Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Talent | 20071126 | " Both young composers enjoyed considerable acclaim in their own countries and across Europe. Korngold was a respected opera composer, while Rozsa was championed by conductors Karl Bohm and Charles Munch. However, between Schoenberg and Stravinsky, there wasn't much call (and certainly no money) for the lush scores of late Romanticism. Korngold: Overture (Der Schauspiel) BBC Philharmonic Matthias Bamert (conductor) Rozsa: Variations on a Hungarian Peasant Song, Op 4 Isabella Lipp (violin) John Novacek (piano) Korngold: Marietta's Lute Song (Die Tote Stadt) Barbara Hendricks (soprano) Philadelphia Orchestra Franz Welser-Most (conductor) Rozsa: Theme, Variations and Finale, Op 13a New Zealand Symphony Orchestra James Sedares (conductor) " |
| 02 | Hooray For Hollywoodland | 20071127 | |
| 03 | The Blockbusters And The Bombs | 20071128 | |
| 04 | High Definition | 20071129 | "Korngold's Hollywood resume took a downward turn while Rozsa entered the most productive years of his Hollywood career, leading to the era of the epics Quo Vadis and Ben-Hur. And another emigre musician caught the eyes, and ears, of both composers: violinist Jascha Heifetz. Korngold: King's Row (main title) National Philharmonic Charles Gerhardt (conductor) Rozsa: Madame Bovary (Waltz) City of Prague Philharmonic Kenneth Alwyn (conductor) Rozsa: Ave Caesar (Quo Vadis) Rozsa: Violin Concerto, Op 24 (3rd mvt) Anastasia Khitruk (violin) Russian Philharmonic Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor) Korngold: Violin Concerto (1st mvt) Gil Shaham (violin) London Symphony Orchestra Andre Previn (conductor) Rozsa: Ben-Hur Suite North Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Laszlo Kovacs (conductor). |
| 05 LAST | Cameos And Cutaways | 20071130 | "On a visit to their homelands, Korngold and Rozsa questioned whether they had betrayed their heritage. This led both men to take stock of their careers and turn to a familiar musical idiom, the symphony. Korngold: Prelude to Violanta Austrian Radio Orchestra, Vienna Max Schonherr (conductor) Korngold: Theme and Variations Rozsa: Hungarian Nocturne, Op 28 Philharmonia Hungarica Werner Andreas Albert (conductor) Korngold: Symphony in F sharp, Op 40 (2nd mvt) BBC Philharmonic Edward Downes (conductor) Rozsa: Symphony in Three Movements (3rd mvt) New Zealand Symphony Orchestra James Sedares (conductor) Rozsa: Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (Finale) Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra Elmer Bernstein (conductor). |