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George Gershwin, Denver Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Pops
Gershwin: The Greatest Hits
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (7) - Disc #1
1. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
2. Strike Up the Band, musical (first version): Overture
3. Girl Crazy, musical: Overture
4. Funny Face, musical: Overture
5. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra
6. An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra
7. Porgy and Bess, opera
Track Listings (13) - Disc #2
1. Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers): Excerpt, arr in a Gershwin medley
2. The Man I Love, song (from Strike Up the Band, 1st version; orig. composed for Lady, Be Good!): Excerpt, arr in a Gershwin medley
3. Strike Up the Band, song (from Strike Up The Band; both versions)
4. Lady, Be Good!, musical: Overture
5. Kickin' the Clouds Away, song (from Tell Me More, musical)
6. Tee-Oodle-Um-Bum-Bo, song (from La, La, Lucille, musical)
7. Drifting Along with the Tide, song (from George White's Scandals of 1921)
8. That Certain Feeling, song (from Tip-Toes, musical)
9. Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-Toes, musical)
10. Preludes (3) for piano: No.1
11. Preludes (3) for piano: No.2
12. Preludes (3) for piano: No.3
13. Lullaby, for piano

CD Details

All Artists: George Gershwin, Denver Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Pops, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Orchestra of the Americas, Winnipeg Pops Orchestra, Russell Sherman, Alicia Zizzo
Title: Gershwin: The Greatest Hits
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Compendia
Release Date: 7/22/1997
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Ballets & Dances, Dances, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 015095361929

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CD Reviews

Great sampler of Gershwin's music

Newton Ooi | Phoenix, Arizona United States | 04/13/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Classical music came from Europe. Jazz arose in the American deep south as a combination of multiple music genres, most noticeably black folk music and French influences. How ironic that it would take two descendants of Russian Jews to fuse the two together into a distinctly American style of music. The two composers are George and Ira Gershwin. George is the more famous of the two, but both by himself and with his sibling they composed multiple great scores of musics. Many of these have stood the test of time and are now commonly heard in the mass media; Rhapsody in Blue is the ultimate example, and it leads of this two-disc set. Other pieces were composed for operas (Porgy and Bess), Broadway shows (Funny Face), and movies. All of this and other works are found on this set. The recording is great, the sound quality is flawless and the compositions well chosen to provide 2+ hours of music. All told, a great buy for the price."