Gershwin: Famous Pieces Various Artists - Gershwin

• George Gershwin (1898 - 1937):
• 1 Gershwin: An American in Paris (Arr. for Violin & Piano) 05:16
• 2 Gershwin: Oh, Kay! (Excerpts): Someone to Watch Over Me (Arr. for Violin & Piano) 04:14
• 3 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Excerpts): Introduction 01:03
• 4 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Excerpts): Summertime 02:39
• 5 Gershwin: George Gershwin's Songbook: No. 7, Liza "All the Clouds'll Roll Away" 02:39
• 6 Gershwin: Oh, Kay! (Excerpts): Clap Yo' Hands (Arr. for Violin & Piano) 04:00
• 7 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Excerpts): It Ain’t Necessarily so 04:05
• 8 Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro agitato 07:04
• 9 Gershwin: Girl Crazy: I Got Rhythm (Arr. for Violin & Piano) 03:46
• 10 Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Arr. for Violin, Clarinet, Cello & Piano) 10:11
• 11 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Excerpts): Andantino dolente 01:20
• 12 Gershwin: Porgy and Bess (Excerpts): Bess, You Is My Woman Now 05:22
• 13 Gershwin: 3 Preludes: No. 3 in E-flat Minor, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso (Arr. J. Heifetz for Violin & Piano) 01:22
• 14 Gershwin: An American in Paris 19:58
• Total Runtime 01:12:59

Info for Gershwin: Famous Pieces

George Gershwin (1898-1937) was one of the first and most successful composers bringing Afro-American styles such as jazz, spirituals and blues to classical music, making it swing more than ever before. It is hard to sit still while listening to Gershwin Famous Pieces, which contains some of his most appealing works, from Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, I Got Rhythm, Someone to Watch Over Me, as well as his magnum opus Porgy & Bess with the legendary song Summertime. They are performed by Angel Blue, Marin Alsop, Denis Kozhukhin, Matt Haimovitz, Veschko Eschkenazy, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Houston Symphony, as well as many others.

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