Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995)
Hungarian-born
Miklos Rozsa is most famous for his Hollywood and British film
scores, but also responsible for a significant body of chamber pieces,
concertos and orchestral music for the concert hall. His music is
steeped in post-romanticism, with stylistic roots in the folk music of
his native Hungary and influences from those two giants of
20th-century Hungarian music, Bela Bartok and Zoltan Kodaly. Rozsa was
the most successful film composer of his generation, balancing
his
movie and concert work. Unlike Erich Wolfgang Korngold, his concert
music didn't suffer from his stay in Hollywood, and, in contrast to
Bernard Herrmann, Rozsa always had a well-defined and recognizable
"voice" as a concert composer.- Bruce Eder
COMPOSITIONS Rozsa Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Film Scores ~ ~ ~ Concert Works
Trio-serenade, string trio, op.1 (1927; rev. 1974)
Quintet in F minor, piano and strings, op. 2 (1928)
Rhapsody, cello and orchestra, op. 3 (1929)
Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, violin and piano/orch, op. 4 (1929)
North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances, violin and orch/piano, op. 5 (1929)
Symphony, op. 6 (1930) (unpublished)
Duo, violin and piano, op. 7 (1931)
Duo, cello and piano, op. 8 (1931)
Variations, piano, op. 9 (1932)
Serenade, small orchestra, op. 10 (1932; rev. 1946 as op. 25)
Scherzo, orchestra, op. 11 (1932) (unpublished)
Six Bagatelles, piano, op. 12 (1932)
Theme, Variations and Finale, orchestra, op. 13 (1933; rev. 1943 and 1966)
Sonata, two violins, op. 15 (1933; rev. 1973) ~ top of page ~
Hungaria, ballet (1935)
Knight Without Armour, film score (1937)
Thunder in the City, film score (1937)
The Squeaker (US: Murder on Diamond Row), film score (1937)
The Divorce Of Lady X, film score (1938)
Three Hungarian Sketches, orchestra, op. 14 (1938; rev. 1958)
The Four Feathers, film score (1939)
The Spy in Black (US: U-Boat 29), film score (1939)
Ten Days in Paris (US: Missing Ten Days/Spy In The Pantry), film score (1939)
On The Night of the Fire (US: The Fugitive), film score (1939)
Four Dark Hours (US: The Green Cockatoo; reissue: Race Gang), film score (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad, film score (1940)
Two Songs, contralto and piano, op. 16 (1940)
That Hamilton Woman (GB: Lady Hamilton), film score (1941)
Lydia, film score (1941)
New Wine, film score (1941)
Sundown, film score (1941)
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book (GB: The Jungle Book), film score (1942)
Jacaré (GB: Jacaré-Killer of the Amazon), film score (1942)
High Flight - Song, tenor and piano (1942)
The Jungle Book - Suite, narrator and orchestra (1942)
Lullaby from The Jungle Book, chorus (1942)
Five Graves to Cairo, film score (1943)
So Proudly We Hail!, film score (1943)
Sahara, film score (1943)
The Woman of the Town, film score (1943)
Concerto, for string orchestra, op. 17 (1943; rev. 1957)
The Hour Before the Dawn, film score (1944)
Double Indemnity, film score (1944)
Dark Waters, film score (1944) ~ top of page ~
The Man in Half Moon Street, film score (1944)
Blood on the Sun, film score (1945)
A Song to Remember (after Chopin), film score (1945)
Lady on a Train, film score (1945)
The Lost Weekend, film score (1945)
Spellbound, film score (1945) [Academy Award Winner]
Because of Him, film score (1946)
The Killers, film score (1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, film score (1946)
Lullaby and Madrigal of Spring, female chorus, op. 18 (1946)
