At the height of his popularity, pianist Oscar Levant was the highest-paid concert artist in America. He outdrew Horowitz and Rubinstein, with whom he shared the distinction of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He performed under conductors including Toscanini, Beecham, Mitropoulos, Reiner and Ormandy, and was the definitive interpreter of his friend George Gershwin. Levant's 1945 recording of Rhapsody in Blue remained one of Columbia Records' best-selling albums for decades. That classic interpretation and all his other recordings for the label, spanning the years 1942 to 1958, have now b... [Read More]
This fast and furious orchestral work with piano, which begins with what must surely be the most famous clarinet glissando of modern times, was composed with the intention of presenting as many facets as possible of music from the New World in the short space of around 15 minutes. In his 'Rhapsody In Blue' Gershwin wanted to paint a musical kaleidoscope of America - our enormous melting pot, our typical national traits, our blues, our seething city life. With this in mind, Leonard Bernstein made a number of recordings of the work and among the many excellent recordings that he made as a conduc... [Read More]
George Gershwin fired up the New York music scene with his melange of alluring tunes and refinement of the jazz vibe. His Strike up the Band Overture opened a flashy Broadway hit and, inspired by a train ride, the composer heard his masterpiece Rhapsody in Blue as a 'musical kaleidoscope of America'. Promenade was reconstructed from a 1937 film score. Acclaimed as a 'bold, gutsy performance with plenty of pizzazz' and with 'impressive brilliance and depth'.
On July 27, 1986, Queen performed the largest-ever stadium concert at the Népstadion in Budapest in front of 80,000 ecstatic fans. The concert was part of the famed Magic Tour, which was the last time the band toured with lead singer Freddie Mercury. Now, this original concert film has been remastered in high definition and features many of Queen's favorite tracks Bohemian Rhapsody, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, I Want To Break Free and We Are The Champions. With three years to go before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this was the first Western rock concert performed in a stadium behind the t... [Read More]
Jean-Yves Thibaudet performs "jazz band" orchestrations of Rhapsody in Blue, variations on `I Got Rhythm,' and the Concerto in F live with the Baltimore Symphony and music director Marin Alsop. French pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet has long been a champion of Gershwin's music and has widely performed the Concerto in concert with major symphony orchestras around the world. Now, after more than 40 releases on Decca, Thibaudet turns his attention solely to the works of Gershwin. For this release, Thibaudet has made the daring choice to perform the original "jazz band" arrangements by Ferde Grofé fo... [Read More]
(Note-for-Note Keyboard Transcriptions). 13 note-for-note transcriptions from the original recordings, including: Bohemian Rhapsody * Death on Two Legs * Don't Stop Me Now * Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy * Killer Queen * Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon * Love of My Life * Nevermore * Play the Game * Seven Seas of Rhye * Somebody to Love * We Are the Champions * You're My Best Friend.
A Gershwin Moment is upon us: Rhapsody in Blue and the Concerto in F not so long ago marginalized repertoire in limbo between classical and popular genres are now, unapologetically, concert staples. George Gershwin is finally recognized as an early harbinger of musical synergies that we now take for granted. No longer viewed as an "inspired dilettante, betwixt and between, the new Gershwin is a confident master, versatile and visionary. In this album recorded live, pianist Kirill Gerstein explores the music of George Gershwin. Together with conductor David Robertson and the St. Louis Symphony ... [Read More]
Triple disc collection that packages all three of the previous GREATEST HITS compilations in one definitive set. For newer fans of Queen, this is the best way to get all the hits in one easy set.
We all know that Gershwin was a brilliant composer, but these rare 1924 piano rolls reveal a dazzling pianist as well! He plays Rhapsody in Blue; Swanee , and Walkin' the Dog , while other performers do Let's Call the Whole Thing Off; An American in Paris (four hands); S'Wonderful; Oh, Lady Be Good; Embraceable You , and more!
Over one remarkable summer weekend in 1986, on Friday, July 11th and Saturday July 12th, Queen performed two sell out shows at Wembley, concerts which have been widely acknowledged as two of the most incredible rock events ever staged.Now Queen's legendary Wembley concerts are being reissued as a 2DVD anniversary edition! Disc 1 features the Saturday performance, while disc 2 features the previously unreleased Friday, July 11th Wembley performance, along with previously unseen bonus features. The DVD footage has been restored for the Anniversary edition and the sound has also been re-mastered ... [Read More]
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