Miklos Rozsa
Roy Plomley's castaway is composer Miklos Rozsa
Desert Island Discs · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Miklos Rozsa is best known for his many film scores, including those for The Thief of Baghdad, Ben-Hur and Spellbound, but he has also written several concertos and chamber and instrumental music. In conversation with Roy Plomley, he recalls his childhood in Hungary, his music studies in Germany, and his work after the war in Hollywood.
[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs]
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