Kaleidoscope, piano, op. 19 (1946) [also for orchestra]
Spellbound Concerto, piano and orchestra (1946)
To Everything There is a Season, chorus, with organ ad lib., op. 21 (1946)
Hungarian Serenade, small orchestra, op. 25 (1946)
The Red House, film score (1947)
Song of Scheherazade (after Rimsky-Korakov), film score (1947)
The Macomber Affair, film score (1947)
Time out of Mind (GB: Illusions), film score (1947) [credited to Rozsa and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco; underscore (uncredited) by Daniele Amfitheatrof]
The Other Love, film score (1947)
Desert Fury, film score (1947)
Brute Force, film score (1947)
Secret Beyond the Door, film score (1948)
A Woman's Vengeance (GB reissue: The Gioconda Smile), film score (1948)
A Double Life, film score (1948) [Academy Award Winner]
The Naked City, film score (1948)
Kiss the Blood off My Hands (GB: Blood on My Hands), film score (1948)
Criss Cross, film score (1948)
Sonata, piano, op. 20 (1948)
Command Decision, film score (1949)
The Bribe, film score (1949)
Madame Bovary, film score (1949) ~ top of page ~
East Side, West Side, film score (1949)
The Red Danube, film score (1950)
Adam's Rib, film score (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle, film score (1950)
Crisis, film score (1950)
The Miniver Story, film score (1950) [partially based on existing themes by Herbert Stothart]
Quo Vadis, film score (1950) [Suite, orchestra, 1951]
Quartet no. 1, string quartet, op. 22 (1950)
The Light Touch, film score (1951)
Sonatina, clarinet solo, op. 27 (1951)
Ivanhoe, film score (1952)
Plymouth Adventure, film score (1952)
The Vintner's Daughter - Variations, piano, op. 23 (1952) [also for orchestra]
Julius Caesar, film score (1953)
The Story Of Three Loves, film score (1953)
Young Bess, film score (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant, film score (1953) [Gilbert Islands sequences composed by Johnny Green, uncredited)
Concerto, violin and orchestra, op. 24 (1953)
Knights of the Round Table, film score (1954)
Men of the Fighting Lady (GB: Panther Squadron), film score (1954)
Valley of the Kings, film score (1954)
Seagulls Over Sorrento (US: Crest of the Wave), film score (1954)
Green Fire (lyrics to prelude by Jack Brooks), film score (1954)
Beau Brummel, film score (1954) [credited to Richard Addinsell; Rozsa scored main titles & closing sequences, and according to modern reports, the entire score]
Moonfleet, film score (1955)
The King's Thief, film score (1955)
Diane, film score (1955)
Tribute to a Bad Man, film score (1956)
Bhowani Junction, film score (1956) ~ top of page ~
Lust for Life, film score (1956)
Something of Value, film score (1957)
The Seventh Sin, film score (1957)
Tip on a Dead Jockey (UK: Time For Action), film score (1957)
Overture to a Symphony Concert, orchestra, op. 26 (1957; rev. 1963)
A Time to Love and a Time to Die, film score (1958)
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, film score (1959)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, film score (1959) [Suite, orchestra, 1959]
King Of Kings, film score (1961)
El Cid, film score (1961)
Twelve Short Choruses from Ben-flur and King of Kings, chorus (1961)
Sodom and Gomorrah, film score (1962)
The V.I.P.s, film score (1963)
Notturno Ungherese, orchestra, op. 28 (1964)
Sinfonia Concertante, violin, cello and orchestra, op. 29 (1966)
Tema con Variazioni (2nd mvt. of op. 29), violin, cello and chamber orchestra, op. 29a (1966)
The Vanities of Life - Motet, chorus, with organ ad lib., op. 30 (1967)
