Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa (Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ]; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953 onward. Best known for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life". Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933, and became prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Bagdad (1940). The latter project brought him to Hollywood when production was transferred from wartime Britain, and Rózsa remained in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946. During his Hollywood career, he received 17 Academy Award nominations including three Oscars for Spellbound (1945), A Double Life (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959), while his concert works were championed by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, and János Starker. |
Birth and Death Data: Born April 18, 1907 (Budapest), Died July 27, 1995 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1937 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, conductor, adapter, songwriter
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D5VC-1582 | 12-in. | 12/12/1945 | Spellbound | Al Goodman Orchestra ; Irving Prager | Instrumental ensemble, with violin solo | composer | |
Victor | D6VB-1383 | 10-in. | 3/28/1946 | Strange love | Tex Beneke ; Glenn Miller Orchestra ; Arthur Malvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | D6VC-5185 | 12-in. | 3/11/1946 | Lost weekend | Al Goodman Orchestra ; Irving Prager ; Vladimir Sokoloff | Instrumental ensemble, with violin and piano solos | composer | |
Columbia | CO36677 | 10-in. | 1947 | Song of India | Julius Bürger ; Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | adapter | |
Columbia | CO36678 | 10-in. | 1947 | Hymn to the sun | Julius Bürger ; Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | adapter | |
Columbia | CO36679 | 10-in. | 1947 | Gypsy song | Julius Bürger ; Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia | CO36680 | 10-in. | 1947 | Fandango | Julius Bürger ; Charles Kullman | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6165 | 10-in. | 5/4/1937 | L'amour vu par… | Marcelle Bordas ; Pierre Chagnon | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rózsa, Miklós," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102916.
Rózsa, Miklós. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/102916.
"Rózsa, Miklós." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Rózsa, Miklós, 1907-1995 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125804
Wikidata: Miklós Rózsa - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q319396
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/114383553
MusicBrainz: Miklós Rózsa - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0008af7d-2aa1-4b4d-80af-b3b64ee3cac6
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