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George Gershwin (Composer)
Born: 26th September 1898, Brooklyn, New York
Died: 11th July 1937, Los Angeles
Nationality: American
George Gershwin was an American composer, pianist and painter whose compositions spanned both popular and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standard "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which gave birth to the hit "Summertime".
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. He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him.
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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 (45)
- A Foggy Day (In London Town) (35)
- An American in Paris, tone poem (191)
- But Not for Me (33)
- By Strauss (17)
- Cuban Overture (80)
- Embraceable You (64)
- Fascinatin' Rhythm (65)
- Girl Crazy (2)
- I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris) (107)
- I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise (25)
- Impromptu in two Keys (19)
- Liza (28)
- Love Is Here to Stay (51)
- Love Walked In (38)
- Lullaby for Strings (40)
- Nice Work If You Can Get It (28)
- Oh, Lady Be Good! (67)
- Piano Concerto in F major (104)
- Porgy and Bess (26)
- Preludes (3) (160)
- Promenade (Walking the Dog) (63)
- Rhapsody in Blue (369)
- Rialto Ripples (Rag) (24)
- Slap That Bass (5)
- Somebody Loves Me (38)
- Someone to Watch over Me (55)
- Strike Up the Band (67)
- Swanee (25)
- The Man I Love (104)
- They Can't Take That Away From Me (36)
- Three-Quarter Blues (18)
- Variations on I Got Rhythm (50)
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