The 100th anniversary of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” has sparked celebrations and thoughtful reappraisals of the musical milestone. First performed at Manhattan’s Aeolian Hall on ...

With hundreds of dancers spinning and twirling through the coliseum in baby blue silk and tulle, and nearly 100 pianists dressed head-to-toe in matching suits and tails, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue ...

In 1924, when George Gershwin composed “Rhapsody in Blue,” virtually no one used the term “classical” music. The phrase that was then employed was “concert music.” To most of America, there was dance ...

♦ Rhapsody In Blue: The Music of George Gershwin • Sat, March 14 at 7:30 pm • $32/$19 student • Bing Crosby Theater • 901 W. Sprague • 227-7638 ...

The disc centerpiece is Caine's 22-plus minute interpretation of Gershwin's piano suite "Rhapsody in Blue." Composed in 1924, "Rhapsody in Blue" was originally commissioned by bandleader Paul Whiteman ...

George Gershwin wrote “Rhapsody in Blue” on deadline and in a hurry—in a few weeks, by most accounts—and the piece, which had its first public performance 100 years ago on Feb. 12, still ...

Albany Symphony with director David Alan Miller conducting. In honor of its 100th birthday, “Rhapsody in Blue” will be performed in its original form by pianist Kevin Cole and Albany Symphony ...

George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” penned in 1924, for bandleader Paul Whiteman, entered the creative commons as of January 1, 2020. (2020 marks only the second year since 1999 that new ...

Gershwin’s premiere, on this day in 1924, of his “Rhapsody in Blue” is considered the “stepping-out” of jazz, the moment of its acceptance by classical music and mainstream white society.

Rhapsody in Blue, a 1945 film version of the life of George Gershwin, is out for the first time on DVD. Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says it's a fascinating mixture of real facts, pure ...

Gershwin intended the rhapsody to fuse the respective powers of classical music and jazz. People liked it a lot, and they still do. But the pianist and composer Ethan Iverson wishes they didn’t.

Rhapsody in Blue Those who knew George Gershwin and the Gershwin saga may wax slightly vociferous at this or that miscue, but as cinematurgy, designed for escapism and entertainment, no matter the ...