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Born: 1898   Died: 1937   Country: USA   Period: 20th Century
In a career tragically cut short in mid-stride by a brain tumor, George Gershwin (1898-1937) proved himself to be not only one of the great songwriters of his extremely rich era, but also a gifted "serious" composer who bridged the worlds of classical and popular music. The latter is all the more striking, given that, of his contemporaries, Gershwin was the most influenced by such styles as jazz and blues.

Gershwin's first Read more major hit, interpolated into the show Sinbad in 1919, was "Swanee," sung by Al Jolson. Gershwin wrote both complete scores and songs for such variety shoes as George White's Scandals (whose annual editions thus were able to introduce such songs as "I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise" and "Somebody Loves Me").

After 1924, Gershwin worked primarily with his brother Ira as his lyricist. The two scored a series of Broadway hits in the '20s and early '30s, starting with Lady Be Good (1924), which included the song "Fascinatin' Rhythm." 1924 was also the year Gershwin composed his first classical piece, "Rhapsody in Blue," and he would continue to work in the classical field until his death.

By the '30s, the Gershwins had turned to political topics and satire in response to the onset of the Depression, and their Of Thee I Sing became the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize. In the mid '30s, Gershwin ambitiously worked to meld his show music and classical leanings in the creation of the folk opera Porgy and Bess, with lyrics by Ira and Dubose Heyward. The Gershwins had moved to Hollywood and were engaged in several movie projects at the time of George Gershwin's death. Read less

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Findlay in Blue - Piano Music of Gershwin, Gottschalk & Gould / Findlay Cockrell
Findlay in Blue - Piano Music of Gershwin, Gottschalk & Gould / Findlay Cockrell
Release Date: 05/14/2013   Label: Albany Records  
Catalog: 1414   Number of Discs: 1
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American Piano Concertos - Gershwin, Et Al / Paul Barnes
American Piano Concertos - Gershwin, Et Al / Paul Barnes
Release Date: 10/24/2006   Label: Albany Records  
Catalog: 878   Number of Discs: 1
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Ravel, Gershwin, Bernstein, Glazunov / Nakarjakov, Markovich
Ravel, Gershwin, Bernstein, Glazunov / Nakarjakov, Markovich
Release Date: 09/07/1993   Label: Teldec  
Catalog: 77705   Number of Discs: 1
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Gershwin Among Friends / Keller, Ridenour, Ordman, Et Al
Gershwin Among Friends / Keller, Ridenour, Ordman, Et Al
Release Date: 02/03/1998   Label: Albany Records  
Catalog: 274   Number of Discs: 1
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Gershwin, Ravel: Piano Concertos / Grimaud, Zinman
Gershwin, Ravel: Piano Concertos / Grimaud, Zinman
Release Date: 11/25/1997   Label: Erato  
Catalog: 19571   Number of Discs: 1
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    The Art Of Charles Dutoit
    The Art Of Charles Dutoit
    Label: Philips   Catalog: 000771602 Release Date: 11/14/2006   Number of Discs: 6
    Composer:  Felix Mendelssohn,  Hector Berlioz,  Franz von Suppé,  Camille Saint-Saëns  ... 
    Conductor:  Charles Dutoit
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Montreal Symphony Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  French National Orchestra  ... 
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    The Gershwin Collection
    The Gershwin Collection
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 85247 Release Date: 06/27/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  George Gershwin,  André Watts
    Conductor:  Michael Tilson Thomas,  Eugene Ormandy,  Arthur Fiedler
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Jazz Band,  Philadelphia Orchestra,  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra  ... 
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    Hall Of Fame Vol 1 - Rose, Ellis, Anderson, Farnon
    Hall Of Fame Vol 1 - Rose, Ellis, Anderson, Farnon
    Label: Guild   Catalog: 5120 Release Date: 05/30/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  David Rose,  Clive Richardson,  Eric Coates,  Irving Berlin  ... 
