Gershwin: Orchestral Works

Featuring

Leonard Slatkin
John Korman
Yuan Tung
George Silfies
Barbara Liberman
David Mortland

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
George Gershwin

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Cultural Impact

Gershwin's song 'Swanee,' with lyricist Irving Caesar, became one of the greatest song 'hits' of all time after being performed by Al Jolson.

Recording & Production

This album features new 192 kHz / 24-bit high definition transfers of the original Elite Recordings analogue master tapes, produced by Marc Aubort and Joanna Nickrenz.

Composer Biography

Gershwin began piano lessons at age twelve after surprising his family by playing a popular song he had taught himself on a neighbor's piano.

Composer Biography

Gershwin's first 'serious' work, Lullaby for string quartet, was originally a harmony study for his teacher Edward Kilenyi, Sr., and was frequently performed by friends but not published by Gershwin.

Performer Biography

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1880, is the second-oldest orchestra in the United States and has been honored with six GRAMMY Awards and 56 GRAMMY nominations.

Composer's Artistic Vision

George Gershwin's art is deeply rooted in American popular song, and he aimed to balance 'the head and the heart' in his compositions, often letting natural, romantic melody with crisp rhythms and blues-tinged harmonies prevail.

Performer Biography

Leonard Slatkin, the conductor on this album, is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and has received six GRAMMY Awards.