Classic Jazz

~ Release by Bernard Herrmann & Stanley Black (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Stanley Black (bandleader, conductor, pianist)
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Classic 100: Feel Good (2024) (number: 5)
revision of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin16:58
2The Threepenny Opera (excerpts)
orchestra:
London Festival Recording Ensemble (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
partial instrumental recording of:
The Threepenny Opera (Marc Blitzstein translation)
lyricist and librettist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper
Kurt Weill15:11
3Ragtime
orchestra:
London Festival Recording Ensemble (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
recording of:
Ragtime for 11 Instruments
composer:
Игорь Фёдорович Стравинский (Igor Stravinsky, Russian composer) (from 1917 until 1918-11-11)
dedicated to:
Eugenia Errázuriz
premiered at:
[concert] (1920-04-27) (premiere for Stravinsky's Ragtime for 11 Instruments)
publisher:
J. & W. Chester, Ltd. (in 1920) and Wiener Philharmonischer Verlag (in 1924)
part of:
K Catalog (number: K030)
Igor Stravinsky4:41
4La Création du monde
orchestra:
London Festival Recording Ensemble (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
recording of:
La Création du monde, op. 81a
composer:
Darius Milhaud (composer) (from 1922 until 1923)
premiered at:
[concert] (1923-10-25)
part of:
Works of Darius Milhaud by opus number (number: op. 81a)
Darius Milhaud17:56
5Five O’Clock Foxtrot
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Foxtrot
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
Maurice Ravel3:50
6Variations on “I Got Rhythm”
piano and solo piano:
David Parkhouse (pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Recording Ensemble (“house orchestra” of Decca Records, associated since 1980 with conductor Ross Pople) and London Festival Recording Ensemble
conductor:
Bernard Herrmann (composer)
recording of:
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1933 until 1934)
dedicated to:
Ira Gershwin
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
is based on:
I Got Rhythm
George Gershwin10:45