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Classical - Thunder & Lightning & Rhapsody In Blue / Double Album / Dynamic 2x Audio CD 2005 / DYN 4030
UPC 827139403027
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Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition written by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman, the work premiered in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music" on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City.[2][3] Whiteman's band performed the rhapsody with Gershwin playing the piano. Whiteman's arranger Ferde Grofé orchestrated the rhapsody several times including the 1924 original scoring, the 1926 pit orchestra scoring, and the 1942 symphonic scoring.
The rhapsody is one of Gershwin's most recognizable creations and a key composition that defined the Jazz Age. Gershwin's piece inaugurated a new era in America's musical history, established his reputation as an eminent composer and became one of the most popular of all concert works. In the American Heritage magazine, Frederic D. Schwarz posits that the famous opening clarinet glissando has become as instantly recognizable to concert audiences as the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
| Label: | Dynamic – DYN 4030 |
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| Format: |
2x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2005 |
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Tracklist:
CD 1 - THUNDER & LIGHTNING
1. Spring Concerto (Vivaldi)
2. William Tell Overture (Rossini)
3. Thunder & Lightning Op. 324 (Strauss)
4. 1812 Overture Op. 49 (Tchaikovsky)
5. The Planets — Mars (Holst)
6. Symphony No. 9 - Allegro Can Fuoco (Dvorak)
7. Scheherazade: The Sea & Sinbad’s Ship (Rimsky- Korsakov)
CD 2 - RHAPSODY IN BLUE
1. A Midsummer’s Night Dream — Nocturne Op. 61/7 (Mendelssohn)
2. Rhapsody In Blue (Gershwin)
3. Bolero (Ravel)
4. Music From The Royal Fireworks (Handel)
5. Prelude In C Minor Op.3 No. 2 (Rachmaninov)
6. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky)
7. Fantasy In D Minor (Mozart)
- All tracks performed by the Mayfair Philharmonic Orchestra
