Description
George Gershwin – Rhapsody In Blue / Masters Of The Millennium Audio CD 1999 / MM 2023
UPC 8712155050664
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. 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 Gershwin's reputation as an eminent composer, and eventually became one of the most popular of all concert works. The American Heritage magazine posits that the famous opening clarinet glissando has become as instantly recognizable to concert audiences as the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
| Label: | Masters Of The Millennium – MM 2023 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Netherlands |
| Released: |
1999 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Contemporary, Modern |
Tracklist:
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra, In F Major |
| 1 | Allegro | 14:09 |
| 2 | Adagio-Andante Con Moto | 11:10 |
| 3 | Allegro Agiato | 7:13 | |
| 4 | Prelude No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso | 1:28 | |
| 5 | An American In Paris | 18:26 | |
| 6 | Rhapsody In Blue | 13:12 |
- Conductor – Henry Adolph (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)
- Orchestra – Philharmonia Slavonica (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6)
- Piano – Dieter Goldmann (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6), Erich Appel (tracks: 4)
- Violin – Oliver Colbentson (tracks: 4)