Concerto, piano and orchestra, op. 31 (1967)
The Power, film score (1968)
The Green Berets, film score (1968)
Concerto, cello and orchestra, op. 32 (1968)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, film score (1970)
Tripartita, orchestra, op. 33 (1972)
Psalm 23, chorus, with organ ad lib, op. 34 (1972)
Nostalgia - Two Songs, soprano or tenor and piano (1972)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, film score (1974)
Festive Flourish, brass and percussion (1975)
Three Chinese Poems, chorus, op. 35 (1975)
Providence, film score (1977)
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, film score (1977) ~ top of page ~
Toccata Capricciosa, cello, op. 36 (1977)
Fedora, film score (1978)
Last Embrace, film score (1979)
Concerto, viola and orchestra, op. 37 (1979)
Time After Time, film score (1980)
Eye of the Needle, film score (1981)
Quartet no. 2, string quartet, op. 38 (1981)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, film score (1982)
Sonata for Flute, op. 39 (1983)
Sonata for Violin, op. 40 (1986)
Sonata for Clarinet, op. 41 (1986)
Sonata for Guitar, op. 42 (1986)
Sonata for Oboe, op. 43 (1987)
Introduction and Allegro for Viola (edited by Christopher Palmer), op. 44 (1988)
Sonata for Ondes Martenot, op. 45 (1989)
Concert Works Rozsa Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Film Scores ~ ~ ~ ~ top of page ~
Trio-serenade, string trio, op.1 (1927; rev. 1974)
Quintet in F minor, piano and strings, op. 2 (1928)
Rhapsody, cello and orchestra, op. 3 (1929)
Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, violin and piano/orch, op. 4 (1929)
North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances, violin and orch/piano, op. 5 (1929)
Symphony, op. 6 (1930) (unpublished)
Duo, violin and piano, op. 7 (1931)
Duo, cello and piano, op. 8 (1931)
Variations, piano, op. 9 (1932)
Serenade, small orchestra, op. 10 (1932; rev. 1946 as op. 25)
Scherzo, orchestra, op. 11 (1932) (unpublished)
Six Bagatelles, piano, op. 12 (1932)
Theme, Variations and Finale, orchestra, op. 13 (1933; rev. 1943 and 1966)
Sonata, two violins, op. 15 (1933; rev. 1973)
Hungaria, ballet (1935)
Three Hungarian Sketches, orchestra, op. 14 (1938; rev. 1958)
Two Songs, contralto and piano, op. 16 (1940)
High Flight - Song, tenor and piano (1942)
The Jungle Book - Suite, narrator and orchestra (1942)
Lullaby from The Jungle Book, chorus (1942)
Concerto, string orchestra, op. 17 (1943; rev. 1957)
Lullaby and Madrigal of Spring, female chorus, op. 18 (1946)
Kaleidoscope, piano (also for orchestra), op. 19 (1946)
Spellbound Concerto, piano and orchestra (1946)
To Everything There is a Season, chorus, with organ ad lib., op. 21 (1946)
Hungarian Serenade, small orchestra, op. 25 (1946)
Sonata, piano, op. 20 (1948)
Quartet no. 1, string quartet, op. 22 (1950)
Sonatina, clarinet solo, op. 27 (1951)
Quo Vadis - Suite, orchestra (1951)
The Vintner's Daughter - Variations, piano (also for orchestra), op. 23 (1952)
Concerto, violin and orchestra, op. 24 (1953)
Overture to a Symphony Concert, orchestra, op. 26 (1957; rev. 1963) ~ top of page ~
Ben-Hur - Suite, orchestra (1959)
Twelve Short Choruses from Ben-flur and King of Kings, chorus (1961)
Notturno Ungherese, orchestra, op. 28 (1964)
Sinfonia Concertante, violin, cello and orchestra, op. 29 (1966)
Tema con Variazioni (2nd mvt. of op. 29), violin, cello and chamber orchestra, op. 29a (1966)
The Vanities of Life - Motet, chorus, with organ ad lib., op. 30 (1967)
Concerto, piano and orchestra, op. 31 (1967)
Concerto, cello and orchestra, op. 32 (1968)
