The Best of Gershwin

George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 - July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist 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 spawned 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 Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him; he subsequently composed An American in Paris. He then returned to New York City and wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and DuBose Heyward. It was initially a commercial failure but came 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 a malignant brain tumor. His compositions have been adapted for use in films and television, and several became jazz standards recorded and covered in many variations.
Tracklist:
Prelúdios para piano
1. Prelúdio Nº 1
2. Prelúdio Nº 2
3. Prelúdio Nº 3
18 peças para piano
4. The man I love
5. Swanee
6. Nobody but you
7. I´ll build a stairway
8. Do it again
9. Fascinating rhythm
10. Oh, Lady be good
11. Somebody loves me
12. Sweet and low down
13. Clap yo'hands
14. Do do do
15. My one and only
16. 's wonderful
17. Strike up the band
18. Who cares
19. That certain feelin
20. Liza
21. I go rhythm
Da ópera (Porgy and Bess)
22. Abertura
23. It ain't necessarily so
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[@danielmads9160]

Here I've set some time stamps! Prelude 1 0:00, Prelude 2 1:47, Prelude 3 6:32, The man I love 8:00, Swanee 10:22, Nobody but you 11:18, I'll build a stairway 12:14, Do it again 13:14, Fascinating rhythm 15:02, Oh, Lady be good 16:13, Somebody loves me 17:26, Sweet and low down 18:53, Clap yo'hands 20:12, Do do do 21:11, My one and only 22:41, 's wonderful 23:49, Strike up the band 24:55, Who cares 26:21, That certain feelin' 28:39, Liza 29:57, I got rhythm 32:29. The rest is Porgy and Bess, I got tired!

[@phantomlord5707]

Thank you sir

[@ronparsonspedwalaves6103]

Greig holberg suite

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

God bless!!

[@SUHABOUT]

God bless you sir.

[@SpeegBJ]

Love that you did that! Thanks from everyone who loves G.G. I'll add "It Ain't Necessarily So' at 35:40 as it's one of my favorite.

[@issurchaim]

a man who had the genius to compose jazz, classical, and popular music for broadway. anyone who criticizes, is jealous of his gift.

[@robertrodes1546]

Gershwin was one of the truly great composers, and one wonders what directions American music would have taken if he had lived past 38.

[@quotecenter2463]

42?

[@jeffcollins9995]

He left that for you to do!

[@bethpshanahan4212]

@@quotecenter2463 not 42, 38 was correct. he died a few months short of his 39th birthday.

[@taksanwagie]

Gershwin was a musical genius, I never tire of listening to his Concerto in F, Rhapsody in Blue and any of his other fantastic pieces.

[@paulinhocorrea8705]

He was superb.

[@Tivawarin]

George and Ira Gershwin are one of the best composers of 20th century.

[@richardmiranda640]

Wrong They’re two of the best...

[@isaochy4197]

@@richardmiranda640 well you’ve got two names in your one slot haven’t you

[@BrandonCuringtonOfficial]

Gerswhin is that one composer with a style so distinct you can tell it's from him after listening for 5 seconds.

[@shmuelpapirnikov1168]

AFTER ABOVE 100 YEARS GERSHWIN IS STILL FRESH AND CLASSIC AT THE SAME TIME-ISNT IT A MAGIC!

[@bogotana1990]

i agree

[@4jeffinseattle]

True!NO music compares today!

[@JamesVictorArt]

I agree but as of when you posted this comment it had only been 78 years since his death, it's now been 80

[@lailsoncordeiro9278]

SHMUEL PAPIRNIKOV i

[@weekilter]

It's such a tragedy that he died in his 30s.

[@arturojaimes7345]

Gershwin likes Chopin music and tecnic. He is a bridge between romantic piano and jazz piano.

[@02079850470]

Rhapsody in Blue is just so memorable it seems to spin round your mind at any and every time when you're feeling relaxed and about to start on your next venture, be it doing the Spring Cleaning, glamming up for a night out or watering the plants - so cool and yet dramatic and passionate.....

