George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Composer
American composer and pianist who brought together jazz idioms, skill as a songwriter and a classical competency. He wrote Rhythm, Summertime, Lady be Good. Some of these were to words by his brother Ira. His opera Porgy and Bess and Rhapsody in Blue are especially well known. His life was cut short by a brain tumour.
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Further Reading: Gershwin
Interview, Kirill Gerstein on The Gershwin Moment
1st March 2018
The pianist talks to Katherine about his new album, which includes the jazz-band version of Rhapsody in Blue, the Piano Concerto in F, and song transcriptions by Earl Wild.
Recording of the Week, Barbara Hannigan sings and conducts music by Berg, Berio, and Gershwin
22nd September 2017
Katherine listens to the Canadian soprano's bold new disc Crazy Girl Crazy, centring on Berg's Lulu.
Popular Works: Gershwin
- 's Wonderful (39)
- A Foggy Day (In London Town) (31)
- An American in Paris, tone poem (174)
- But Not for Me (26)
- By Strauss (15)
- Cuban Overture (76)
- Embraceable You (55)
- Fascinatin' Rhythm (56)
- Girl Crazy (3)
- I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris) (88)
- I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (21)
- Impromptu in two Keys (17)
- Liza (26)
- Love Is Here to Stay (43)
- Love Walked In (39)
- Lullaby for Strings (34)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (29)
- Oh, Lady Be Good! (57)
- Piano Concerto in F major (103)
- Porgy and Bess (26)
- Preludes (3) (151)
- Promenade (Walking the Dog) (49)
- Rhapsody in Blue (334)
- Rialto Ripples (Rag) (20)
- Slap That Bass (6)
- Somebody Loves Me (33)
- Someone to Watch over Me (48)
- Strike Up the Band (61)
- Swanee (22)
- The Man I Love (90)
- They Can't Take That Away From Me (32)
- Three-Quarter Blues (16)
- Variations on I Got Rhythm (56)
