On this CD:
1. Theme, Variations, & Finale, Op 13a
Composed by Miklos Rozsa
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by James Sedares
2. Hungarian Serenade for orchestra, Op 25
Composed by Miklos Rozsa
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by James Sedares
3. Hungarian Sketches (3), Op 14
Composed by Miklos Rozsa
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by James Sedares
4. Overture to a Symphony Concert, Op 26
Composed by Miklos Rozsa
Performed by New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by James Sedares
Editorial Reviews
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Miklos Rosza died recently, ending a highly successful career as one of the best and most famous of film-music composers. Among his credits was the music to Ben Hur, El Cid, and King of Kings. But like Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Waxman, and many others, he was first and foremost a composer of so-called "serious" music, and this disc (part of an excellent series dedicated to his concert works) contains three superb compositions. Perhaps best is the Theme, Variations and Finale, a deftly orchestrated set of miniatures that plays with an instantly recognizable tune in an ear- catching and engaging way. It's marvelously performed--as is all of the music here--and impressively recorded. A find. --David Hurwitz
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Rózsa (b. 1907) is a Hungarian composer whose music has never lost its allegiance to Hungarian (or Balkan) folk motifs. His Theme, Variations and Finale (1943) is a revision of an earlier work. It's robust, colorful, and energetic--much like the work he did for movies. (He wrote the scores for Ben Hur and The Thief of Bagdad). His Hungarian Nocturne (1962) has a pastoral, impressionistic feel to it. In this piece you can hear the influence the French had on the composer. Three... read more
Rozsa: Theme, Variations and Finale, Op.13a/Hungarian Nocturne, Op.28/Three Hungarian Sketches, Op.14/Overture to a S
Rozsa: Theme, Variations and Finale, Op.13a/Hungarian Nocturne, Op.28/Three Hungarian Sketches, Op.14/Overture to a S, Music, Miklos Rozsa, James Sedares, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Occasional Music, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Orchestral, Symphonic, Symphony
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