[@sandrabutlertubbs8538]

penny price exactly how I feel! it's a quiet, slow, lazy Saturday and this is the background music for the little chores that will get done today ...

[@DukeJon1969]

+penny price Amazing to think the piece is almost a century old. It sounds like it was written yesterday...

[@MrJerry160]

For me it appropriately accompanies a mild state of anxiety.

[@mirjanamilosavljevic4261]

@@sandrabutlertubbs8538 Not for me,when i discovered Gershwin, i was amazed,i must be fully focused to listen to his music ,to feel every sound ,simply so good to listen ,but not every day ,to emotional for me ..............

[@flylooper]

@@mirjanamilosavljevic4261 Gershwin was a terrific pianist. He would sit for hours at parties improvising the popular music of the day (Mostly his own). As a so-called serious composer, well, he simply started had no training in the form, despite the fact that his serious music was just wonderful. He once asked Maurice Ravel to give him lessons in orchestration and composition and Ravel is supposed to have replied, "Why be a 2nd rate Ravel when you can be a first rate Gershwin?" I'm convinced that had he lived longer, his symphonic works would have really been "first rate."

[@1948dock]

I first heard Rhapsody in Blue as a 2nd year high school student and it changed my life - been a Gershwin lover for over 50 yrs now - thank you Miss Dorothy Hutchins!

[@coling8176]

Ditto - Rhapsody in Blue turned me into a Gershwin freak! Porgy and Bess is the only opera I’ve seen the whole way through! 🎹👍

[@sharonchambers1767]

True genius is thinking outside the box, and realizing there is not box, it has to do with your own mind.

[@bobcurrier7983]

Hello Sharon, How are you doing today?

[@casparpolitman]

gershwin, the composer of the roaring 20s :) classical music and early jazz together

[@samspianos]

caspar politman It was a gay time

[@1-shotslinger108]

caspar politman it's all Jazz.

[@1-shotslinger108]

+Olivier Jaquet The category of music is jazz.

[@casparpolitman]

Olivier Jaquet yes but if you listen to the first recording of the song there are some great jazz part into the song

[@1-shotslinger108]

+Olivier Jaquet I don't know who considered it classical but it was always written and presented to the public as jazz. It has nothingto do with what you call classical.

[@Dylonely42]

My favorite composer. He is definitely one of the best composers ever, his songs are among the most beautiful in my opinion. It’s hard to believe than he was a human like us.

[@Rupitsch285]

🤭

[@Dylonely42]

@@Rupitsch285 ?

[@ranchwagoneer]

Just,---- just starting to appreciate Gershwin. So powerful. Now I understand why Brian Wilson treasures his work

[@Ipoop7colors]

Gersh-win It's a win-win situation.

[@jessebernard2892]

I like you

[@blueberrylover9926]

Ipoop7colors hah yeah

[@luciewesson1358]

Another great composer . He reminds me of F. Scott Fitzgerald in his time. Smooth and cool.

[@lessnow9216]

Yes yes yes! So glad I'm not the only one with that association. Their work captures the spirit of their time so incredibly well.

[@latonyamedia615]

I'm a fan, he really was a genius. Wish I could talk to him.

[@sammerro]

When i listen to Gershwin i can hear why Debussy is linked with jazz.

[@chiliconclara]

Thank you Gershwin for making my studying easier! Now off to keep reading that book.....

[@philipthomey7884]

Perfect . Now to drift off to sleep. But it will surely change and quicken. ah. oops I spoke too soon.

[@robertalexander9052]

I had no idea he composed all the wonderful music he did!

[@carlosacevedo8530]

Thank you, God, for giving us George Gershwin! And his brother Ira.

[@stonestone1000]

Gershwin is incomparable - to think he composed and played this exquisite music... Where is talent like this now. This was one of a kind genius. Its like having a soul massage, listening to this out of world music. Thank you , thank you.. Bravo Bravo!

