Thomas, Michael Tilson > Gershwin, George

Gershwin Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-03-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Porgy and Bess; Girl Crazy; I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); Strike up the Band; Sweet and Low-Down, song (from Tip-T...
Performers: Watts, André
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Ormandy, Eugene; Fiedler, Arthur
Ensemble: ; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; An American in Paris

1 CD / RCA Records / 2004-07-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Simas, Jerome; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: New World Symphony; San Francisco Symphony

Sexy and soulful, these Gershwin classics sparkle with spectacular sound in the hands of these great American artists....continue...

Expanded Edition - Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc / Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-02-24

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Oh, Kay!, musical; Funny Face; Girl Crazy; Strike up the Band; Of Thee I Sing; Let 'Em Eat Cake, musical; Walking the Dog, promenade for piano...
Performers: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Band; Gaffney, George; Gershwin, George; Jones, Harold [Drums]; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Vaugha...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra; Columbia Jazz Band; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic

"This wonderful Gershwin CD is filled with brilliant performances... one of them Gershwin's own... the result is a modern stereophonic recording of Gershwin playing his...continue...
Personnel: Michael Tilson Thomas (piano); Sarah Vaughan (vocals); George Gaffney, George Gershwin (piano); Harold Jones (drums).

Recording information: CBS, 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (0...continue...

Preludes, Fugues and Riffs - Jazz in Classical Music

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-05-25

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Darius Milhaud: La création du monde, Op. 81; Aaron Copland: Music for the Theatre, suite for small orchestra; Igor Stravinsky: Ebony Concerto; Leonard Berns...
Performers: Davis, Miles; Gershwin, George; Goodman, Benny
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Bernstein, Leonard; Stravinsky, Igor; Schuller, Gunther
Ensemble: ; Columbia Jazz Combo; Columbia Jazz Ensemble

This collection contains both mono and stereo recordings.

Since its genesis jazz has fascinated classical musicians, and this disc documents some of the traffic at the crossroads. Among the fir...continue...

New World Jazz / Tilson Thomas, New World Symphony

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: John Adams: Lollapalooza, for orchestra; George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé); Leonard Bernstein: Prelude, Fugue and Riffs; Darius Milhaud: La cr...
Performers: Calcara, Tad; Inouye, Mark J.; Linville; Niehaus, Mark; Simas, Jerome; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: New World Symphony

"...Thomas does wonderful things with the music and with the young musicians in the New World Symphony. They and RCA ought to consider New World...continue...

Gershwin - 100th Birthday Celebration / Tilson Thomas, et al

2 CD / RCA Records / 1998-09-15

Works: George Gershwin: Porgy and Bess; Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra no 2 "Rhapsody in Rivets"; An American in Paris; Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Ohlsson, Garrick; Symphony, San Francisco; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

"Always an astute interpreter of American music, Thomas allows the music to sing and swing...'An American in Paris' is fast and nervy, with sexy trombones,...continue...
Personnel: Michael Tilson Thomas (piano); Audra McDonald (soprano); Brian Stokes Mitchell (baritone).

Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA (07/02/1997/06/30/1998).
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Gershwin - Greatest Hits

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1994-08-09

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Rhapsody in Blue; Preludes (3) for piano; Concerto for Piano in F major; An American in Paris; Porgy and Bess; Lady, be Good; Lullaby, for string quartet; Walking...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kostelanetz, Andre; Labeque, Katia; Labeque, Marielle [Piano]; Ma, Yo-Yo; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Vaughan, Sarah
Conductors: Williams, John; Bernstein, Leonard; Thomas, Michael Tilson; Lane, Louis

Copland: Clarinet Concerto; Bernstein, Gerhswin / Stoltzman

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-08-10

Works: Aaron Copland: Concerto for Clarinet; Gordon Jenkins: Benny Goodman's "Goodbye"; Leonard Bernstein: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; West Side Story; George Gershwin: Walking the Dog, promenade for pia...
Performers: Stoltzman, Richard [Clarinet]
Conductors: Stern, Eric; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Classic Gershwin / Bernstein, Gershwin, Rampal, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-10-13

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris; Preludes (3) for Piano; Funny Face; Of Thee I Sing; Land of the Gay Caballero; Strike up the Band; Girl Crazy; Show Girl; Damsel in Distress; ...
Performers: Bernstein, Leonard; Buchanan, Robbie; Colaiuta, Vinnie; Colombier, Michel; Gaffney, George; Gershwin, George; Holloway, Laurie; Jones, Harold [Drums]; Kerber, Randy; Laine, Cleo; Rampal, Jean-Pierre;...
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson; Bernstein, Leonard; Mehta, Zubin; Colombier, Michel; Goodchild, William
Ensemble: Columbia Jazz Band; Los Angeles Philharmonic members; Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Orchestra

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc / Tilson Thomas

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1987-01-01

Works: George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Preludes (3) for piano; Short Story, for violin & piano; Violin Piece, for violin (Gershwin Melody no 40, solo melody titled by I. Gershwin); Rhapsody for Piano and...
Performers: Levee, Loren; Thomas, Michael Tilson
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra