Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris

by George Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 December 1959
  • Label: Columbia Masterworks
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:49
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This celebrated recording captures two of the composer's most iconic orchestral works under the baton of Leonard Bernstein, conducting the Columbia Symphony Orchestra and the New York Philharmonic. Bernstein also serves as the virtuosic piano soloist, delivering a deeply personal and highly animated interpretation of the jazz-inflected concerto. The release remains a definitive, authoritative document of these quintessential American symphonic staples.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, melodic, complex, instrumental, acoustic, piano, rhythmic, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Rhapsody in Blue (16:27)
  2. An American in Paris (18:22)

Credits

  • Mainstreet - primary artist, written-by
  • SST - lacquer cut by
  • D-Mona - lead vocals
  • Manfred Holub - written-by
  • Leo Bei - arranged by

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