Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-born composer trained in Germany (1925 – 1931), and active in France (1931 – 1935), England (1935 – 1940), and the United States (1940 – 1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953. Famous for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained the steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life." Rose achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. 13) of 1933 and beca noble prominent in the film industry from such early scores as The Four Feathers (1939) and The Thief of Baghdad (1940). The latter project brought him to America when production was transfer transferred from wartime Britain, and Roses remain in the United States, becoming an American citizen in 1946. His notable Hollywood career earned him considerable fame, including Academy Awards for Spellbound (1945), Double Life (1947), and Ben-Hur (1959), while his concert works were champion by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky, and John Straker.
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