With Roderic Dunnett. Quo Vadis grossed more than any MGM spectacular since Gone with the Wind and launched Rozsa on a trail of epic blockbusters. But there were also lighter moments in his film career, such as the 1949 Vincente Minnelli remake of Flaubert's
Madame Bovary. In the concert hall, Rozsa achieved box-office success with a violin concerto heard here in the celebrated performance by its dedicatee - Jascha Heifetz.
Quo Vadis (excerpts) original soundtrack
Madame Bovary Waltz
City of Prague Philharmonic, conductor Kenneth Alwyn
String Quartet No 1 (Scherzo) New World Quartet Violin Concerto
Jascha Heifetz , Dallas Symphony Orchestra, conductor Walter Hendl Repeated next Wednesday 11.30pm