I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin: A Smithsonian Collection in Four Volumes

~ Release by George Gershwin (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Gershwin and the Popular Song
▶CD 2: Gershwin on Stage and Screen
▼CD 3: Gershwin in the Concert Hall
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1Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (1926 Grofé revision) (on 1927-04-21)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. (in 1927)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
9:07
2Prelude #1
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (original version for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Three Preludes
1:19
3Prelude #2
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato (original version for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Three Preludes
2:36
4Prelude #3
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
recording of:
Three Preludes: No. 3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (original version for piano)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
part of:
Three Preludes
1:04
5Andante From Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1927)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
2:34
6An American in Paris
orchestra:
Victor Symphony Orchestra
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)
15:53
7Variations on “I Got Rhythm”
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
recording of:
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
dedicated to:
Ira Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
8:40
8Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
piano:
Leonard Pennario (pianist / composer)
orchestra:
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
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)
14:18
9Lullaby for String Quartet
strings [string quartet]:
Juilliard String Quartet
recording of:
Lullaby (for string quartet)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1919)
8:10
▶CD 4: Gershwin and Jazz