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The concerto is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals (both crashed and suspended), celesta, harp and strings.
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Jul 18, 2021 · Miklós RózsaViolin Concerto, Op. 24violine Jascha Heifetz cond Los Angeles Philharmonic ⇒ Dallas Symphony Orchestra ⇒ 〇orch Alfred Wallenstein ⇒ ...
Jul 22, 2020 · On Monday, we heard Rózsa’s high-flying Violin Concerto. Now, let’s listen to excerpts from eight of his most celebrated film scores: Ben-Hur (1959) A sweeping score for a film of epic proportions, this music is filled with Roman, Greek, and Jewish elements.
Rózsa's Violin Concerto, Op. 24, was composed in 1953–54 for the violinist Jascha Heifetz, who collaborated with the composer in fine-tuning it. Rózsa later adapted portions of this work for the score of Billy Wilder 's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
Jul 20, 2020 · As with Rózsa’s 1963 Sinfonia concertante, written for Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, the Violin Concerto is filled with the distinct inflections of Hungarian folk music. Yet, there is also all of the shimmering color and soaring expansiveness of a larger-than-life film score such as Ben-Hur.