[@T4H3RM14H]

Gershwin denied himself satisfaction. Always yearning for more, pushing past himself and falling short again and again. Gershwin's genius was in the way he fell short, in the end results of his constant failures. Desire breeds true genius. We only hear what's there, he heard what wasn't there. Desire, needing what's not there. Denial, refusing to settle for less. Reaching past oneself... SEE PAST YOURSELF...REFUSE TO SETTLE FOR YOUR VERY BEST...AND NEVER EVER LET ANYONE STAND IN YOUR WAY.

[@samspianos]

Taher Miah Hey I think all his boyfriends gave him satisfaction

[@1-shotslinger108]

Taher Miah Yeah, the guy was a real failure . WHAT !?

[@enrouteextras6840]

+Taher Miah I understand what you're saying. Well put, and a worthy goal indeed!

[@1-shotslinger108]

+Taher Miah Here the music HERE HERE !

[@JellyWaltzov]

+Taher Miah Perfectionism may achieve a great deal, but it is a mental illness that can kill too. Careful.

[@music.soundrhythmdance2252]

Definitely a fan of piano music, either alone or accompanied by instrumentalists, vocalists or orchestra. So I'm here to listen to the entire program of pieces delivering delightful dynamics with all shades of colour, contrast, ornamentation, expression and interpretation with the finest playing of a century ago musical magic. Time turning in a tunnel of era, stages, rapid progress and passing periods of ardent notations of scores and the acceptability and appreciation of then, connecting to a future fast forwarding and expanding into new genres with delicate divisions and driving dimensions of music passing onto generations of the abstract, the unknown, the undiscovered, the experimental development of style, movements, sections, patterns, selections, preferences and popularity affecting the emotional values and moods of passionate listeners and learners embracing the energy and the natural flow of sound and song.

[@georgesullivan5197]

I like it too.

[@exploringwithdave5926]

I wish I had had the awareness (And KZbin) for all of my life. At 55, I am finally finding my soul in music, and Gershwin is a leading character in that effervescence of my joy. Not only do I love listening to all of his compositions, I am even learning some fo them on the piano. Incredibly hard to copy a genius sans my own. But a pleasure trying to measure up. Of course there are so many talented musicians and composers of the past, I wish I could go back and start all over as a five year old at my first piano lesson and wish I had not ever given up at age ten. Finding that soul again was like waking from a long sleep, and finding my inner child and the pure joy of discovering those things that truly excite your heart.

[@bouyant8659]

INDEED

[@DoeSwiftandBond]

Awesome!! Hats off to you.

[@ginesitopayasito]

El rey de la música sigue siendo Gershwin, aunque nos queda la tristeza, que se nos marcho muy pronto, con tanto que llevaba interiormente para enseñarnos de las músicas de América y de Europa. El corazón de todos los que amamos la música Americana, sigue llorando su pérdida.

[@giuliaramirez8440]

¡ El duque de la música !

[@Classyellee]

Mr..... Gershwin you helped me to do my home work 😘😛😜😜😜😜😜

[@davidmolina5581]

This is Gershwin's genius, he composed classical music with strong jazz flavor. Anyways, he is mostly known for his orchestral compositions that would become the pillars of Jazz music for the rest of the century and eventually lead the path for the music as we know it today.

[@alvinlaurentius7270]

I wouldn't say that Gershwin composed classical music. He is though, the closest you get to the melodical harmony of the classical music (since his playing methods, his syncopations, and the use of chords are not considered classical) in comparison to other composers about the same age (Bartok/Ives.. you name it). But I have to agree that he is the foundation of jazz music. And that he's a genius :D

[@davidmolina5581]

Well said. As an absolute ignorant on the classical methods and artists, I appreciate your comment.

