Born the son of Russian-Jewish immigrants into the vibrant life of Manhattan, George Gershwin created much of the twentieth century’s musical highlights, with an endless stream of hit shows. His fascination with classical music, and his fusion of many varied musical forms like jazz, blues and ragtime, brought us the likes of Porgy and Bess […]

Edward Gardner conducts the Royal Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra for George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with soloist Adrian Brendle.

George Gershwin: “The Man I Love” Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano Mikael Eliasen, piano Performed on Friday, January 15, 2016 Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia One of the most prolific American songwriting duos, brothers George and Ira Gershwin left an opus of jazz standards and “American Songbook” classics that would go on to be […]

George Gershwin: “The Man I Love” Kirsten MacKinnon, soprano Mikael Eliasen, piano Performed on Friday, January 15, 2016 Field Concert Hall, Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia One of the most prolific American songwriting duos, brothers George and Ira Gershwin left an opus of jazz standards and “American Songbook” classics that would go on to be […]

George Gershwin plays I Got Rhythm at the opening of New York’s Manhattan Theatre on 5 August 1931, his performance filmed from three different camera angles. For more information visit http://www.jackgibbons.com/ You can also follow Jack Gibbons on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/JackGibbonsPiano

✖ All music and images copyrights belong to original artists and distributors. “Summertime” is an aria composed in 1934 by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira […]

“The Man I Love” is a popular standard, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira Gershwin. Originally part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin government satire Lady, Be Good as “The Girl I Love”, the song was deleted from the show as well as from both the 1927 anti-war satire […]

George Gershwin – Tribute To One Of The Greatest Composers In American Music History Find the album here: http://apple.co/1AnCJ04 http://amzn.to/1Pzg3kv http://bit.ly/1Pzgawx http://bit.ly/1K6pMIk http://bit.ly/1ej02yp Join us on facebook : http://on.fb.me/1yY77w3 Tracklist: 00:00 – Summertime – Chet Baker 04:13 – Porgy and Bess – Chet Baker 08:44 – I Loves You Porgy – Ella Fitzgerald 13:40 – […]

The Best of George Gershwin (September 26 1898 – July 11 1937) Gershwin’s compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928) as well as the opera Porgy and Bess (1935). […]

George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 — July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin’s compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the opera […]

FOLLOW US Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/Classical-Music-632527326820785/?ref=hl Twitter ► https://twitter.com/@tunesclassical Google Play ►https://play.google.com/store/music/album/album?id=Bsbwe27hiwldd4tupj47am3wpxa 1935 All Right Reserved 0:00 Rhapsody in blue (paul whiteman jazz band 1924 version with George Gershwin on piano) 9:04 Prelude 1 10:25 Prelude 2 13:01 Prelude 3 14:04 2,5 minutes from the last part from rhapsody in blue for solo piano 16:32 An american […]

Jazz – “Foggy Day” by George Gershwin (1937) An instrumental arrangement based on a recorded or transcribed midi sequence Notes: Fred Astaire introduced “A Foggy Day” in the 1937, RKO musical, A Damsel in Distress. Later that year his recording of the song would rise to number three on the pop charts. “Things Are Looking […]

George Gershwin’s Songbook, including 18 Songs, transcribed for piano by the composer himself. Performed by Marc-André Hamelin, live in concert. The songs are: 01. Swanee 0:01 02. Nobody but you 0:38 03. I’ll build a Stairway to Paradise 1:30 04. Do it again 2:11 05. Fascinating Rhythm 3:36 06. Oh, Lady Be Good 4:25 07. […]

Daniel and Laura Curtis performing Someone to Watch Over Me by George and Ira Gershwin. Daniel and Laura are ambassadors for the preservation of The Great American Songbook and the work of Ivor Novello in the United Kingdom. www.greatamericansongbook.co.uk

Here are 4 immortal songs from the Gershwin show Oh Kay, recorded for American Columbia. There is a bit of rumble and some hiss, however I left these in, otherwise the piano sound would be even more flat than it is already. Restoring piano solo is just about the most difficult thing there is. 1 […]

George Gershwin’s famous “Rhapsody in Blue” played by Libor Pesek and the Slovak National Philharmonic Orchestra. All copyright belongs to its respective owners.

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