The Best of Gershwin, Volume 10

~ Release by George Gershwin (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

This is also distributed as disc 10 in the Best of the Classics box set:
Label: Mediaphon Distributor: Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. - Cat#: BC-2-4440 UPC: 056776 444020

Annotation last modified on 2006-12-31 19:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Rhapsody in Blue (for Piano and Orchestra)
piano:
Kamil Hála (Czech pianist, composer, arranger, conductor)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
16:33
2Piano Highlights: By Strauss
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
By Strauss
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1936)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) (in 1936)
3:46
3Piano Highlights: Love Walked In
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
Love Walked In (for solo piano, transcr. by Grainger)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
piano arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
arrangement of:
Love Walked In
3:56
4Piano Highlights: But Not for Me
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
4:34
5Piano Highlights: Embraceable You
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:45
6Piano Highlights: Rhapsody in Blue-Themes (medley)
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
partial recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1927)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
1:13
7Piano Highlights: The Man I Love
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
The Man I Love (for piano solo, arr Gershwin)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
The Man I Love
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
1:54
8Piano Highlights: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
instrumental recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
1:10
9Piano Highlights: I Got Rhythm
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
I Got Rhythm (for piano solo)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
I Got Rhythm
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:41
10Piano Highlights: Somebody Loves Me (medley)
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (for piano solo)
composer and arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
Somebody Loves Me
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:15
11Piano Highlights: s’Wonderful
piano:
Eugen Cicero (Romanian-German jazz pianist)
recording of:
’S Wonderful (for piano solo)
composer and arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
piano arranger:
George Gershwin (composer)
arrangement of:
’S Wonderful
part of:
George Gershwin’s Songbook (18 arrangements for piano solo by George Gershwin, 1932)
2:15
12An American in Paris (for Orchestra)
piano:
Josef Hála (pianist)
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
An American in Paris
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan (on 1928-12-13)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
18:00

Credits

Release

distributed by:Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. (do not use as a release label! later renamed Madacy Lifestyle Marketing, read annotations for sub-label to use)
copyrighted (©) by:Madacy Entertainment Group, Inc. (do not use as a release label! later renamed Madacy Lifestyle Marketing, read annotations for sub-label to use) (in 1997)