[@eriktrolle-schultz6639]

David Molina knj

[@barbaralindsey9304]

some where in his DNA is hiding the simple greatness soul of a black man or visa versa, genius does't have a color but I do pine on a simple slave antecedent who had absolutley no studying and produces the likes of Jelly Roll Martin or other great Black who were given no CREDIT in most history books, but Gershwin went to the Ghetto to see for himself how poor black people lived , the result was Porgy and Bess one of the greatest tributes to black people, it wasn't a hit then because of ? most black people loved it, today its a classic but Gershwins' interlect and respect for black people coincided with his natural SOUL; its a mistake to give him 'Jazz music for the rest of the century and eventually lead the path for the music as we know it today', when black people didn't study Gershwin, Miles and a plethora of greatJazz blacks came to greatness on the pure genius of their talent

[@matthewramroop]

I gotta listen to more of this dude's stuff. Totally rad tunes!

[@lauramorris2641]

I am a Gershwin fan, love love his songs and the ones that made it into the movies. I have a book with all the songs he and his brother had written. I also have the CDs . I read his autobiography about his life and music. Sad you never married or had children, just to see your legacy carry on the genius of your music. The Bronx New York stay corona virus free

[@user-fs5fy4rg4l]

Ежели б связал себя узами брака, вряд-ли мог творить,а талант отдыхает на детях гениев, аксиома!

[@RAINLOVE5]

Beautiful music and simply adore Gershwin jazz.

[@sunesmith9577]

Lovely music that can be heard over and over again. fantastic. Thanks for sharing :-)

[@amarsmalls]

One of my favorites...

[@marcoricci55]

Wow, George in his best. He had the wand to entwine so many different-to-be musical subjects and yet making the listener aware of each one of them; this is how he mastered the art of composition. I guess Gershwin can be seen as the glory of multicultural environments, he scents this social thread of so many influences like New Yorl City was (and still is), as he kept on picking up from exhuberant flowers to apparently stupid tiny twiggs in the gardens of memory to help him build his very private musical colossus. I just can say that I love him.

[@jamiefelton11]

Musical genius! Love RIB

[@terencedove5047]

Believe it or not...I have this CD! I only had to listen to one or two of these to recognize the pianist, Mario Ratko-Delorko. This came out in 1992. I guess many pianists have their different takes and interpretations on Gershwin. This one stood out in my opinion...

[@zaboomafoo_0]

splendid music arousing the cortices of my moderately sized brain! i love life

[@tstarcher2001]

Side effect of listening to (good) music: larger vocab!😁 I'm kidding. I don't know if that is actually true or not. I did like the way you phrased it.

[@ktkat1949]

No one like him before or since. The tragic was losing this genius so early.

[@jeffcollins9995]

You need to move to New Orleans if think that

[@popanton5279]

A pus jazzul acolo unde merita de mult timp. Un mare artist si un foarte mare compozitor . Chiar si acum in secolul 21 este asa de nou .

[@virgilioalmansur]

I like Gershwin! Thank you!!!

[@RC2214]

This reminds me of Ragtime and the start of Tap Dance, which was seen a lot of in the 20s, 30s, 40s and even the 50s and that is from this classical jazz talent of George Gershwin Iconic indeed 🙂 I would say even Broadway

[@bepinkalicious]

Ahhhh his Preludes!! True, true he is a bridge between romantic piano and jazz.

[@GrazYanaz]

Grazie! Adoro Gershwin!

[@ktkat1949]

I don't love Gershwin. I worship him. I mourn the fact he did not live as long. What amazing music would have come from this great genius. I have read a lot about him and his brother. My two favourite stories: Both came via concert pianist and raconteur Oscar Levant who was a personal friend, admirer and interpreter of George Gershwin's work. First off, George was a real ladies man and a party person. He loved going out, hitting parties and clubs. Everyone wanted him to play for them which he loved. Unfortunately, he loved to play what he had just written for whatever musical he was working on at the time. So much so that Oscar said, 'by the time the musical actually opened everyone had heard the songs so many times they thought they were at a revival'. George, also, was very aware of his talent and was not shy about telling people about it. One night Oscar and he were dining and George said to him, Oscar do you think people will be talking about my music a hundred years from now? Oscar replied, If you are still here George they will be!! Despite that, he was very humble in a lot of ways, very gracious and more telling he was a huge inspiration and help both financially and otherwise to upcoming new composers. A lot of the greats got their start because of his help and intervention. He also loved his brother Ira very deeply and it was mutual. George was the one who convinced Ira he could write lyrics and after George died it took Ira years to work with another composer. The last piece of music he wrote was left with no lyrics. After a time Ira wrote lyrics for it. Although it appears to be a conventional boy/girl love song Ira always said it was a love song to his brother. If you look up the lyrics you will see what he meant. The song is called 'Our Love Is Here to Stay'.

