Composer of the Week - Miklos Rozsa (1907-1995) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) - Cameos and Cutaways

Miklos Rozsa (1907-1995) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Donald Macleod explores the music of two composers who provided the soundtrack to Hollywood's Golden Age. 5/5. Cameos and Cutaways On a visit to their homelands, Korngold and Rozsa questioned whether they had betrayed their heritage. This led both men to take stock of their careers and turn to a familiar musical idiom, the symphony. Korngold: Prelude to Violanta Austrian Radio Orchestra, Vienna Max Schonherr (conductor) Korngold: Theme and Variations Austrian Radio Orchestra, Vienna Max Schonherr (conductor) Rozsa: Hungarian Nocturne, Op 28 Philharmonia Hungarica Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Op 40 (2nd mvt) BBC Philharmonic Edward Downes (conductor) Rozsa: Symphony in Three Movements (3rd mvt) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra James Sedares (conductor) Rozsa: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (Finale) Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra Elmer Bernstein (conductor).