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1Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist)
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 Gershwin17:01
2Steal Away to Jesus
piano:
Graeme McNaught (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Willard White (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Steal Away (to Jesus)
lyricist and composer:
Wallace Willis (until 1862)
[anonymous]3:41
3Porgy and Bess, Act I Scene 1: Summertime
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
George Gershwin4:17
4Vanessa, Act I: Must the winter come so soon?
sound engineer:
Philip Burwell (Engineer (for BBC)) (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
assistant engineer:
Malcolm Stokes (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
producer:
Ann McKay (BBC producer) (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16: task: Recording Producer)
editor:
Jonathan Cooper (classical music engineer) (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
mezzo-soprano vocals [as Erika]:
Susan Graham (mezzo-soprano) (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
recorded at:
Barbican Centre in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
partial recording of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act I (from 2003-11-15 until 2003-11-16)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer) (from 1956 until 1957)
part of:
Vanessa, op. 32
recording of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act I. Must the winter come so soon?
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act I
Samuel Barber2:38
5Catfish Row: Porgy Sings
sound engineer:
Don Hartridge
producer:
Brian Pidgeon
editor:
Peter Newble (producer and engineer)
piano:
Howard Shelley (British pianist and conductor) (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21) and BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
recording of:
Catfish Row: II. Porgy Sings (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
Catfish Row (Suite from Porgy and Bess)
George Gershwin4:45
6Nagoya Marimbas
percussion:
Safri Duo (Danish electronic percussion duo)
orchestra:
DR SymfoniOrkestret (Danish National Symphony Orchestra, this profile only for recordings from 1959 and later)
conductor:
Thomas Dausgaard
recording of:
Nagoya Marimbas
composer:
Steve Reich (American composer) (in 1994)
Steve Reich4:37
7Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American": III. Animato
sound engineer:
Dan Dene and Robert Shafer (engineer)
associate producer:
Leslie Dunner
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Charles Greenwell
editor:
Peter Newble (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Max M. Fisher Music Center: Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
recording of:
Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American”: III. Animato (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
composer:
William Grant Still (American composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Symphony no. 1 “Afro-American”
William Grant Still3:10
8Vanessa, Act IV Scene 1: Intermezzo
sound engineer:
Dan Dene (from 1993-04-24 until 1993-04-25) and Robert Shafer (engineer) (from 1993-04-24 until 1993-04-25)
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Charles Greenwell
editor:
Andrew Lang (engineer)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1993-04-24 until 1993-04-25)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1993-04-24 until 1993-04-25)
recorded at:
Max M. Fisher Music Center: Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1993-04-24 until 1993-04-25)
recording of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act IV, Scene 1. Intermezzo (from 1993-04-24 until 1993-04-25)
composer:
Samuel Barber (American composer)
part of:
Vanessa, op. 32: Act IV
Samuel Barber3:21
9West Side Story: America
wind instruments:
Nederlands Blazers Ensemble (Netherlands Wind Ensemble)
conductor:
Richard Dufallo (conductor, clarinetist)
instrumental recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
part of:
West Side Story
Leonard Bernstein2:47
10Porgy and Bess, Act II Scene 2: It ain't necessarily so
brass:
Center City Brass Quintet
instrumental recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II
George Gershwin2:33
11Clarinet Concerto: II. Rather fast
solo clarinet:
Janet Hilton (clarinetist)
orchestra:
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
conductor:
Matthias Bamert (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Clarinet Concerto: II. Rather fast
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (from 1947 until 1949)
part of:
Clarinet Concerto
revision of:
Clarinet Concerto: II. Rather fast (original version with different coda)
Aaron Copland8:03
12The River: Riba
sound engineer:
Dan Dene and Robert Shafer (engineer)
associate producer:
Leslie Dunner
producer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer) and Charles Greenwell
editor:
Peter Newble (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
Detroit Symphony Orchestra (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
conductor:
Neeme Järvi (Estonian conductor) (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chandos Records Ltd. (not for release label use) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Max M. Fisher Music Center: Orchestra Hall in Detroit, Michigan, United States (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
recording of:
The River: VI. Riba (from 1992-09-29 until 1992-10-03)
orchestrator:
Ron Collier
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
part of:
The River
Duke Ellington3:23
13Old American Songs, Book 1 no. 4: Simple Gifts
piano:
Graeme McNaught (pianist)
bass-baritone vocals:
Willard White (bass-baritone)
recording of:
Old American Songs, Set 1: No. 4. Simple Gifts
composer:
Aaron Copland (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Old American Songs, Set 1
Aaron Copland1:51
14Divertimento: VII. Blues: Slow blues tempo
assistant engineer:
Christopher Brooke (sound engineer & production music composer)
engineer:
Ralph Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
producer:
Brian Couzens (engineer/editor/producer)
editor:
Rachel Smith (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra (from 2000-10-24 until 2000-10-25)
conductor:
Leonard Slatkin (conductor) (from 2000-10-24 until 2000-10-25)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 2000-10-24 until 2000-10-25)
recording of:
Divertimento for Orchestra: VII. Blues (from 2000-10-24 until 2000-10-25)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (American conductor, composer, pianist) (in 1980)
part of:
Divertimento for Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein1:33
15Strike Up the Band: Overture
sound engineer:
Don Hartridge
producer:
Brian Pidgeon
editor:
Peter Newble (producer and engineer)
orchestra:
BBC Philharmonic (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
conductor:
Yan Pascal Tortelier (conductor and violinist) (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
recorded at:
New Broadcasting House (Manchester) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
recording of:
Strike Up the Band: Overture (orchestrated by Don Rose) (from 1994-01-20 until 1994-01-21)
orchestrator:
Don Rose (arranger of Gershwin work)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestration of:
Overture (Strike Up the Band)
George Gershwin7:10

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