Historic Gershwin Recordings

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CD 1
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1Rhapsody in Blue
clarinet:
Ross Gorman (on 1924-06-10)
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (on 1924-06-10)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra (on 1924-06-10)
conductor:
Paul Whiteman (on 1924-06-10)
arranger:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer)
recorded at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States
part of:
National Recording Registry (a list of sound recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant, and/or inform or reflect life in the United States”) (number: 1924, inducted: 2002)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed) (on 1924-06-10)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
9:12
2An American in Paris
celesta:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928, on 1929-02-04)
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1929)
orchestra:
Victor Symphony Orchestra (in 1928, on 1929-02-04)
conductor:
Nat Shilkret (in 1928) and Nathaniel Shilkret (on 1929-02-04)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
An American in Paris (on 1929-02-04)
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)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
16:10
3Porgy and Bess: Act I. Lullaby (Summertime)
soprano vocals:
Helen Jepson (soprano) (on 1935-10-14)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-14)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara) (on 1935-10-14)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
2:34
4Porgy and Bess: Act I. Summertime and Crap Game - A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-10-14)
soprano vocals:
Helen Jepson (soprano) (on 1935-10-14)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-14)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act Ⅰ, Scene Ⅰ. “Lissen to yo’ daddy warn you … A woman is a sometime thing” (on 1935-10-14)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Roll them bones” (on 1935-10-14)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
3:23
5Porgy and Bess: Act I. My Man’s Gone Now
soprano vocals:
Helen Jepson (soprano) (on 1935-10-30)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-30)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II. “My Man’s Gone Now” (on 1935-10-30)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene II
4:14
6Porgy and Bess: Act II. I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-10-14)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-14)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’” (on 1935-10-14)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
3:09
7Porgy and Bess: Act II. The Buzzard Song
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-10-14)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-14)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Buzzard keep on flyin’” (on 1935-10-14)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
3:52
8Porgy and Bess: Act II. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-10-14)
soprano vocals:
Helen Jepson (soprano) (on 1935-10-14)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-14)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” (on 1935-10-14)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
5:02
9Porgy and Bess: Act II. It Ain’t Necessarily So
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-10-23)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-23)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (on 1935-10-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
3:03
10Porgy and Bess: Act III. Oh, Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?
baritone vocals:
Lawrence Tibbett (baritone) (on 1935-10-23)
conductor:
Alexander Smallens (conductor) (on 1935-10-23)
recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess” (on 1935-10-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
3:09
11Strike Up the Band
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (on 1935-07-03)
conductor:
Arthur Fiedler (conductor) (on 1935-07-03)
recording of:
Strike Up the Band! (unknown orchestration of the song) (on 1935-07-03)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestration of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
2:21
12Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
George Gershwin (composer) (on 1927-04-21)
conductor:
Nathaniel Shilkret (on 1927-04-21)
recorded at:
Liederkranz Hall in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (1926 Grofé revision) (on 1927-04-21)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. (in 1927)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
8:45
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