[@75jblue]

Awesome!

[@michrain5872]

That's the sweetest version of Rhapsody in Blue I've ever heard.

[@jam6255]

Beautiful.

[@brandonhitson]

Beautiful music!

[@livoniatippett6708]

This a master piece

[@Ethergirl]

This is such good music for relaxing or getting things done at my desk on a Sunday afternoon! Thanks so much for uploading it!

[@bobcurrier7983]

Hello Susan, How are you doing?

[@nathaliecatros-pabst3220]

Toujours très parfait à écouter pour la quiétude.

[@thinkplease7114]

Genius!!! Just imagine what he could have created? Age 38 was too young.

[@Renategrund]

I listened to Zimmermans version of the three preludes: adorable! Lookin for another interpretation I found this unspeakable masterwork. As I read some of the comments, the expression "soul massage" says it very good for me, too

[@jeffcollins9995]

Stop living in the past. Be today's version of this level of excellence.

[@claovillanueva8023]

Muito muito obrigado!Todo un servicio a la cultura musical.Thank you y ¡Gracias!again.

[@faziah1163]

MERCI ❤️ L un des plus grands compositeurs américains 💗 Gratitude for this gift 😍The Man I love💖

[@ffbossy]

Fantastic performance I am sure Gershwin is 🤗

[@fofimunteanu5722]

Muzica clasica este,pentru mine,o revelatie!

[@henrydherbigny9949]

L'effet suprême de l'art , c'est d'éveiller le sentiment de la grâce .

[@2ndHandLionss]

Ugh, I'm so in love.

[@joseosmirfiorelli2527]

Wonderful and genial!

[@p1nesap]

Wonderful

[@franciscomogrovejo3830]

Maravillosamente urbano,con esa intensidad de los blues subterráneos.Magnifica selección.

[@amaliacarocci8269]

Grande compositore e pianista..meraviglioso ..

[@bogotana1990]

GERSHWIN AMZING................JUST SUPERB AND GAVE OTHER SENSE TO THIS MUSIC

[@jjbloyber]

This is a creative interpretation with great liberties taken by the pianist in speeding and slowing the tempo. The pianist is very skilled, but I prefer the more steady tempos that Gershwin himself used when playing these. Compare the William Bolcom recording of same pieces made in the late 70's or early 1980's. in any event, great music and thanks for posting.

[@ronwalker4849]

+jam8854 The changing tempos and expression is an essential part of the style of not only Gershwin all the way back to Bach and Scarlatti. Do you breath or walk always at the same pace all the time? of course NOT. Life is constantly changing unles you are a robot or a statue. Called PORTAMENTO and especially in romantic works of Chopin etc.

[@brandon.duffany]

+Ron Walker Isn't it called rubato?

[@ronwalker4849]

investigate the word PORTAMENTO greatest exponents_ Keith Hill Skip Sempe

[@flylooper]

@@ronwalker4849 Just no so in serious music. Which is why composers of serious (aka classical) music use all kinds of instructions other than notation to tell the performer how he wants his music to be presented. Jazz is completely different. It is an art (usually) of small ensembles and is mostly done with not much more than chord charts, leaving the player to improvise. These preludes are not jazz.

