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Rhapsody in Blue on German Tour Featuring Fazil Say

Feb. 08, 2012

Rhapsody in Blue on German Tour Featuring Fazil Say

George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue uniquely describes the American spirit of the 1920s. Gershwin was one of the first composers who combined Jazz and classical music. This month the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria tours Germany with this masterpiece for piano and orchestra. The Eurogress in Aachen is the first stop on Monday, February 6. Conducted by Pedro Halffter, the performance of Rhapsody in Blue will feature pianist and Schott composer Fazil Say as soloist.

Rhapsody in Blue has earned worldwide renown since its world premiere in 1924, when Gershwin himself sat at the piano and impressed the audience with his innovative work. The conductor Paul Whiteman, who led this premiere, called the first performance an “experiment in modern music.” The piece shows both melodic and rhythmic inventiveness, perfect handling of all technical parameters and continues to represent the gold standard in the classical sub-genre of “Symphonic Jazz.”

Learn more on the life and music of George Gershwin at www.schott-music.com.

George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
for piano and orchestra
arr. By Ferde Grofé, 1942
2.2.2.bcl.2asax.tsax.2-3.3.3.1-timp.2perc(glsp, tri, cym, bells, gong, s.d, b.d)-banjo-str
16'
 

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