Tripartita, orchestra, op. 33 (1972)
Psalm 23, chorus, with organ ad lib, op. 34 (1972)
Nostalgia - Two Songs, soprano or tenor and piano (1972)
Festive Flourish, brass and percussion (1975)
Three Chinese Poems, chorus, op. 35 (1975)
Toccata Capricciosa, cello, op. 36 (1977)
Concerto, viola and orchestra, op. 37 (1979)
Quartet no. 2, string quartet, op. 38 (1981)
Sonata for Flute, op. 39 (1983)
Sonata for Violin, op. 40 (1986)
Sonata for Clarinet, op. 41 (1986)
Sonata for Guitar, op. 42 (1986)
Sonata for Oboe, op. 43 (1987)
Introduction and Allegro for Viola (edited by Christopher Palmer), op. 44 (1988)
Sonata for Ondes Martenot, op. 45 (1989)
WORKS BY GENRE Rozsa Links ~ ~ ~ Film Scores ~ ~ ~ Concert Works ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Hungaria, ballet (1935)
Orchestra
Symphony, op. 6 (1930) (unpublished)
Serenade, small orchestra, op. 10 (1932; rev. 1946 as op. 25)
Scherzo, orchestra, op. 11 (1932) (unpublished)
Theme, Variations and Finale, orchestra, op. 13 (1933; rev. 1943 and 1966)
Three Hungarian Sketches, orchestra, op. 14 (1938; rev. 1958)
The Jungle Book - Suite, narrator and orchestra (1942)
Concerto, string orchestra, op. 17 (1943; rev. 1957)
Hungarian Serenade, small orchestra, op. 25 (1946)
Quo Vadis - Suite, orchestra (1951)
The Vintner's Daughter - Variations, orchestra, op. 23 (1952) [originally for piano solo]
Overture to a Symphony Concert, orchestra, op. 26 (1957; rev. 1963)
Ben-Hur - Suite, orchestra (1959)
Notturno Ungherese, orchestra, op. 28 (1964)
Tripartita, orchestra, op. 33 (1972)
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Rhapsody, cello and orchestra, op. 3 (1929)
Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, violin and piano/orch, op. 4 (1929)
North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances, violin and orch/piano, op. 5 (1929)
Spellbound Concerto, piano and orchestra (1946)
Concerto, violin and orchestra, op. 24 (1953)
Sinfonia Concertante, violin, cello and orchestra, op. 29 (1966)
Tema con Variazioni (2nd mvt. of op. 29), violin, cello and chamber orchestra, op. 29a (1966)
Concerto, piano and orchestra, op. 31 (1967)
Concerto, cello and orchestra, op. 32 (1968)
Concerto, viola and orchestra, op. 37 (1979)
Choral
Lullaby from The Jungle Book, chorus, a cappella (1942)
Lullaby and Madrigal of Spring, female chorus, op. 18 (1946) ~ top of page ~
To Everything There is a Season, chorus, with organ ad lib., op. 21 (1946)
Twelve Short Choruses from Ben-flur and King of Kings, chorus (1961)
The Vanities of Life - Motet, chorus, with organ ad lib., op. 30 (1967)
Psalm 23, chorus, with organ ad lib, op. 34 (1972)
Three Chinese Poems, chorus, op. 35 (1975)
Chamber
Trio-serenade, string trio, op.1 (1927; rev. 1974)
Quintet in F minor, piano and strings, op. 2 (1928)
Duo, violin and piano, op. 7 (1931)
Duo, cello and piano, op. 8 (1931)
Sonata, two violins, op. 15 (1933; rev. 1973)
Quartet no. 1, string quartet, op. 22 (1950)
Quartet no. 2, string quartet, op. 38 (1981)
Festive Flourish, brass and percussion (1975)
Solo Instrument
Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, violin and piano/orch, op. 4 (1929)
North Hungarian Peasant Songs and Dances, violin and orch/piano, op. 5 (1929)
Sonatina, clarinet solo, op. 27 (1951)
Toccata Capricciosa, cello, op. 36 (1977)
Sonata for Flute, op. 39 (1983)
Sonata for Violin, op. 40 (1986)
Sonata for Clarinet, op. 41 (1986)
Sonata for Guitar, op. 42 (1986)
Sonata for Oboe, op. 43 (1987)
Introduction and Allegro for Viola (edited by Christopher Palmer), op. 44 (1988)
Sonata for Ondes Martenot, op. 45 (1989)
Piano
Variations, piano, op. 9 (1932) ~ top of page ~
Kaleidoscope, piano, op. 19 (1946)
Sonata, piano, op. 20 (1948)
The Vintner's Daughter - Variations, piano, op. 23 (1952)
Vocal
Two Songs, contralto and piano, op. 16 (1940)
High Flight - Song, tenor and piano (1942)
Nostalgia - Two Songs, soprano or tenor and piano (1972)
Film Scores (complete) Rozsa Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Concert Works ~ top of page ~
Knight Without Armour, film score (1937)
Thunder in the City, film score (1937)
The Squeaker (US: Murder on Diamond Row), film score (1937)
The Divorce Of Lady X, film score (1938)
The Four Feathers, film score (1939)
The Spy in Black (US: U-Boat 29), film score (1939)
Ten Days in Paris (US: Missing Ten Days/Spy In The Pantry), film score (1939)
On The Night of the Fire (US: The Fugitive), film score (1939)
Four Dark Hours (US: The Green Cockatoo; reissue: Race Gang), film score (1940)
The Thief of Bagdad, film score (1940)
That Hamilton Woman (GB: Lady Hamilton), film score (1941)
Lydia, film score (1941)
New Wine, film score (1941)
Sundown, film score (1941)
Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book (GB: The Jungle Book), film score (1942)
Jacaré (GB: Jacaré-Killer of the Amazon), film score (1942)
Five Graves to Cairo, film score (1943)
So Proudly We Hail!, film score (1943)
Sahara, film score (1943)
The Woman of the Town, film score (1943)
The Hour Before the Dawn, film score (1944)
Double Indemnity, film score (1944)
Dark Waters, film score (1944)
The Man in Half Moon Street, film score (1944)
Blood on the Sun, film score (1945)
A Song to Remember (after Chopin), film score (1945)
Lady on a Train, film score (1945)
The Lost Weekend, film score (1945)
Spellbound, film score (1945) [Academy Award Winner]
Because of Him, film score (1946)
The Killers, film score (1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers, film score (1946)
The Red House, film score (1947) ~ top of page ~
Song of Scheherazade (after Rimsky-Korakov), film score (1947)
The Macomber Affair, film score (1947)
Time out of Mind (GB: Illusions), film score (1947)
(credited to Rozsa and Castelnuovo-Tedesco, underscore [uncredited] by Daniele Amfitheatrof)
The Other Love, film score (1947)
Desert Fury, film score (1947)
Brute Force, film score (1947)
Secret Beyond the Door, film score (1948)
A Woman's Vengeance (GB reissue: The Gioconda Smile), film score (1948)
A Double Life, film score (1948) [Academy Award Winner]
The Naked City, film score (1948)
Kiss the Blood off My Hands (GB: Blood on My Hands), film score (1948)
Criss Cross, film score (1948)
Command Decision, film score (1949)
The Bribe, film score (1949)
Madame Bovary, film score (1949)
East Side, West Side, film score (1949)
The Red Danube, film score (1950)
Adam's Rib, film score (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle, film score (1950)
Crisis, film score (1950)
The Miniver Story, film score (1950) [partially based on existing themes by Herbert Stothart]
Quo Vadis, film score (1950)
The Light Touch, film score (1951)
Ivanhoe, film score (1952)
Plymouth Adventure, film score (1952)
Julius Caesar, film score (1953)
The Story Of Three Loves, film score (1953)
Young Bess, film score (1953)
All the Brothers Were Valiant (Gilbert Islands sequences composed by Johnny Green [uncredited]), film score (1953)
Knights of the Round Table, film score (1954)
Men of the Fighting Lady (GB: Panther Squadron), film score (1954) ~ top of page ~
Valley of the Kings, film score (1954)
