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Waxman’s tango theme for Sunset Boulevard is based on a scene in the film in which Norma Desmond makes reference to a polished floor in her mansion, where Valentino danced the tango. Waxman noted, “ [Since] this is the atmosphere in which she lives today (1950), I took this little bit of characterization as inspiration.”.
Franz Waxman (ne Washsmann; December 24, 1906 - February 24, 1967) is a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre.
Franz Waxman was a German and American composer of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre.
The composer revised the score between August 13 and October 18, 1946. The premiere performance of September 9, 1946 was a great success and Heifetz toured the world playing “Carmen” Fantasie. He recorded it with Donald Voorhees on November 11, 1946 and the recording has never been out-of-print. The Russian violinist David Oistrakh gave the ...
Franz Waxman. American composer Franz Waxman was born in Upper Silesia, Germany, on December 24, 1906. After pursuing a career in banking for two years, he completed his musical studies in Dresden and Berlin. In 1929 he was hired in Germany by a film studio to arrange and conduct Frederick Holländer's score for The Blue Angel. The success of ...
26 year old violinist from Ukraine Oleksii Semenenko performing Franz Waxman’s ‘Carmen Fantasy’ in the Semi-Finals of the 2015 Queen Elisabeth International ...
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Franz Waxman led a variety of musical lives as composer, conductor, and impresario. He was born in Konigshutte, Upper Silesia, Germany, on 24 December 1906, and was the youngest of seven children.
