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Gershwin Plus: Piano Solos and Novelty Arrangements / Geoffrey Haydon, piano

1 CD / ACA Digital / 2012-05-08

Works: George Gershwin: Strike up the Band; Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); Nobody but You, song (from La, La, Lucille, musical); I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George...
Performers: Haydon, Geoffrey

Pianist Geoffrey Haydon plays piano solos and novelty arrangements by Gershwin. Haydon has successfully bridged both classical and jazz styles of performance. He has received...continue...
Recording information: Aca Digital Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA (09/01/1994); Georgia State University Recital Hall (09/01/1994); Aca Digital Recording Studio, Atlanta, GA (12/07/1993/07/24/2000); Ge...continue...

Gershwin: Piano Transcriptions Of Songs / Lars Boye Jensen, piano

1 CD / Scandinavian Classic / 2011-07-26

Works: George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Girl Crazy; He Loves and She Loves, song (from Funny Face, 1927); Porgy and Bess; Porgy & Bess; Show Girl; But Not for Me, song (from Girl Crazy, musical); Swanee, son...
Performers: Jensen, Lars Boje

Meeting of the Spirits /

1 CD / Oxingale Productions / 2010-11-09

Works: John McLaughlin: Open Country Joy; Meeting of the Spirits; Miles Davis: Half Nelson; Ornette Coleman: W.R.U.; John Lewis: Blues In A Minor; Billy Strayhorn: Blood Count, for jazz ensemble; David Sanf...
Performers: Haimovitz, Matt; Jarczyk, Amaryllis; Jarczyk, Jan; Kim, Nahyun; McLaughlin, John; Painchaud, Dominic; Rutt, Leana; Stewart, Andrea; Uccello; Wilson, Matt [Drums]
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Ensemble: Uccello

"That the classical music world should visit jazz repertory is not without precedent. As the saying goes, there's nothing new under the sun. However, the...continue...
Personnel: Matt Haimovitz (cello).

Recording information: Stadium Red, New York City (07/18/2010); The Multi-Media Room, Schulich School Of Music, McGill (07/18/2010); Stadium Red, New York Cit...continue...

Flying Saxophone Circus

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2010-06-01

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Jazz Suite no 2 (as used in the film "Testimony"); Antonin Dvorák: Slavonic Dances (8) for Piano 4 hands, Op. 46/B 78; Slavonic Dance no 8 for cello & piano in G minor, B. 1...
Conductors: Turkovic, Milan [Bassoon]
Ensemble: Selmer Saxharmonic

Multi-reed artist Milan Turkovic put together a group of twelve sought after soloists, international prizewinners and members of the panta rhei, clair-obscur, Alliage, and Sax...continue...
Recording information: Ehemaliges Ackerhaus der Abtei Marienmünster (10/19/2009-10/21/2009)....continue...

Icon - Yehudi Menuhin & Stephane Grapelli (4 CDs)

4 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-10-20

Works: Jacob Gade: Jalousie (Jealousy), tango for orchestra; Richard Rodgers: Blue Room, song (from musical "The Girlfriend"); The Lady is a Tramp, song (from musical "Babes in Arms"); My Funny Valentine; I...
Performers: Blok, Jan; Clare, Alan [piano]; Etheridge, John [Guitar]; Fosset, Marc; Ganley, Allan; Grappelli, Stephane; Harris, Max; Holloway, Laurie; Lemmon, Brian; Menuhin, Yehudi; Price, Derek; Snell, David [...
Conductors: Harris, Max; Riddle, Nelson
Ensemble: ; Alan Claire Trio

This 4 CD set containing all the recordings that the two legendary violinists Yehudi Menuhin and Stephane Grappelli made for EMI is a further release...continue...

X2 - Bernstein: West Side Story Suite, etc; Gershwin: Fantasy, etc / Joshua Bell

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2009-07-07

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Williams, John; Zinman, David
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin)....continue...

Yehudi Menuhin - The Great EMI Recordings

51 CD / EMI Classics / 2009-04-21

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047; Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048; Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050; Concerto for 2 Violins in D mino...
Performers: Aronowitz, Cecil; Balsam, Artur; Barshai, Rudolf; Bennett, William; Cassad?, Gaspar; Cassado, Gaspar; Civil, Alan; Cocker, Paul; Curzon, Clifford; de los Angeles, Victoria; Debost, Michel; Donington,...
Conductors: Menuhin, Yehudi; Enescu, George; Monteux, Pierre; Dorati, Antal; Boulez, Pierre; Furtwängler, Wilhelm; Pritchard, John; Silvestri, Constantin; Kletzki, Paul; Boult, Adrian; Panufnik, Andrzej; Da...
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio; Bath Festival Ensemble; Instrumental Ensemble

This 50-CD set features Sir Yehudi Menuhin's most celebrated EMI recordings, made during his extraordinary 70-year exclusive recording relationship with the company. Includes works by...continue...
Includes work(s) by Manuel de Falla....continue...

