Artist
George Gershwin
George Gershwin is a composer artist from New York, USA. 18 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Composer · New York, USA · Best composer albums
- 18
- Releases
- 1976–1990
- Active years
Artist
George Gershwin is a composer artist from New York, USA. 18 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Composer · New York, USA · Best composer albums
Most popular
Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Piano Concerto
1990
Second Rhapsody: Music for Two Pianos by George Gershwin (feat. Katia & Marielle Labèque)
1988
An American in Paris (The Philadelphia Orchestra)
1988
George Gershwin plays Rhapsody In Blue using the original Piano Rolls (Denver Symphony Pops, Newton Wayland)
1987
Francois-Joel Thiollier joue Gershwin
1987
Kiri Sings Gershwin
1987
Strike Up the Band: The Canadian Brass Plays George Gershwin
1987
Rhapsody In Blue, An American in Paris (London Philharmonic Orchestra feat. conductor Vernon Hanley, piano: Michael Reeves)
1985
Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Piano Concerto in F (Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: André Previn)
1985
Rhapsody in Blue / I Got Rythm Variations / Catfish Row
1984
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue / Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto (Philharmonia Orchestra feat. conductor Neville Marriner, piano: Misha Dichter)
1983
Porgy and Bess (Houston Grand Opera Cast & Orchestra feat. conductor: John DeMain, bass-baritone: Donnie Ray Albert, soprano: Clamma Dale)
1983
Gershwin (English Chamber Orchestra)
1983
The Gershwin Album (The Philadelphia Orchestra feat. conductor: Eugene Ormany, piano: Philippe Entremont)
1983
Rhapsody in Blue / Piano Concerto in F, versions for two pianos (feat. piano: Katia & Maria Labèque)
1981
Previn Conducts Gershwin (London Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: André Previn)
1981
Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Broadway Overtures (feat. conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas)
1976
Porgy and Bess (Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus feat. conductor: Lorin Maazel)
1976
George Jacob Gershwin (Born September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the contemporary opera Porgy and Bess (1935). 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 theatre works with his brother Ira Gershwin and Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, who refused him, where he subsequently composed An American in Paris. After returning to New York City, he wrote Porgy and Bess, with Ira, and the author DuBose Heyward. Initially a commercial failure, Porgy and Bess later went on to be considered one of the most important American operas of the Twentieth century, and an American cultural classic. Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores until his death in 1937 from glioblastoma multiforme, a malignant brain tumor. Gershwi…