Previous posts for April 18th may be found here: Franz von Suppé (2019), Leopold Stokowski (2020), and Giacomo Carissimi (2021)
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Miklós Rózsa (18 April 1907 – 27 July 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer best known for his nearly one hundred film scores, who nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life". - adapted from Wikipedia
Having It Both Ways
Rózsa later adopted the title of the film A Double Life for his own memoir, signifying his desire to keep his personal music distinct from his movie career.
Rózsa eventually arranged his themes as the Spellbound Concerto, which (in multiple versions) has enjoyed lasting success in concerts and recordings.
Rózsa later adapted portions of his Violin Concerto, Op. 24 for the score of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. -- all adapted from Wikipedia
Miklós Rózsa paid the bills,
As my readers may recall,
By parlaying his special skills
Between the screen and concert hall.
He tried to keep these chores divided
And let each genre have its beauty,
But there were times when he decided
To let his themes do double duty.
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