This album, 'In Blue', was recorded at St Jude-on-the-Hill, London, in August 2022.
Composition History
George Gershwin performed a set of three preludes in New York City in 1926, two years after the success of his Rhapsody in Blue.
Composer Biography
Julia Perry, whose Prelude is featured, trained musically at Westminster Choir College, Tanglewood, Juilliard, and with Nadia Boulanger.
Album & Artwork
The album 'In Blue' is a tribute to the diversity of American music and celebrates the 100th anniversary of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Compositional Technique
The solo piano arrangement of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, made by the composer himself, allows the piano to imitate various orchestral instruments like clarinets and trumpets.
Composer's Artistic Vision
George Gershwin famously described his Rhapsody in Blue as a 'musical kaleidoscope of America, of our vast melting pot, of our unduplicated national pep, of our metropolitan madness.'
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