    Performer:  Clive Richardson,  Stanley Black
    Conductor:  Morton Gould,  Charles Williams,  Robert Farnon,  Eric Coates  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Morton Gould Orchestra,  Columbia Symphony Orchestra,  The Queen's Hall Light Orchestra  ... 
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    The Piano Music Of Gershwin / Geoffrey Douglas Madge
    The Piano Music Of Gershwin / Geoffrey Douglas Madge
    Label: Danacord   Catalog: 412 Release Date: 02/03/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Geoffrey Douglas Madge
    Conductor:  Ilya Stupel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Artur Rubinstein State Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Gomalan Brass Quintet - Swingin' Pool
    Gomalan Brass Quintet - Swingin' Pool
    Label: Summit Records   Catalog: 432 Release Date: 10/11/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Astor Piazzolla,  Quincy Jones,  Jorge Ben,  Luigi Tenco  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Gomalan Brass Quintet
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  • 56.
    Dorati Conducts Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Et Al
    Dorati Conducts Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Gershwin, Et Al
    Label: Mercury Living Presence   Catalog: 000518902 Release Date: 09/27/2005   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Igor Stravinsky,  Bedrich Smetana,  Modest Mussorgsky,  Manuel de Falla  ... 
    Conductor:  Antal Doráti
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra
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  • 57.
    Weekend Classics - A Gershwin Weekend
    Weekend Classics - A Gershwin Weekend
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000428902 Release Date: 05/10/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Siegfried Stöckigt,  Roberto Szidon
    Conductor:  Kurt Masur,  Seiji Ozawa,  Edward Downes
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,  San Francisco Symphony Orchestra,  London Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 58.
    The Art Of Transcription - Gershwin / Himy
    The Art Of Transcription - Gershwin / Himy
    Label: Centaur Records   Catalog: 2705 Release Date: 03/01/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin,  Percy Aldridge Grainger
    Performer:  Eric Himy
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  • 59.
    A Gershwin Night / Ozawa, Marcus Roberts Trio, Berlin PO
    A Gershwin Night / Ozawa, Marcus Roberts Trio, Berlin PO
    Label: Euroarts   Catalog: 2053098 Release Date: 02/22/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 60.
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Wild, Fiedler
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Wild, Fiedler
    Label: Rca Victor Living Stereo   Catalog: 61393 Release Date: 01/25/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Earl Wild
    Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
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  • 61.
    The Fascinating George Gershwin / Angelov, Eschkenazy
    The Fascinating George Gershwin / Angelov, Eschkenazy
    Label: Pentatone   Catalog: 5186021 Release Date: 07/20/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Vesko Eschkenazy,  Ludmil Angelov,  George Pieterson,  Gregor Horsch  ... 
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  • 62.
    Classic Library - Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc
    Classic Library - Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc
    Label: Rca Victor Red Seal   Catalog: 60862 Release Date: 07/13/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Michael Tilson Thomas,  Garrick Ohlsson
    Conductor:  Michael Tilson Thomas
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New World Symphony,  San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
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    Gershwin - Super Hits
    Gershwin - Super Hits
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 92388 Release Date: 05/04/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Joshua Bell,  John Williams,  Michael Tilson Thomas,  Philippe Entremont  ... 
    Conductor:  Andre Kostelanetz,  Michael Tilson Thomas,  Eugene Ormandy,  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra,  Chestnut Brass Company,  London Symphony Orchestra  ... 
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    Expanded Edition - Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Thomas
    Expanded Edition - Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Thomas
    Label: Sony Classical Masterworks   Catalog: 93018 Release Date: 02/24/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  George Gershwin,  Sarah Vaughan,  George Gaffney,  Andy Simpkins  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Tilson Thomas
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Jazz Band,  Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra,  New York Philharmonic  ... 
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  • 65.
