| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
The 1st-4th works arrangements for jazz ensemble of opera excerpts; 5th & 11th works for piano and orchestra; 6th-10th and 12th-17th works for piano solo. |
| Performer |
Fazil Say, piano. In the 5th & 11th works: New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur conductor. In the 1st-4th works: Stanley Drucker, clarinet ; Albert Regni, alto sax ; William Blossom, double bass ; Joseph Pereira, percussion ; James Sapporito, percussion, drum set. |
| Event |
Recording location: Avery Fisher Hall, New York, New York, May 1998 (5th, 11th works) ; The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, Purchase, New York, May, 1999 (remainder). |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes and interview with F. Say in English, German and French inserted in container. |
| Contents |
From Porgy and Bess: I got plenty o'nuttin' ; Summertime (I) ; Summertime (II) ; It ain't necessarily so -- Rhapsody in blue -- Rialto ripples, rag / music by George Gershwin and Will Donaldson -- Impromptu in two keys -- Merry Andrew -- Three-quarter blues -- Promenade -- "I got rhythm" variations -- Sleepless night (1946) / Kay Swift version -- Novelette in fourths -- Rubato -- Prelude 1 -- Blue lullaby -- Spanish prelude. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Piano with jazz ensemble, Arranged.
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Operas -- Excerpts, Arranged.
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Piano music.
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Piano with orchestra.
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Variations (Piano with orchestra)
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| Added Author |
Say, Fazıl, 1970- Performer.
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Masur, Kurt. Conductor.
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Donaldson, Will, 1891-1954.
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Swift, Kay, 1897-1993.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Porgy and Bess. Selections; arranged.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Rhapsody in blue.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Rialto ripples.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
"I got rhythm" variations.
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Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
Piano music. Selections.
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New York Philharmonic. Performer.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections
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Fazil Say Gershwin |
| Note |
Title on container: Gershwin |
| Standard No. |
639842620222 |
| Music No. |
3984-26202-2 Teldec |
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