Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major, 2nd Rhapsody & I Got Rhythm Variations
8/7/2012, 5 Tracks, 58:26
Featuring
JoAnn Falletta
Orion Weiss
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
George Gershwin
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Performer Biography
Orion Weiss, the pianist on this recording, has received numerous awards including the Classical Recording Foundation's Young Artist of the Year Award and an Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Critical Reception
Early critics were uneasy with Gershwin's music, claiming he was merely a clever Broadway songwriter who 'moonlighted' as a classical composer.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gershwin admired European classical composers like Bach, Chopin, and Debussy, and was also a fan of his tennis partner, Arnold Schoenberg.
Performer Biography
JoAnn Falletta, the conductor, has won multiple awards including the Seaver/National Endowment for the Arts Conductors Award and eleven ASCAP awards.
Composer Biography
By his premature death at age 39, George Gershwin had scored only six orchestral titles, including the three works on this recording.
Performer Biography
The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performs 120 concerts annually and is heard by millions through radio broadcasts on American Public Media's Performance Today.
Composer Biography
George Gershwin, along with Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, is considered an iconic American composer of the twentieth century.
