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Composer of the Week: Rozsa

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The seedy side of American life produced some of Hollywood's most striking achievements of the late forties. As Roderic Dunnett discovers, Rozsa was at the forefront of this postwar resurgence, writing imaginative and enduring scores for the likes of Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock. Rozsa's more personal style is reflected today in a rare choral work and the concerto spin-off from his Oscar-winning music to the 1945 thriller Spellbound.
The Killers; The Naked City (excerpts) Royal Philharmonic, conducted by the Composer
The Lost Weekend (excerpts)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Sedares
The Vanities of Life
Choir of the West, conductor Maurice H Skones
Spellbound Concerto
Leonard Pennario (piano), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, conducted by the Composer Repeated next Tuesday 11.30pm

Contributors

Unknown:
Roderic Dunnett
Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Unknown:
Alfred Hitchcock.
Conductor:
James Sedares
Piano:
Leonard Pennario
Source: Radio Times

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