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Related: About this forumOn Monday, February 12, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue!
Learn more about the fascinating history behind the composition of the beloved American classic, and tune in on Monday at 11AM for a performance with Leonard Bernstein as the soloist and conductor, and at 8PM for a special performance of the original version that Ferde Grofé orchestrated for the Paul Whiteman Band.
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Will be a good day, on 'my' station. NOW playing, Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto #1 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 1
bahboo
(16,953 posts)100 years...man....
yellowdogintexas
(22,757 posts)I think we own 3 or 4 recordings of it. Timeless!
At a Fort Worth Symphony concert, I heard John Nakamatsu (a Cliburn gold medalist) play it. It was wonderful.
elleng
(136,607 posts)Raining tomorrow, so I'll be 'home alone' with the radio, AS ALWAYS!!!
MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)Classic
msongs
(70,230 posts)RainCaster
(11,602 posts)This would be my choice.
OAITW r.2.0
(28,521 posts)elleng
(136,607 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,757 posts)and it is a scenario set in NYC It is wonderful !
usonian
(14,352 posts)It's got more accidentals than self-driving autos!
A magnificent work. There's a "solo" version (as there is for Concerto in F and American in Paris) but also a music minus one version for pianists who can't afford an orchestra!