Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band version)

~ Recording by Joanna MacGregor, Carl Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Rhapsody in Blue (Original Jazz Band version)16:05George GershwinThe Music of George GershwinGeorge Gershwin; Joanna MacGregorAlbum
Collins Classics13622
1.1Rhapsody in Blue (original jazz band version)15:58George GershwinRhapsody in Blue / Piano Concerto / An American in ParisGeorge Gershwin; Joanna MacGregor, Carl Davis, London Symphony OrchestraAlbum
  • GB1993-08-24
Collins Classics11392

Relationships

recording engineer:John Timperley
producer:John West (classical engineer/producer)
piano:Joanna MacGregor (British pianist, conductor and composer)
orchestra:London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:Carl Davis (conductor and composer)
recorded at:Henry Wood Hall (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1990-09)
recording of:Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)

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)