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Rhapsody in Blue is a 1924 musical composition for solo piano and jazz band, which combines elements of classical music with jazz -influenced effects. Commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman and written by George Gershwin, the work premiered in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music" on February 12, 1924, in Aeolian Hall, New York City.
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Dec 4, 2014 · Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic and plays piano in a performance of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the Royal Albert Hall in 1976.
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Sep 13, 2011 · George Gershwin's famous "Rhapsody in Blue" played by Libor Pesek and the Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Edward Gardner conducts the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra for George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with soloist Adrian Brendel.
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This is an arrangement for string quintet of the 2nd piano accompaniment written by George Gershwin. Purchase
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Feb 12, 2024 · It was the opening salvo that introduced George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, a piece teeming with possibilities not only for the composer but for what American music could sound like.
Dec 1, 2023 · From the moment of its premiere a century ago, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue has been recognized as an icon of the Jazz Age, a sassy, tuneful, irresistibly down-to-earth portrait of a country that had found its voice and was poised to take its place on the world stage.
