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George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris, the songs "Swanee" and "Fascinating Rhythm", the jazz standards "Embraceable You" and "I Got Rhythm", and the opera Porgy and Bess, which included the hit "Summertime". Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody. He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris, intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him, afraid that rigorous classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style; Maurice Ravel voiced similar objections when Gershwin inquired about studying with him. He subsequently composed An American in Paris, returned to New York City and wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and DuBose Heyward. Initially a commercial failure, it came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the 20th century and an American cultural classic. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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Sweet and Lowdown
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Rhapsody in Blue
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Adagio for Strings (from Strings Quartet, Op. 11)
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Swanee
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Superman: Main Theme
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Albums

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Clair De Lune

2025
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Phantasy in Blue: Music for Cello and Saxophone Quintet

2023
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Roots

2021
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Swing And Blues

2024
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America

2022
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Blue Monday - George Gershwin

2020
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Gershwin Rhapsody

2024
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The Masters of the Roll

2021
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Gershwin: Porgy & Bess; An American In Paris

2023
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Love Songs - Piano Transcriptions Without Words

2021

Singles & EPs

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Girl Crazy

Single • 2024
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Раньше

Single • 2024
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Alessandra Waczek Plays Gershwin

EP • 2022
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Gershwin Felt Works: The Man I Love

Single • 2024
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Gershwin: I Got Rhythm (Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos) (From "Girl Crazy")

Single • 2024
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Strike Up The Band (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 16, 1969)

Single • 2021
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Gershwin: The Man I Love / Rhapsody in Blue (Arr. Firth for 2 Pianos) (From "Strike Up the Band")

Single • 2024
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NIGHTFALL: Gershwin & Satie

Single • 2023
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Gershwin: Under the Cinnamon Tree (From "East is West")

Single • 2024
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George Gershwin Wall y Sttot y Su Orquesta

EP • 2022

Videos

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[Film] Musique - Superman

Foire à Musique • 1.7K views
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Superman II Original Soundtrack (1981) I Main Title March - Ken Thorne

MUSIC, MOVIES, & MEMORIES • 681 views
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ODEON ERNESTO NAZARETH VERSÃO (Fabio Lima) NO VIOLÃO SOLO FINGERSTYLE TUTORIAL PARTITURA TABLATURA

Fingerstyle Tab • 6.5K views
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Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime (1968)

bessjazz • 18M views
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AL JOLSON ~ "SWANEE" from Rhapsody In Blue 1945

GreatPerformers1 • 2.8K views
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Gershwin plays Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (piano roll)

CLASSIC&OPERA • 930 views
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Rhapsody in Blue Debut | Rhapsody In Blue | Warner Archive

Warner Bros. Classics • 6.4M views
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Summertime by George Gershwin/arr. Michael Sweeney

Hal Leonard Jazz Ensemble • 608K views
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Norah Jones - Summertime

Francisco • 5.9K views
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George Gershwin - The Piano Rolls - Sweet and lowdown - (1993)

Sirviente Invisible • 545 views

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Presenting John Williams

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