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Arguably the best-known of all 20th-century composers, George Gershwin's music encompasses with equal skill both the classical and popular genres. He was born Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, New York City, in September 1898 to immigrant Jewish parents. He died at the early age of 38 from a tumour in the brain.
Gershwin started to show an interest in music from about the age of ten and, although receiving some piano tutelage, was largely self-taught in composition. It was only later in his career that he received some formal instruction in composition.
Gershwin's first employment was as a song plugger for a New York music publishing company. His first song was published in 1916 and a year later he had his first commercial successes with the rag Rialto Ripples. This was followed, in 1919, by his first big international hit, Swanee. Now established as a successful composer of popular songs, between 1919 and 1933, Gershwin produced, in collaboration with his elder brother Ira, some of the most successful Broadway musicals.
In 1924 he was commissioned by the band leader Paul Whiteman to produce what was to be his first 'serious' composition, the Rhapsody in Blue. This was followed a year later by the Piano Concerto in F and, in 1928, by An American in Paris. His opera Porgy and Bess was first performed on Broadway in 1935.
Little Jazz Bird (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) (2006 Digital Remaster)
Bess, oh where's my Bess? (Porgy and Bess, 1935) (2006 Digital Remaster)
Someone to watch over me (Oh, Kay!, 1926) (2006 Digital Remaster)
Three Preludes (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in B flat
Three Preludes (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in C sharp minor
Three Preludes (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in E flat minor
Promenade (2006 Digital Remaster)
Merry Andrew (2006 Digital Remaster)
Jasbo Brown Blues (from Porgy and Bess) (2006 Digital Remaster)
Impromptu in Two Keys (2006 Digital Remaster)
Two Waltzes in C (from Pardon my English)
Three-Quarter Blues (2006 Digital Remaster)
Rialto Ripples (2006 Digital Remaster)
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Swanee
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Nobody but you
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Do it again
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): I'll build a stairway to paradise
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Fascinating Rhythm
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Oh, lady, be good!
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): The man I love
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Somebody loves me
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): That certain feeling
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Sweet and low-down
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Clap yo' hands
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Do, do, do
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): My one and only
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): 'S wonderful
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Strike up the band
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Liza (All the clouds'll roll away)
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): Who cares?
George Gershwin's Song-Book (2006 Digital Remaster): I got rhythm
Smoke gets in your eyes (Roberta, 1933) (1996 Digital Remaster)
The way you look tonight (Swing Time, 1936) (1996 Digital Remaster)
All the things you are (Very Warm for May, 1939) (1996 Digital Remaster)
Yesterdays (Roberta, 1933) (1996 Digital Remaster)
Long ago and far away (Cover Girl, 1944) (1996 Digital Remaster)
Why do I love you? (Show Boat, 1927) (1996 Digital Remaster)
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Little Jazz Bird (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) (2006 Digital Remaster)