Gershwin’s premiere, on this day in 1924, of his “Rhapsody in Blue” is considered the ... Orchestra gave a concert recently in Aeolian Hall to show the development of jazz….

Packed with Gershwin’s own dazzling piano solos, Rhapsody in Blue has become one of the most famous orchestral pieces of all time. Growing up in New York City, George Gershwin’s musical gift ...

Trailblazer: American composer George Gershwin brought the sounds of jazz and blues into the classical music concert hall for the ... George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt).

He’s planning on performing the seven-minute version of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin – the same piece the composer played himself during his own debut at the famous concert hall in 1924 ...

One of many entered this year is Rhapsody in Blue (Harms, Inc. 1924), by George Gershwin--an incredibly groundbreaking work for its time, based on its merging of jazz and classical. The composition ...