Gershwin Collection

On this month’s CD we bring you a taste of America with a host of wonderful works from the pen of the great George Gershwin.

Gershwin Collection

1. Gershwin: Cuban Overture
Richard Hayman and his Orchestra
Taken from The Best of Gershwin
Naxos 8.556686

2. Gershwin: Three Preludes for Piano – Allegro, Andante, Allegro
Andre Watts (pf)
Taken from Essential Classics: Gerhswin
Sony Classical SBK 89369

3. Gershwin: An American in Paris (excerpt)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo/Lawrence Foster
Taken from Gershwin: Orchestral Works
Apex 2564 60818-2

4. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (version for solo piano)
Dag Achatz (pf)
Taken from George Gershwin: Complete Piano Works
BIS BIS-CD-404

5. Gershwin: Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Aalborg Symphony/Wayne Marshall (pf)
Taken from Gershwin: Works for Piano and Orchestra
Virgin Classics 562 0562

6. Gershwin: Promenade, ‘Walking the Dog’
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
Taken from Gershwin: The Complete Orchestral Collection
Telarc 80445

7. Gershwin: I Got Rhythm
Dag Achatz (pf)
Taken from George Gershwin: Complete Piano Works
BIS BIS-CD-404

8. Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major – Allegro agitato
London Symphony Orchestra/André Previn (pf)
Taken from Great Recordings of the Century: Gershwin
EMI Classics 566 8912

9. Gershwin: O Land of Mine, America
Central State University Chorus, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
Taken from Gershwin: The Complete Orchestral Collection
Telarc 80445

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