Leonard Slatkin, the conductor, is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and has received six GRAMMY Awards.
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.
Recording & Production
This album features new 192 kHz / 24-bit high-definition transfers of the original Elite Recordings analogue master tapes, recorded in 1974.
Composer Biography
George Gershwin, the composer, was largely self-taught on piano, surprising his family by playing a popular song after they acquired a second-hand upright piano for his older brother Ira.
Cultural Impact
Gershwin's music was admired by prominent European composers like Maurice Ravel and Béla Bartók, who ordered his new piano music as soon as it was published.
Performer Biography
Jeffrey Siegel, the pianist on this recording, brings a special artistry to Gershwin's music, combining superb musicianship and virtuosity with his teenage experience as a weekend jazz pianist.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Gershwin's artistic approach often prioritized intuition and 'heart' over formal rules, resulting in a natural, romantic flow of melody with crisp rhythms and blues-tinged harmonies.
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