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Arthur Fiedler's centennial came in 1994, four years before George Gershwin's. They were not only contemporaries; they both divided their interests and their careers between classical and popular music; both built bridges between the two styles, and both inspired and delighted music lovers of all tastes and inclinations. These common interests made Fiedler an outstanding interpreter and advocate of Gershwin's music, as this bargain-priced disc eloquently shows. His partner in Rhapsody in Blue and the Piano Concerto in F is Earl Wild, a brilliant virtuoso who never lost the common touch. An American in Paris serves as a showcase for a great orchestra. --Joe McLellan