Seagulls Over Sorrento (US: Crest of the Wave), film score (1954)
Green Fire (lyrics to prelude by Jack Brooks), film score (1954)
Beau Brummel, film score (1954)
(credited to Richard Addinsell; Rozsa scored main titles & closing sequences, and according to modern reports, the entire score)
Moonfleet, film score (1955)
The King's Thief, film score (1955)
Diane, film score (1955)
Tribute to a Bad Man, film score (1956)
Bhowani Junction, film score (1956)
Lust for Life, film score (1956)
Something of Value, film score (1957)
The Seventh Sin, film score (1957)
Tip on a Dead Jockey (UK: Time For Action), film score (1957)
A Time to Love and a Time to Die, film score (1958)
The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, film score (1959)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, film score (1959) [Academy Award Winner]
King Of Kings, film score (1961)
El Cid, film score (1961)
Sodom and Gomorrah, film score (1962)
The V.I.P.s, film score (1963)
The Power, film score (1968)
The Green Berets, film score (1968)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, film score (1970)
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, film score (1974)
Providence, film score (1977) ~ top of page ~
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, film score (1977)
Fedora, film score (1978)
Last Embrace, film score (1979)
Time After Time, film score (1980)
Eye of the Needle, film score (1981)
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, film score (1982)
ROZSA LINKS Works by Genre ~ ~ ~ Film Scores ~ ~ ~ Concert Works ~ top of page ~
The Concert Music of Miklós Rózsa (Rob Barnett, MusicWeb International)
David B. McMahan sponsors the Miklós Rózsa Centenary Project
The Double Life of Miklós Rózsa (coralcarmina.com)
He Made Film Noir Sing (Andrew Mangravite)
Miklós Rózsa Centennial (Film Music Review)
Miklós Rózsa Obituary (The Independent)
Miklós Rózsa: Passion and Discipline (Chris Blackford)
The Miklós Rózsa Project (Anastasia Khitruk)
Miklós Rózsa: A Singular Life (Chris Matthew Sciabarra, SOLOhq)
Miklós Rózsa - An Onstage Tribute (Michael Guillen, Twitch)
Remembering Miklós Rózsa (Jeffery Dane, in70mm.com)
Miklós Rózsa Society
Miklós Rózsa
Miklós Rózsa (Italian website; translated by google)
Rózsa @ The Rózsa Forum
Rózsa @ Wikipedia
Rózsa @ Alternative Film Guide
Rózsa @ Answers.com
Rózsa @ Big Bands Database Plus
Rózsa @ CITWF / Complete Index to World Film
Rózsa @ Classical Cat
Rózsa @ coralcarmina.com
Rózsa @ Fandango
Rózsa @ Filmbug (via google)
Rozsa @ Film Music Search
Rózsa @ The Film Noir 'net
Rózsa @ Film Reference
Rózsa @ Film Score Monthly
Rózsa @ Filmtracks (via google)
Rózsa @ Hungarian Folklore Museum
Rózsa @ IMDb (Internet Movie Database)
Rózsa @ Karadar Classical Music
Rózsa @ mfiles.com
Rózsa @ Movie Music UK also here (via google)
Rózsa @ MSN Movies
Rózsa @ MusicWeb International
Rózsa @ The New York Times
Rózsa @ Reel Classics
Rózsa @ screenonline
Rózsa @ SoundtrackCollector
Rózsa @ Soundtrack Express also here (via google)
Rózsa @ Soundtrack Net
Rózsa @ SoundUnwound
Rózsa @ Starpulse.com
Rózsa @ Turner Classic Movies
Streaming Audio
Rózsa @ The Fishko Files (WNYC, New York)
Rózsa @ last.fm
Rózsa @ NPRmusic - Spellbound Concerto
Rózsa @ Reel Classics
Rózsa @ Rhapsody
Recordings
Rózsa @ ArkivMusic
Rózsa @ ClassicsOnline
Rózsa @ Miklós Rózsa: The Film Music (discography)
Rózsa @ Miklós Rózsa Audio Links
Rózsa @ Soundtrack Collector
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Rózsa @ YouTube
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