He Loves and She Loves - Gershwin: Songs & Duets

1 CD / Koch International / 2009-01-27

Works: George Gershwin: How Long Has This Been Going On?, song (from Rosalie, musical); Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); Hi Ho!, song (composed for Shall We Dance, but no...
Performers: Blier, Steven; Kaye, Judy; Sharp, William [Baritone Vocal]

Gershwin: Songbook / Duo Campion-Vachon

1 CD / Analekta / 2008-08-01

Works: George Gershwin: George White's Scandals of 1924; Porgy and Bess; I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise, song (from George White's Scandals of 1922); I've Got a Crush on You, song (from Treasure Girl and...
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Ensemble: Duo Campion-Vachon

Light Classics - Summertime - Music for Clarinet Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-02-21

Works: Terence J. Thompson: City Scenes, suite for 4 clarinets; George Gershwin: George White's Scandals of 1924; Show Girl; Preludes (3) for piano; Strike up the Band; Porgy and Bess; Lady, be Good; Rik Pe...
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Ensemble: Clarinet Quartet of the Belgian National Orchestra

The Clarinet Quartet of the Belgian National Orchestra presents a lively program of instrumental adaptations. The program ranges from the light-heartedly atmospheric 'American' jazz suites...continue...

The Joshua Bell Collection

3 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-01-24

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bucknall, Nicholas; Hessian, Eddie; Laurence, Christopher; Ricotti, Frank; Schwartz, Alexys; Williams, John [Film Composer]; Wright, Gavyn
Conductors: Williams, John; Zinman, David; Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Orchestra; Shanghai Film Studio Children's Chorus

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); Alexys Schwartz (vocals); Gavyn Wright (viola); Eddie Hession (accordion); Nick Bucknall (clarinet); John Williams (piano); Chris Laurence (double bass); Frank Ricot...continue...

Gershwin: Fascinating Rhythm / Menuhin, Grappelli

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2005-03-01

Works: George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Strike up the Band; Porgy and Bess; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, film); Girl Crazy; Show Girl; A Foggy Day (in London Town), song (fro...
Performers: Clare, Alan [piano]; Crombie, Tony; Ganley, Allan; Grappelli, Stephane; Harris, Max; Holloway, Laurie; Isaacs, Ike; Karan, Chris; Menuhin, Yehudi; Price, Derek; Snell, David [Light Clas]; Swinfield, ...
Conductors: Riddle, Nelson
Ensemble: ; Alan Clare Trio

Fascinating Rhythm - Gershwin: Piano Music / Brownridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-06-01

Works: George Gershwin: Rialto Ripples, rag for piano; Pardon My English, musical; Swanee, song (for Capital Revue, by various composers); Nobody but You, song (from La, La, Lucille, musical); Strike up the...
Performers: Brownridge, Angela

'Marvellous little gems thrown off with a tremendous amount of aplomb and elan. A must for all Gershwin fans' (Gramophone)

'This musical journey to Broadway is...continue...

Gershwin - The Modern Romantic - Song Transcriptions/ Jensen

1 CD / Classico (Denmark) / 1998-12-24

Works: George Gershwin: Lady, be Good; Girl Crazy; He Loves and She Loves, song (from Funny Face, 1927); Porgy and Bess; Show Girl; But Not for Me, song (from Girl Crazy, musical); Swanee, song (for Capital...
Performers: Jensen, Lars Boje

Gershwin Fantasy / Joshua Bell, John Williams, London SO

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1998-07-28

Works: Alexander Courage: Fantasy on Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess", for violin & orchestra; George Gershwin: Preludes (3) for piano; Girl Crazy; Nice Work If You Can Get It, song (from A Damsel in Distress, f...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Williams, John [Film Composer]
Conductors: Williams, John

The centerpiece of this collection is the "Porgy and Bess Fantasy", arranged by composer Alexander Courage (composer of the original "Star Trek" theme). Bell contributed...continue...
This disc was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for "Best Classical Crossover Album." It is also available in mini-disc format.

Personnel: Joshua Bell (violin); John Williams (piano).
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