Gershwin

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein - Gershwin Rhapsody (2024)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Michael Feinstein - Gershwin Rhapsody (2024)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 168 Mb | Total time: 47:45 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 487 0075 | Recorded: 2023

Gershwin Rhapsody - Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Michael Feinstein / Commemorating the 1924 premiere of Rhapsody in Blue, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet collabs with Michael Feinstein, the 'one-man encyclopaedia of the Great American Songbook' to celebrate the magic of Gershwin. Gershwin Rhapsody sees best-loved Gershwin melodies sit alongside world premiere recordings of 4 rediscovered Gershwin songs: 'Graceful and Elegant', 'Dance of the Waves', 'Sutton Place' and 'Under the Cinnamon Tree'.
André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Concerto in F (2011)

André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra - George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, Concerto in F (2011)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 256 Mb | Total time: 63:42 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Decca | # 478 3355 | Recorded: 1984

Gershwin s Rhapsody in Blue is one of the most successful fusions of classical music and jazz ever, and is one of the most popular of all American concert works. Gershwin described the piece, which opens with an unforgettable two-and-a-half octave glissando wail on the clarinet, as a sort of musical kaleidoscope of America, of our vast melting pot… … our metropolitan madness.
The Nash Ensemble - American Chamber Music: Herrmann, Gershwin, Waxman, Copland (2015)

The Nash Ensemble - American Chamber Music: Herrmann, Gershwin, Waxman, Copland (2015)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 292 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 177 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68094 | Time: 01:15:36

This programme features concert music by composers who also wrote film scores for Hollywood. While this was just one string to the considerable bows of Gershwin and Copland, Bernard Herrmann and Franz Waxman are best known for their music for Hitchcock films (Vertigo, North by Northwest, Marnie and Psycho for Herrmann; and Rebecca and The Paradine Case for Waxman). Centre stage is Gershwin’s Song-book, arranged by the composer for solo piano in order to present the songs ‘as George Gershwin plays them himself’.

VA - Essential Gershwin (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 22, 2022
VA - Essential Gershwin (2022)

VA - Essential Gershwin (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 957 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 504 MB
3:39:25 | Classical | Label: UMG

The great musical border crosser of the twentieth century, George Gershwin excelled in the fields of concert music and popular song alike. The son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. His father ran a great variety of small businesses, and George, in the words of the New Grove Dictionary of Music, "excelled at street sports." He also studied the piano and was introduced to the European classics by his teacher, Charles Hambitzer. Gershwin immersed himself in popular music after dropping out of school in 1914 and getting a job as a salesman for the music publisher Remick. He was influenced by ragtime and stride piano music, and as a songwriter enjoyed his first hit in 1920 with "Swanee," recorded by the leading vocalist of the time, Al Jolson.

George Gershwin - 1898-1937 (2007)  Music

Posted by Rtax at March 7, 2022
George Gershwin - 1898-1937 (2007)

George Gershwin - 1898-1937 (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log) - 1.9 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.2 GB
8:58:03 | Jazz, Soundtrack, Musical | Label: Documents

The great musical border crosser of the twentieth century, George Gershwin excelled in the fields of concert music and popular song alike. The son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. His father ran a great variety of small businesses, and George, in the words of the New Grove Dictionary of Music, "excelled at street sports." He also studied the piano and was introduced to the European classics by his teacher, Charles Hambitzer. Gershwin immersed himself in popular music after dropping out of school in 1914 and getting a job as a salesman for the music publisher Remick. He was influenced by ragtime and stride piano music, and as a songwriter enjoyed his first hit in 1920 with "Swanee," recorded by the leading vocalist of the time, Al Jolson.
Jay Bernfeld, Rinat Shaham, Fuoco e cenere - Fantasy in Blue Purcell & Gershwin (2001)

Jay Bernfeld, Rinat Shaham, Fuoco e cenere - Fantasy in Blue Purcell & Gershwin (2001)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 279 MB | 57:07
Genre: Classical | Label: ATMA Classique

Did the world need to hear Gershwin played by a viol consort, with an occasional recorder tootling along? If so, then why not Purcell accompanied by a jazz piano? The idea of combining the two composers in one performance is an attractive one, and the mix of vocal and instrumental pieces by each composer here is intelligently grouped. Arranger and leader Jay Bernfeld offers several parallels. Both composers were, in the broadest sense, urban sensations and musical-theater composers with bigger things on their minds; both managed to complete one towering opera before dying young. He might have added more items to his list: the ground basses of Purcell's time are elaborated by their melody lines in a manner akin to, if not precisely comparable to, the structure of Gershwin's songs.

VA - Songs of Gershwin (2022)  Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 28, 2022
VA - Songs of Gershwin (2022)

VA - Songs of Gershwin (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 366 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 171 MB
1:11:50 | Jazz | Label: Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company

The great musical border crosser of the twentieth century, George Gershwin excelled in the fields of concert music and popular song alike. The son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. His father ran a great variety of small businesses, and George, in the words of the New Grove Dictionary of Music, "excelled at street sports." He also studied the piano and was introduced to the European classics by his teacher, Charles Hambitzer.
Benjamin Grosvenor - Rhapsody in Blue: Saint-Säens, Ravel, Gershwin (2012)

Benjamin Grosvenor - Rhapsody in Blue: Saint-Säens, Ravel, Gershwin (2012)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:05:37 | 259 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | Catalog: 4783527

Following the success of his first Decca release of solo piano music by Chopin, Liszt, and Ravel, Benjamin Grosvenor demonstrates his aptitude in the concerto repertoire on his second CD, Rhapsody in Blue, recorded with James Judd and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. This is a refreshing change from the usual Tchaikovsky or Rachmaninov concertos one hears from young artists eager to impress, and Grosvenor is clever enough to play not only engaging concertos by Saint-Saëns, Ravel, and Gershwin, but to toss in short bon-bons by these composers to sweeten the program.
Denis Matsuev, Mariss Jansons, Bavarian RSO - Rhapsody: Chabrier, Gershwin, Enescu, Ravel, Liszt (2016)

Rhapsody: Emmanuel Chabrier, George Gershwin, George Enescu, Maurice Ravel, Franz Liszt (2016)
Denis Matsuev, piano; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Mariss Jansons, conductor

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 310 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 184 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: BR KLASSIK | # 900146 | Time: 01:03:56

This release from BR KLASSIK explores the genre of the 19th and 20th century Rhapsody, featuring works from masterful composers Emmanuel Chabrier, George Gershwin, George Enesecu, Maurice Ravel, and Franz Liszt. The concert-like atmosphere of this recording makes this a truly unique release, as these works were recorded live in Munich as recently as October 2015. The five rhapsodies featured here come from different regions and the composers unique styles can be heard in each of their works. Chabriers Espana is centered around Iberian and folk music which was very popular at the time. Liszts Hungarian Rhapsody contrasts this work with its use of Hungarian folk melodies. The ever-popular Rhapsody in Blue from George Gershwin throws Americana into the mix with its blues roots. Mariss Jansons and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks never fails to please with their brilliant interpretations and performance quality. World-renowned Russian pianist Denis Matusev is brilliant as the Rhapsody in Blue soloist.

Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin (2016)  Music

Posted by Designol at March 17, 2023
Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin (2016)

Willie Nelson - Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 238 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 109 Mb | Scans included
Label: Legacy/Sony | # 88875167052 | Time: 00:36:34
Vocal Pop, Vocal Jazz, Standards, Country Pop

Willie Nelson's album of pop standards, penned by America's legendary songwriting duo George and Ira Gershwin, follows the selection of Willie as the 2015 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Among the 11 Gershwin classics recorded by Willie Nelson for his new album are two duets: "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off" with Cyndi Lauper (the song was originally introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1937 film Shall We Dance) and "Embraceable You" with Sheryl Crow (the song was performed by Ginger Rogers in Girl Crazy, recorded by Billie Holiday in 1944 and inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005).