Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa 18 April 1907 27 July 1995 was a Hungarianborn 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 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 America when production was transferred from wartime Britain and Rózsa remained in the United States becoming an American citizen in 1946 His notable Hollywood career earned him considerable fame including Academy Awards for Spellbound 1945 A Double Life 1947 and BenHur 1959 while his concert works were championed by such major artists as Jascha Heifetz Gregor Piatigorsky and János Starker Description above from the Wikipedia article Miklós Rózsa licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia