George Gershwin
Born: 26th September 1898, Brooklyn, New York
Died: 11th July 1937, Los Angeles
Nationality: American
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930) and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime". His Of Thee I Sing (1931) was the first musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody. He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva.
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Further Reading: Gershwin
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Daniil Trifonov's (North) American Story
11th Oct 2024
The Russian pianist presents a dazzling kaleidoscope of North American music, with a variety of genres and styles covering minimalism, jazz, film music, and concertos by Gershwin and Mason Bates.
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Alison Balsom on Quiet City
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Popular Genres: Gershwin
Orchestral
Instrumental
Opera
Vocal
Concertos
Popular Works: Gershwin
- 's Wonderful (52)
- A Foggy Day (In London Town) (38)
- A Gershwin Songbook (22)
- An American in Paris, tone poem (218)
- Bess, you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess) (42)
- But Not for Me (43)
- Clap Yo' Hands (26)
- Cuban Overture (92)
- Do It Again (26)
- Embraceable You (77)
- Fascinatin' Rhythm (71)
- I Got Rhythm (126)
- I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (28)
- Impromptu in two Keys (22)
- It Ain't Necessarily So (from Porgy and Bess) (73)
- Liza (32)
- Love Is Here to Stay (50)
- Love Walked In (53)
- Lullaby for Strings (44)
- My man's gone now (from Porgy and Bess) (40)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (34)
- Oh, Lady Be Good! (62)
- Piano Concerto in F major (135)
- Porgy and Bess - Suite (34)
- Porgy and Bess Suite (Catfish Row) (23)
- Prelude No. 2 (37)
- Preludes (3) (222)
- Promenade (Walking the Dog) (69)
- Rhapsody in Blue (439)
- Second Rhapsody (42)
- Somebody Loves Me (44)
- Someone to Watch over Me (68)
- Strike Up the Band (72)
- Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) (213)
- Swanee (25)
- Sweet and Low-Down (28)
- The Man I Love (122)
- They Can't Take That Away From Me (45)
- Variations on I Got Rhythm (56)
- Who Cares? (26)
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