EMI American Classics: 2066282
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, etc
Gershwin: An American in Paris
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (original version orch. Grofe)
Gershwin: Catfish Row (suite from Porgy and Bess)
Gershwin: Lullaby
Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Our Price: £6.50 (£5.53 ex VAT)
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Artist(s): Peter Donohoe (piano), Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor(s): Leonard Slatkin, Simon Rattle, Andre Previn
Release Date: 4th May 2008
More Details on Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue, American in Paris, etc
In his short life, George Gershwin (1898-1937) became, perhaps, the most successful of all the composers of popular songs for Broadway musicals. It was the bandleader Paul Whiteman who, in 1924, persuaded the young Gershwin to write an extended piece for performance by his jazz orchestra. The result was the Rhapsody in Blue. After this, Gershwin wrote many great works for the concert hall and even the opera house: works that are now in the repertoire of many of the world's great orchestras.
