Hooray for Hollywoodland
Miklos Rozsa (1907-1995) and Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957): With Donald Macleod. 2/5: Hooray for Hollywoodland. Financial desolation led the composers to Beverly Hills.
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.
2/5. Hooray for Hollywoodland
The financial desolation of the late 1920s and 30s forced Rozsa to keep the wolf from the door by writing fanfares for Pathe newsreels, while Korngold turned to arrangements of Viennese operetta. Fateful diversions both, as they marked the beginning of an unlikely but rewarding journey to the bright lights of Beverly Hills.
Nic Tomay (aka Miklos Rozsa): Bobbi Cherie; Tous la Haut la Haut; Two for Me
Daniel Robbins (piano)
Korngold: Tales from Strauss
Linz Bruckner Orchestra
Caspar Richter (conductor)
Korngold: Captain Blood Soundtrack (excerpts)
Brandenburg Philharmonic
Richard Kaufman (conductor)
Rozsa: Four Feathers Soundtrack (excerpts)
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt (conductor)
Rozsa: King's Fanfare; The Harbor (The Thief of Baghdad)
Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Miklos Rozsa (conductor).
Last on
Broadcasts
- Tue 27 Nov 2007 12:0091热爆 Radio 3
- Tue 27 Nov 2007 20:4591热爆 Radio 3
Vaughan Williams Today
Programmes, concerts and features celebrating Vaughan Williams's 150th anniversary.
Beethoven Unleashed 鈥� the box set
The complete set of Radio 3 Beethoven Unleashed podcasts, with Donald Macleod.
What was really wrong with Beethoven?
Georgia Mann and neurosurgeon Henry Marsh examine the composer's numerous health problems
Composers A to Z
Visit the extensive audio archive of Radio 3 programmes about Composers and their works.
Who knew? Five eye-opening stories from Composer of the Week
The production team reflects on 5 of Donald Macleod鈥檚 best stories from the last 20 years
Five reasons why we love Parry's Jerusalem
What is the strange power of Jerusalem which makes strong men weep?
A man out of time 鈥� why Parry's music and ideas were at odds with his image...
The composer of Jerusalem was very far from the conservative figure his image suggests.
Composer Help Page
Find resources and contacts for composers from within the classical music industry.