Biographies, Classical Composers, George Gershwin

Engagingly written, lavishly illustrated. . . . With this volume, we get a focused portrait of George Gershwin, a genius plagued by self-doubt and a wandering eye — Opera NewsMore…

Engagingly written, lavishly illustrated. . . . With this volume, we get a focused portrait of George Gershwin, a genius plagued by self-doubt and a wandering eye — Opera NewsMore…

Summertime is a genial and enthusiastic book — The TimesMore…

[A]nyone curious about the new Gershwin scholarship will find this book to be an efficient starting point for further exploration — The New York TimesMore…

Excellent notes with each paper serve as the bibliography. A useful addition to comprehensive music and performing-arts collections — ChoiceMore…

What does come across in Furia's book is the flavour of the golden era of songwriting, and the towering talent of Ira Gershwin, who worked at a tortoise-like pace and polished his lyrics until... — Sunday TimesMore…