Gershwin
NZSO Immerse Festival 2023 – Blues Symphony
André de Ridder conducts the NZSO in George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and legendary jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis’ acclaimed Blues Symphony plus a work by Bryce Dessner.
Recorded at the Michael… Audio
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
Simon Tedeschi (piano), New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder.
Recorded 29 July 2023, Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington by RNZ Concert Audio
Summertime
Hundreds of singers and musicians have taken George Gershwin's 'Summertime' into their repertoire and, as an appropriately seasonal launch for this year's New Horizons, William Dart looks over a… Audio
GERSHWIN: American in Paris
NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Audio
GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
NZSO Sessions 2022: Rhapsody Israeli-born conductor and pianist Asher Fisch leads the NZSO in a vibrant programme including Gershwin's 'Rhapsody in Blue' and 'American in Paris', Mussorgsky's… Audio
GERSHWIN: Three Preludes arr. Heifetz
Performed by Amalia Hall and Stephen De Pledge. Audio
THE GERSHWINS: Porgy and Bess
Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront is vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. Video
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History through the Piano: The Centre Cannot Hold
John Drummond looks at famous pieces of piano music as windows into the world in which they were created. A composer cannot help but reflect the world he lives in, his understanding of life, his… Audio
George GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Ferde Grofe)
Performed by Tamara-Anna Cislowska with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Audio
George GERSHWIN: An American in Paris
Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Giordano Bellincampi. Video, Audio
GERSHWIN arr Heifetz: Three Preludes
Nikki Chooi (violin), Izabella Simon (piano). Recorded in Nelson Centre of Musical Arts by RNZ. Audio
Kiwi Klezmer
William Dart looks at recent releases from two Kiwi acts with klezmer connections: The Kugels and The Jews Brothers Band. Audio
