The Very Best of George Gershwin

~ Release by George Gershwin (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

▶ SHM-CD 1
▼ SHM-CD 2
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1Rhapsody in Blue
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Ivan Davis (pianist) (in 1974-07)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra (in 1974-07)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1974-07)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (for copyrights use only!) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Masonic Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (in 1974-07)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (in 1974-07)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
16:53
2Cuban Overture (excerpt)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
partial recording of:
Cuban Overture
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
3:46
3Suite from Girl Crazy
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Girl Crazy Suite
orchestrator:
Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Bill Elliott (keyboardist/composer) and Barbara Hannigan (soprano/conductor)
is based on:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
5:28
4Funny Face Overture
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Overture to "Funny Face"
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
6:46
5An American in Paris (excerpt)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
partial recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
5:23
6Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (excerpt)
piano:
Ralph Votapek (pianist)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
partial recording of:
Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
3:03
7Suite from Porgy and Bess
orchestra:
Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra
recording of:
Porgy and Bess Suite (orch. Russell Garcia)
orchestrator:
Russell Garcia
9:30
8Oh, Kay! Overture
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Overture (Oh, Kay!)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
7:50
9Piano Concerto in F, excerpt from 2nd mov.
piano:
Peter Jablonski (pianist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major: II. Adagio - Andante con moto
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F major
4:36
10Lullaby
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
Riccardo Chailly (conductor)
recording of:
Lullaby (for string orchestra)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
orchestration of:
Lullaby (for string quartet)
7:52
11Three Preludes
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor)
recording of:
Three Preludes (original for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
premiered at:
[concert] (1926)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
premiered at:
Roosevelt Hotel in New York, New York, United States (in 1926)
7:05