    Gershwin: An American In Paris; Grainger / K. & M. Labèque
    Gershwin: An American In Paris; Grainger / K. & M. Labèque
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 75224 Release Date: 01/13/2004   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Percy Aldridge Grainger,  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Katia Labèque,  Marielle Labèque
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    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Tacchino, Foster
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Etc / Tacchino, Foster
    Label: Apex   Catalog: 4608182 Release Date: 11/10/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Gabriel Tacchino
    Conductor:  Lawrence Foster
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 67.
    Expanded Edition - Gershwin, Grofe, Etc / Bernstein, Et Al
    Expanded Edition - Gershwin, Grofe, Etc / Bernstein, Et Al
    Label: Sony Classical Masterworks   Catalog: 90393 Release Date: 09/30/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Leonard Bernstein,  Ferde Grofé,  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Benny Goodman,  John Corigliano Sr.,  Leonard Bernstein
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Columbia Jazz Band,  New York Philharmonic,  Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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  • 68.
    Gershwin Plays Rhapsody In Blue - First Recording 1924 From Rare Piano Rolls
    Gershwin Plays Rhapsody In Blue - First Recording 1924 From Rare Piano Rolls
    Label: Shout Factory   Catalog: 30120 Release Date: 05/13/2003  
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  J. Lawrence Cook,  Rudy Martin,  Max Kortlander,  George Gershwin  ... 
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  • 69.
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Cuban Overture, Etc/ Dorati, Etc
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Cuban Overture, Etc/ Dorati, Etc
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 473844 Release Date: 03/11/2003   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Conductor:  Antal Doráti,  Lorin Maazel
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra,  Cleveland Orchestra
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  • 70.
    Essential Gershwin - 20 Of His Greatest Masterpieces
    Essential Gershwin - 20 Of His Greatest Masterpieces
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 472780 Release Date: 02/11/2003   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Barbara Hendricks,  Marielle Labèque,  Katia Labèque,  Patti Austin  ... 
    Conductor:  John Mauceri,  Arthur Fiedler,  Bernard Herrmann,  Riccardo Chailly  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra,  Boston Pops,  London Festival Orchestra Ensemble  ... 
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  • 71.
    Russo: Street Music; Gershwin / Ozawa, Corky Siegel, Et Al
    Russo: Street Music; Gershwin / Ozawa, Corky Siegel, Et Al
    Label: Dg The Originals   Catalog: 463665 Release Date: 07/16/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin,  William Russo
    Performer:  Corky Siegel,  Jim Schwall,  Al Radford,  Shelly Plotkin
    Conductor:  Seiji Ozawa
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  San Francisco Symphony Orchestra,  The Siegel-Schwall Band
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  • 72.
    American Classics - Gershwin / James Judd, New Zealand So
    American Classics - Gershwin / James Judd, New Zealand So
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8559107 Release Date: 05/21/2002   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Robert Russell Bennett,  George Gershwin
    Conductor:  James Judd
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
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    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Cuban Overture, Etc / Marshall
    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue, Cuban Overture, Etc / Marshall
    Label: Virgin Classics Special Import   Catalog: 62056 Release Date: 05/07/2002   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Wayne Marshall
    Conductor:  Wayne Marshall
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Aalborg Symphony Orchestra
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    Original Jacket Collection - Leonard Bernstein
    Original Jacket Collection - Leonard Bernstein
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 89750 Release Date: 12/04/2001   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Igor Stravinsky,  Jean Sibelius,  Gustav Mahler,  George Gershwin  ... 
    Performer:  Raymond Sabinsky,  Leonard Bernstein
    Conductor:  Leonard Bernstein
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  New York Philharmonic,  Columbia Symphony Orchestra
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  • 75.
    Gershwin - Orchestral Works / Wild, Fiedler, Boston Pops
    Gershwin - Orchestral Works / Wild, Fiedler, Boston Pops
    Label: Rca 24/96 Sound Dimension   Catalog: 68019 Release Date: 10/23/2001   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  George Gershwin
    Performer:  Earl Wild,  Pasquale Cardillo
    Conductor:  Arthur Fiedler
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Boston Pops
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