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Gershwin Rhapsody
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
they know for certain how to put on a show! In whatever union, they sail through this Gershwin celebration with wit and style,
Gershwin Rhapsody
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
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they know for certain how to put on a show! In whatever union, they sail through this Gershwin celebration with wit and style,
About
Commemorating the 1924 premiere of Rhapsody in Blue, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet collaborates 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 four rediscovered Gershwin songs: ‘Graceful and Elegant’, ‘Dance of the Waves’, ‘Sutton Place’ and ‘Under the Cinnamon Tree’. The album also includes a medley based on Rhapsody in Blue comprising a selection of piano duos, solos and Feinstein vocals featuring the music of George and Ira Gershwin. The two also perform a Gershwin-esque setting of Vincent Youman’s classic tune, ‘Tea for Two’ and the programme rounds off with ‘Jasbo Brown Blues’ from Porgy and Bess. Michael Feinstein and Jean-Yves Thibaudet extensively toured this programme around the US under the title ‘Who Could Ask For Anything More?’ including a date at Carnegie Hall.
Contents and tracklist
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for Piano
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Feinstein for Voice & Piano
- Michael Feinstein (piano), Michael Feinstein (voice)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Feinstein for Voice & Piano
- Michael Feinstein (piano), Michael Feinstein (voice)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Feinstein for Voice & Piano
- Michael Feinstein (piano), Michael Feinstein (voice)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for Piano
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. for Piano
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for Voice & 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano), Michael Feinstein (voice)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
- Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano), Michael Feinstein (piano)
- Recorded: 2023-06-09
- Recording Venue: Zipper Hall, Colburn School for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles
Awards and reviews
May 2024
they know for certain how to put on a show! In whatever union, they sail through this Gershwin celebration with wit and style,
17th February 2024
They show off Feinstein’s improvisational skills and Thibaudet’s concert-pianist virtuosity, in arrangements by Earl Wild, Tedd Firth and Feinstein himself. Two brief medleys on the Rhapsody just about justify the album’s title but no one should mind. The playing is toe-tapping, witty and irresistible.