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Dec 14, 2021 · Ravel spent several nights with Gershwin, listening to jazz at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, where dancers did the lindy hop to hot jazz from some of the nation’s greatest bands. Ravel also visited Connie’s Inn and the nearby Cotton Club, where he heard Duke Ellington and his orchestra.
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In 1965, Movietone Records released an album MTM 1009 featuring Gershwin's piano rolls of the titled George Gershwin plays RHAPSODY IN BLUE and his other favorite compositions. The B-side of the LP featured nine other recordings.
Dec 6, 2000 · Find release reviews and credits for Ravel Plays Ravel / Gershwin Plays Gershwin - George Gershwin, Maurice Ravel on AllMusic - 2000
Pascal Rogé, French pianist and prize-winner (Grand Prix du Disque, Edison Award, Gramophone Award), on this SACD-recording with the RSO Vienna under Bertrand de Billy presents Piano Concertos by Gershwin and Ravel. Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Oct 1, 1998 · Ravel quoted Rhapsody in Blue in his Piano Concerto in G, and Weill, who after Gershwin’s death collaborated with his brother, the lyricist Ira Gershwin, modeled his opera Street Scene on...
Feb 12, 2024 · With "Rhapsody in Blue," Gershwin gamely attempted to cross-pollinate Black and white traditions, to at least partial success. "Rhapsody in Blue" was commissioned by Paul Whiteman, a key figure in symphonic jazz and — for good or ill — another lightning rod as regards race and the music.
Dec 1, 2023 · From the moment of its premiere a century ago, George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue has been recognized as an icon of the Jazz Age, a sassy, tuneful, irresistibly down-to-earth portrait of a country that had found its voice and was poised to take its place on the world stage.
