, newspaper articles, and scenes from the film. Rózsa: Film Scores Classical Net review of the CD in 1998. Talks about his place among modern composers, his use of the theremin, and evaluates the various works on the disk. Miklos Rozsa: He Made Film Noir Sing Evaluation of his work in the genre during the 1950s, including Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, The Naked City, and The Asphalt Jungle. Miklos Rozsa: Complete Works for Solo Piano CD review by David Cleary delves into some of his non-film compositions. |
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