Browse: Orchestral, Rozsa (composer)

The immediate and endearing [impression] is the consistent Hungarian inflections: a characteristic just as audible in his many film scores , whether the subject’s the amorous life of Sherlock... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2024, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Pike immediately evokes memories of Heifetz with her silver purity of sound and quicksilver agility, inflected by a narrow, medium-fast vibrato. What sets her apart, however, is the gentle cushioning... — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2012, 5 out of 5 stars More…

What gives pleasure here are generally those works convincingly performed by the forces their creators originally intended. There are muscular, imaginative and witty solo pieces by Rózsa and... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2020, 3 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 2 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

A fascinating anthology tracing the development of a distinctive voice in American choral music. Half the items are first recordings, and the performances are consistently outstanding. — BBC Music Magazine, June 2014, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Unlike many film composers whose concert music often fails to convince, Rózsa understood that writing in abstract demanded a different approach, not least in placing his melodic genius at the... — Gramophone Magazine More…

Rózsa's Hungarian roots… were …expressed… in the Overture to a Symphony Concert… a bright and positive score which would grace any concert programme. Most impressive of all is the Tripartitia... — Gramophone Magazine, November 2008 More…