[@biegel88]

This is a wonderful recording to have that sets the pace of this remarkable piece. The 1924 written manuscripts have been organized and scored in a new critical edition by Dr. Ryan Banagale, through the University of Michigan Gershwin Initiative. The first recording of this edition has been released on August 27, 2021. It brings together the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Bruce Kiesling and yours truly. I have studied the many recordings, the printed scores, the Alicia Zizzo 'Annotated Rhapsody in Blue' for solo piano, and Dr. Banagale's new edition. Hope readers will find the new recording enjoyable!

[@arnoborro5044]

fantastic!

[@biegel88]

@@arnoborro5044 the Rhapsody in Blue is not listed in the description. I'd like to know who is playing.

[@arnoborro5044]

@@biegel88 I would also

[@greystown]

I think Gershwin is the cat's whiskers!!! Thank u....

[@enrouteextras6840]

Don't you mean the cat's pajamas?

[@greystown]

Pajamas and whiskers....oh and the dog's b@@...well you know.

[@negranomicon]

The greatest American composer to ever live

[@negranomicon]

@@enrouteextras6840 and this cat's meow...all these and many years later. Le sigh.

[@thomasmclean1616]

He's got Stallone's chin for sure

[@ricciantoni]

bravo ...bella interpretazione.

[@hectorhoraciopescio5717]

En la historia del jazz, Gershwin, es un espectáculo, por sus melodías pegadizas al oído.

[@pierasanticoli5025]

Unico,eccezionale,inimitabile.❤

[@eunik24]

É maravilhoso! Grande compositor.

[@TheBlackroseCry]

that ending gave me the chillssss

[@stevenbeer6005]

Nor rushed like some performances! Soo good!!

[@dang622]

Gershwin is realy very inspirative...

[@kaiserkatze9008]

Okay, I finally found the real player of these pieces. The player’s name is Mario-Ratko Delorko. You can check out his album "Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Songbook & 3 Preludes" (2008) to confirm.

[@carmenechaguebenito1532]

No hay nada como empezar el día con Gershwin. Llevo años oyéndole y siempre me parece distinto. Lo más positivo es que trinfó en vida. No todos los músicos han podido decir lo mismo.

[@bertaga41]

Genius!

[@manuelturizo7966]

Ganz tolle Musik!!

[@BrunoDebruille]

Jouer à surprendre. Le style. La vie,

[@lizaelliott6862]

Ahh, George Gershwin. He was such a genius that the heavens had to take him back so early.

[@user-fs5fy4rg4l]

Может быть гениев и сбрасывают с небес,но как правило всех других находят в капусте или аист где-то их подбирает.

[@shayeewingate9009]

Nice!

[@joshc4983]

I can hear some Joplin in Swanee. Love it. Great vid!

[@bexyevans777]

*Very nice!* 😀

[@JohnCine]

Great composer. Died very young.

[@bernardiux]

Realmente excepcional!!

[@sharonchambers1767]

Amazing.

[@jeremybuckman2816]

Hello Sharon, How are you doing?

[@wanderleyapparecidovieira2282]

No one to replace him !

[@FashionSalisbury]

Good music

[@cellofingers]

Good complitation

[@wesner2ja]

Classical Jazz, nice

[@terezamariasantosmonfort8835]

MARAVILHOSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@victorarnault]

I signed in just by the fact to have George Gershwin. I coulnd find out to download on the internet!

[@bettydowdall7219]

Some amazing music ever

[@bobcurrier7983]

Hello Betty, How are you doing?

[@Braglemaster123]

Great

[@ricardomz4856]

Simplemente me encanta. Mas que algo clásico para deleitar el oído es para una noche de romance bajo la luna y con dos copas de vino.

[@VincentVanGoghAway]

*Holy Shit* This is great!

[@marioanselmoruiz2840]

meu coração deixo as aflições e fico mais esperanzoso na vida !!!!!

[@maurop2069]

FANTASTICO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marcelonicodemos5748]

suavidade, técnica, harmonia.

[@mariaeugeniasanchezvegas5001]

genial,yesssssss