This page lists all recordings of Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin (1898-1937) on DVD video. Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Bernstein conducts Gershwin & Ives
Introduction: Bernstein on Ives' Symphony No. 2 Recording Place & Date: Royal Albert Hall, London, June 1976 (American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue, Unanswered Question) Congress Hall of the Deutsche Museum, Munich, June 1987 (Symphony no. 2) “An indispensable DVD. To watch Bernstein conduct these supreme masterpieces of American music is a joy and a privilege in itself...there is an authentically spontaneous command of idiom here; Bernstein is both a superb soloist and conductor in the Rhapsody and the New Yorkers respond in a proprietorial way.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Waldbühne: American NightLive Recording from The Waldbühne Berlin, 1995
At the Berlin Waldbühne in 1995 Sir Simon Rattle conducted an ‚American Night‘ at the Berliner Philharmoniker‘s annual summer concert with works by Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. What is the essence of American music? Bernstein gave his opinion at one of his ‚Concerts for young people‘:‚I don‘t think there is anyone in the whole world who wouldn‘t know immediately that Gershwin‘s music is American. It sounds American, smells of America, and when you listen to it you feel American.‘ With his ‚Rhapsody in Blue‘ Gershwin succeeded in devising a blend between swinging themes, blues and symphonic elements - ‚symphonic jazz‘. The first performance was given at New York‘s Carnegie Hall on 12 February 1924. Gershwin was at the piano. It was a sensational success and induced many composers to follow similar stylistic paths, ultimately without any notable results. One exception is perhaps Leonard Bernstein, whose music often reveals jazz elements in his fondness for syncopations. George Gershwin‘s genius was at its most creative in the opera ‚Porgy and Bess‘. Spirituals, gospel, jazz, songs but also love duets in conventional operatic style alternate with one another. Although European orchestras performing outside the US at first found it difficult to adjust to jazz, this American folk opera rapidly became a success world-wide and to this day has not lost its fascination. Sir Simon Rattle was the ideal interpreter of this music for the musicians of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Together with them and an ensemble of first class soloists he earned enthusiastic applause at the Berlin Waldbühne. Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1 Picture Format: 4:3 DVD Format: DVD 9, PAL Running Time: 85 mins FSK: 0 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Leaving Home - Orchestral Music in the 20th CenturyA Conducted Tour by Sir Simon Rattle. Volume 5 - The American Way
Recording Date: 1996
Running Time: 50+ min
Picture Format: 4:3
Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Language: D, GB
Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB
Subtitle Languages NTSC: F, I, JP, SP
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| |  | A Gershwin Tribute
Youth Mediterranean Orchestra, Boris Brott Filmed at Teatro Romano di Ostia Antica, Rome, Italy | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | A Gershwin Night
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| |  | Great Pianists on The Bell Telephone Hour (1959-1967)
Bach, J S: | Concerto for Three Keyboards in D minor, BWV1063 | Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' - Rondo (Allegro) Claudio Arrau Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata', 3rd movement Robert Casadesus | Brahms: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 - Rondo - Allegro non troppo John Browing Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83, 2nd movement Van Cliburn | Chopin: | Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Lorin Hollander | Falla: | Ritual Fire Dance (from El amor brujo) Jose Iturbi | Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue Jorge Bolet Piano Concerto in F major | Grieg: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 | Liszt: | Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123 Jose Iturbi | Prokofiev: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26: 3rd movement Byron Janis | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3rd movement Byron Janis | Saint-Saëns: | Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44: 2nd movement Phillipe Entremont Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian': 3rd movement Lorin Hollander | Schumann: | Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 Van Cliburn |
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