Rhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / Cuban Overture / Porgy-and-Bess-Suite

~ Release by George Gershwin; Ian Davis, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati, Lorin Maazel (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhapsody in Blue
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
piano:
Ivan Davis (pianist) (in 1974-07)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra (in 1974-07)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1974-07)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
TempleLive Cleveland Masonic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (in 1974-07)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (in 1974-07)
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)
George Gershwin17:00
2Cuban Overture
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra (in 1974-07)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1974-07)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
recorded at:
TempleLive Cleveland Masonic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (in 1974-07)
recording of:
Cuban Overture (in 1974-07)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1932-07 until 1932-08)
publisher:
New World Music Corp.
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin10:11
3An American in Paris
producer:
Michael Woolcock (producer)
orchestra:
Cleveland Orchestra (in 1974-07)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor) (in 1974-07)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) and Gordon Parry (engineer)
recorded at:
TempleLive Cleveland Masonic in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (in 1974-07)
recording of:
An American in Paris (in 1974-07)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
premiered at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1928-12-13)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
George Gershwin17:44
4Porgy and Bess – A Symphonic Picture
producer:
Paul Myers (classical record producer)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1982-10-24 until 1982-10-26)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1982-10-24 until 1982-10-26)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 1983)
recorded at:
United Artists Theatre Building in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1982-10-24 until 1982-10-26)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) (from 1982-10-24 until 1982-10-26)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
was commissioned by:
Fritz Reiner (conductor)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin23:54

Credits

Release

part of:Eloquence (Deutsche Grammophon/Decca/Philips Classics, et al.; classical series established in 1999) (order: 77)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1624978 [info]
ASIN:DE: B000026NJJ [info]