Rhapsody in Blue

~ Recording by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine

Annotation

original small jazz band orchestration

Annotation last modified on 2009-11-06 07:28 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
33.1Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version (1924))16:12George Gershwin111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors’ Edition 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon00289 477 9142 GB 56

Relationships

producer:Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
piano:James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-07)
conductor:James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
balance engineer:Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
recorded at:Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago (in 1990-07)
recording of:Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed) (in 1990-07)

Related works

Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)

orchestrator:Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
later versions:Rhapsody in Blue (Rick Wakeman version)
version of:Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
has revision:Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
Rhapsody in Blue (Restored to Gershwin's Original Manuscript by Alicia Zizzo)
Rhapsody in Blue (1926 Grofé revision)
arrangements:Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
Rhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller arrangement)