Paired with his buoyant 1958 performance of An American in Paris with the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein's rendition of Rhapsody is lively, flashy, bluesy, and intensely romantic in feeling, and these positive characteristics no doubt contributed to keeping this album in print for many years as one of Columbia's great successes.

Thanks to Sony, its Great Performances series now includes a classic that many will remember vividly - due in great part to its iconic cover photograph - and which some will recall fondly as their first introduction to Gershwin’s entertaining work. George Gershwin (1898-1937) 1 Rhapsody in Blue 16:29 2 An American in Paris 18:28. Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Symphonic Dances from West Side Story 3 I. Prologue (Allegro moderato) 04:09 4 II. Somewhere (Adagio) 03:53 5 III. Scherzo (Vivace leggiero) 01:18 6 IV.

2. An American in Paris. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story.

In many ways Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin were very similar: both were great showmen, at ease with different kinds of music, and both were superb performers. On this album, Bernstein the pianist gives a winningly loose-limbed performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and conducts a near-ideal An American in Paris. Bernstein’s own Symphonic Dances from West Side Story sizzle, and his searing film score about life on the New Jersey docks, On the Waterfront, just oozes atmosphere and angst. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - An American in Paris Leonard Bernstein.

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Free download and listen Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue. Джордж Гершвин, Ferde Grofé, Columbia Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein, Columbia Symphony Orchestra - Rhapsody in Blue 16:35. Джордж Гершвин, Леонард Бернстайн - An American in Paris 18:32. Леонард Бернстайн, Ricky Nelson, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein Conductor - Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story": Prologue (Allegro Moderato) 04:08. Леонард Бернстайн, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic - Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story": "Somewhere" - Adagio 03:51.

Rhapsody in Blue, 16:28. An American in Paris, 18:27. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Prologue, 04:08. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: "Somewhere", 03:53. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Scherzo, 01:18. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Cha-Cha ("Maria"), 00:54. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: Meeting Scene, 00:47. Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: "Cool" Fugue, 03:04.