Richard Addinsell's most famous piece of music was used in the 1941 film 'Dangerous Moonlight', what is its title?
Richard Addinsell Richard Addinsell Richard Stewart Addinsell (13 January 190414 November 1977) was an English composer, best known for film music, primarily his "Warsaw Concerto", composed for the 1941 film "Dangerous Moonlight" (also known under the later title "Suicide Squadron"). Richard Addinsell was born in Woburn Square, London, to William Arthur Addinsell, who was a chartered accountant, and his wife, Annie Beatrice Richards. The younger of two brothers, Addinsell was educated at home before attending Hertford College, Oxford, to study Law but went down after just 18 months. He then became interested in music. In 1925, he enrolled at the Royal College
Sergei Rachmaninoff piece he composed in its entirety while living in the US. Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra premiered the piece in January 1941, which Rachmaninoff attended. In December 1939, Rachmaninoff began an extensive recording period which lasted until February 1942 and included his Piano Concerto Nos. 1 and 3 and Symphony No. 3 at the Philadelphia Academy of Music. In the early 1940s, Rachmaninoff was approached by the makers of the British film "Dangerous Moonlight" to write a short concerto-like piece for use in the film, but he declined. The job went to Richard Addinsell and the orchestrator Roy Douglas, who