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Freddy Kempf and Andrew Litton with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra here join forces to present a disc of works by George Gershwin. Rhapsody in Blue was originally arranged by Ferde Grofé for jazz band before being orchestrated for symphony orchestra. Here Kempf and the Bergen Philharmonic play this original version. Concerto in F was a commission for Gershwin to write a ‘proper’ piano concerto, but still takes the rhythms, melodic structures and bluesy harmonies of popular music. The disc is completed by Gershwin’s two remaining works for piano and orchestra, the Second Rhapsody and Variations on ‘I Got Rhythm’. “His first entry in the ambitious Concerto in F is a touch disappointing...But his playing after that combines dazzling articulation with a feeling for jazz rhythms and big Broadway-style tunes...Litton, no slouch himself as a Gershwin pianist, provides an idiomatic accompaniment with his Bergen Philharmonic, resplendently recorded with the piano nicely integrated into the texture.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2012 **** “Freddy Kempf is totally efficient and well balanced in this recording, and in the finale his repeated-note panache is breathtaking, threatening to come unstuck - but it never does...The chief attraction of this CD is getting all these pieces together in convincing performances.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2012 “This is a fun reading [of the Rhapsody], but Kempf doesn’t sound quite as unbuttoned as in the later pieces. There’s plenty of technical brilliance – staggering rapid passage work and articulation, but the emotional thrills are provided by Litton’s Bergen forces... But stick with Kempf – it’s a thrill to hear him slowly drop his guard and deliver a slow movement of melting beauty” The Arts Desk, 8th September 2012 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F & Rhapsody No. 2
George Gershwin’s Concerto in F was a response to demands for a ‘proper concerto’ after the success of Rhapsody in Blue, avoiding programmatic content while providing a feast of tunes both uplifting and nostalgic. Originally intended as music for a film, his up-beat Rhapsody No. 2 describes the bustling Manhattan cityscape while under construction. Sourced from his hit musical Girl Crazy, I Got Rhythm Variations was Gershwin’s last full score. Young soloist Orion Weiss is already established in the US and is rapidly making a name on the world concert stage. The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra lead by JoAnn Falletta already has a large Naxos following through acclaimed releases such as Corigliano’s The Red Violin (8559671). Pianist Orion Weiss holds a leading position among American musicians of his generation. His impressive list of awards includes the Classical Recording Foundation’s Young Artist of the Year Award, the Gilmore Young Artist Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the Gina Bachauer Scholarship at The Juilliard School and the Mieczysław Munz Scholarship. JoAnn Falletta serves as Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic and Virginia Symphony in the United States and Principal Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland. Her Naxos recordings include the double GRAMMY® Award winning disc of works by John Corigliano and GRAMMY® nominated discs of works of Tyberg, Dohnányi, Fuchs, Schubert, and Respighi. “Orion Weiss never engages in the kind of exaggeration which some pianists have used to define their identity and his dry rhythmic delivery is thoroughly idiomatic...All these pieces get snappy performances in well-balanced, clear recordings: an enjoyable collection.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2012 “The real star...is the band, who play with great gusto throughout...True, they may seem a little splashy under pressure, but that matters less when the music-making is as infectious as this...A decent concerto, but the fillers steal the show.” MusicWeb International, June 2012 | | | (also available to download from $6.00) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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Barber, S: | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Philharmonic Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Bartók: | Piano Concerto No. 2, BB 101, Sz. 95 - Allegro molto Zoltan Kocsis (piano) Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Gyorgy Lehel | Bernstein: | Candide - Overture London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Britten: | Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20: III. Requiem aeternam Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Neville Marriner | Elgar: | Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20 - Larghetto Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi | Gershwin: | I Got Rhythm Variations Alan Marks (piano) Berlin Radio Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum | Holst: | The Planets: Mars London Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Simon | Ives, C: | The Unanswered Question Reinhold Friedrich (trumpet) Budapest Strings, Bela Banfalvi | Orff: | Carmina Burana (excerpts) Prague Festival Orchestra, Prague Festival Chorus, Pavel Urbanek | Prokofiev: | Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: XX. They All March Together Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Hager | Rachmaninov: | Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1 - Moderato Ivan Drenikov (piano) Bulgarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Pierre Wallez | Ravel: | La Valse Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jonathan Seers | Reger: | Tone Poems (4) after Arnold Böcklin, Op. 128: No. 3. Die Toteninsel Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Jorg-Peter Weigle | Respighi: | Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3, P. 172: I. Italiana Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Emil Tabakov | Schoenberg: | Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4: Finale. Adagio (version for string orchestra) Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra, Sandor Vegh | Schulhoff: | String Quartet No. 0, Op. 25: III. Menuet Petersen Quartet | Shostakovich: | Fragments from the music to the 'Maxim' trilogy: IV. Waltz Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Michail Jurowski | Strauss, R: | Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hanns-Martin Schneidt | Stravinsky: | Concerto in E flat for chamber orchestra 'Dumbarton Oaks': I. Tempo giusto Chamber Music Collegium, Dobrin Petkov | Villa-Lobos: | Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 for orchestra Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum |
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| |  | Grofe: Grand Canyon SuiteAmerican Classics Vol. 1
Alan Marks (piano) Berlin Radio Orchestra, Hans-Dieter Baum | |
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| |  | The Gershwin Collection
Gershwin: | Rhapsody in Blue two pianos & orchestra Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly Lullaby for Strings The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly An American in Paris, tone poem The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly Cuban Overture The Cleveland Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly Second Rhapsody Ralph Votapek (piano) Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Girl Crazy: Suite Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Oh, Kay! Overture Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Funny Face: Overture Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Let ‘em Eat Cake: Overture Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Of Thee I Sing Overture Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Wintergreen for President Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler Preludes (3) Peter Jablonski (piano) Piano Concerto in F major Peter Jablonski (piano) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy The Man I Love Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) They Can't Take That Away From Me Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) Love Is Here to Stay Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) But Not for Me Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) Embraceable You Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) Nice Work If You Can Get It Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy & An American in Paris) Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) Summertime (from Porgy and Bess) Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) Has Anyone Seen Joe Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) I loves you Porgy (from Porgy and Bess) Barbara Hendricks (soprano) & Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos) I Got Rhythm Variations David Parkhouse (piano) The London Festival Recording Ensemble, Bernard Herrmann Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture arr. Robert Russell Bennett Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati Porgy and Bess Willard White (Porgy), Leona Mitchell (Bess), McHenry Boatwright (Crown), Florence Quivar (Serena), Barbara Hendricks (Clara), Barbara Conrad (Maria), Arthur Thompson (Jake) & François Clemmons (Sporting Life) The Cleveland Orchestra & Chorus, Lorin Maazel Gershwin in Hollywood Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri |
plus: - New York Rhapsody [Delicious] - Walking the dog [Shall we dance] - I’ve got beginner’s luck [Shall we dance] - Slap that bass [Shall we dance] - They all laughed [Shall we dance] - Let’s call the whole thing off [Shall we dance] - Watch your step! Final ballet [Shall we dance] - A Foggy day [Damsel in Distress] - Nice work if you can get it [Damsel in Distress] - An American in London [Damsel in Distress] - Love walked in [Goldwyn Follies] - Love is here to stay [Goldwyn Follies] - For You, For Me, For Evermore Gregory Hines (vocals), Patti Austin (vocals), Wayne Marshall (piano), Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri
An unparalleled collection of many of Gershwin's most popular pieces from Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris to a collection of songs and overtures and a complete recording of Gershwin's only full-length opera Porgy and Bess. Many of the orchestras and artists in this set are internationallyacclaimed names whne it comes to the music of Gershwin - from Katia and Marielle Labèque and Barbara Hendricks, to Arthur Fielder and the Boston Pops; Lorin Maazel's complete recording of Porgy and Bess from Cleveland has been a classic of the gramophone since it was released in 1976. "This superb recording with Cleveland forces conducted by Maazel establishes the work's formidable status beyond question ... the recording is one of the most vivid that even Decca has produced" The Penguin Guide | | | (Sorry, download not available in your country) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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