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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Gershwin: Songbook & Improvisations / Wayne Marshall

Release Date: 09/02/2008 Label: Virgin Classics
Catalog: 22101 Number of Discs: 1

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We Got Rhythm - A Gershwin Songbook / Previn, Finck

Release Date: 05/12/1998 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalog: 453493 Number of Discs: 1

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The Gershwins' Porgy & Bess / Mauceri, Et Al

Release Date: 09/12/2006 Label: Decca
Catalog: 000743102 Number of Discs: 2

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Preludes

Label: Effendi Catalog: 138 Release Date: 01/13/2015 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Gershwin, Claude Debussy, Edward "Duke" Ellington ...
Performer: John Roney

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Phase 4 Stereo - Stereo Concert Series

Label: Decca Catalog: 002188302 Release Date: 10/27/2014 Number of Discs: 41
Composer: John Philip Sousa, Charles A. Zimmerman, Francis S. Van Boskerck, George Norton ...
Performer: Stanley Black, David Parkhouse, Alan Loveday, Robert Merrill ...
Conductor: Rodney Bashford, Stanley Black, Bernard Herrmann, Edward Downes ...
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American Recital / Ulrich Roman Murtfeld

Label: Audite Catalog: 92702 Release Date: 09/09/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Louis Moreau Gottschalk, George Gershwin, Philip Glass, Frederic Rzewski ...
Performer: Ulrich Roman Murtfeld

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George Gershwin

Label: Gia Catalog: 936 Release Date: 05/13/2014 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: George Gershwin
Performer: William Black, Kimberly Cole Luevano
Conductor: Eugene Corporon

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American Journey / Murray, Heisser, Orchestre Poitou Charentes

Label: Mirare Catalog: 244 Release Date: 04/08/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Bernard Herrmann ...
Performer: Tai Murray, Jean-François Heisser
Conductor: Jean-François Heisser
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestre Poitou Charentes

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Don't Mind The Gap!

Label: Paladino Music Catalog: 44 Release Date: 02/25/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Joseph Horovitz, Bohuslav Martinu, Darius Milhaud, George Gershwin ...
Performer: Florian Feilmair, Benjamin Feilmair

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Come Dance With Me

Label: Meridian Records Catalog: 84621 Release Date: 01/14/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Alberto Ginastera, Joaquin Turina, Olivier Messiaen, Ernesto Lecuona ...
Performer: Katarzyna Musial
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Music In Life / Umi Garrett

Label: Umi Garrett Catalog: 5638232876 Release Date: 01/11/2014 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Ludwig van Beethoven, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin ...
Performer: Umi Garrett

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Shades Of Gray

Label: Centaur Records Catalog: 3251 Release Date: 11/19/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Gernot Wolfgang, Mark Carlson, Bill Cunliffe ...
Performer: Gary Gray, Bill Cunliffe, Judith Farmer, Joanne Pearce Martin ...

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Prelude Cocktail

Label: Lawler + Fadoul Catalog: 5638178065 Release Date: 09/18/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Alexander Scriabin, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin ...
Performer: Christopher Grymes
Orchestra/Ensemble: Lawler + Fadoul

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Rhythm & Hues: Music Of Gershwin & Chopin

Label: Four-tay Catalog: 4036 Release Date: 06/11/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Frédéric Chopin
Performer: Alicia Zizzo

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Our American Roots

Label: Delos Catalog: 3449 Release Date: 05/28/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Samuel Barber, George Walker, Aaron Copland
Performer: Emmanuel Feldman, Joy Cline-Phinney

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Findlay in Blue - Piano Music of Gershwin, Gottschalk & Gould / Findlay Cockrell

Label: Albany Records Catalog: 1414 Release Date: 05/14/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Morton Gould
Performer: Findlay Cockrell
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In Rhythm / Sebastian Manz, Martin Klett

Label: Cavi Music Catalog: 8553271 Release Date: 05/14/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Alec Templeton, Aaron Copland, Steve Reich ...
Performer: Sebastian Manz, Martin Klett

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Waiting For Benny / Julien Herve, Jean-hisanori Sugitani

Label: Naxos Catalog: 8573032 Release Date: 04/30/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Francis Poulenc, Leonard Bernstein, George Gershwin, Igor Stravinsky ...
Performer: Julien Herve, Jean-Hisanori Sugitani, Ying Lai Green, Maud Lovett

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Edition Klavier-festival Ruhr, Vol. 29: Frankreich, Amerika & Neue Musik

Label: Cavi Music Catalog: 8553273 Release Date: 04/09/2013 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Claude Debussy, George Gershwin, Earl Wild, John Cage ...
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou, Ya-Fei Chuang, Robert D. [American Pianist] Levin, Eva Vogel ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Gershwin Quartett (String Quartet)

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American Piano Music / Christopher Harding

Label: Equilibrium Catalog: 116 Release Date: 02/12/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Aaron Copland, Samuel Barber, George Gershwin, William Bolcom
Performer: Christopher Harding
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Gershwin At The Keyboard / Ivar Anton Waagaard

Label: Lawo Classics Catalog: 1021 Release Date: 02/12/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin
Performer: Ivar Anton Waagaard

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Violin Encores / Jascha Heifetz

Label: Regis Catalog: 1296 Release Date: 01/29/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Edouard Lalo, George Gershwin, Traditional ...
Performer: Jascha Heifetz, Emanuel Bay, Milton Kaye
Conductor: Alfred Wallenstein, William Steinberg
Orchestra/Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
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Americana / Modern Mandolin Quartet [CD & Blu-ray Audio]

Label: Sono Luminus Catalog: 92157 Release Date: 08/28/2012 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Aaron Copland, Antonín Dvorák, Leonard Bernstein, Traditional ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Modern Mandolin Quartet

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Gershwin: Songbook, Rhapsody In Blue / Michael Endres

Label: Oehms Catalog: 418 Release Date: 08/28/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin
Performer: Michael Endres

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Imaginary Landscapes - Sounds of America [20-CD Set]

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 44290 Release Date: 07/03/2012 Number of Discs: 20
Composer: John Philip Sousa, Scott Joplin, Ferde Grofé, George Gershwin ...
Performer: Joshua Rifkin, Ralph Grierson, Richard Rodney Bennett, Barry Tuckwell ...
Conductor: Timothy Foley, George Sponhaltz, Felix Slatkin, Ferde Grofé ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: Great American Main Street Band, Southland Stingers, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra ...
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Gershwin Plus: Piano Solos And Novelty Arrangements

Label: Aca Digital Catalog: 20031 Release Date: 05/08/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Zez Confrey, Bix Beiderbecke
Performer: Geoffrey Haydon
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Alki Guitar Trio

Label: Gha Catalog: 126066 Release Date: 02/28/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: George Gershwin, Kevin Callahan, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Sérgio Assad ...
Performer: Adrien Brogna, Magali Rischette, Hughes Kolp
Orchestra/Ensemble: Alki Guitar Trio

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Gottschalk, Joplin, Gershwin / Joshua Rifkin, Leonard Pennario

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 0829342 Release Date: 11/15/2011 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Scott Joplin, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, George Gershwin
Performer: Joshua Rifkin, Leonard Pennario

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