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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 reveals,
Miklos Rozsa was at the forefront of this postwar flowering, writing imaginative scores for the likes of Billy Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock.
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 from last Tuesday

Contributors

Unknown:
Roderic Dunnett
Unknown:
Miklos Rozsa
Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Unknown:
Alfred Hitchcock.
Conductor:
James Sedares
Conductor:
Maurice H Skones
Piano:
Leonard Pennario
Source: Radio Times

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