Rhapsody in blue ; Preludes for piano ; Short story ; Violin piece ; Second rhapsody for orchestra with piano ; For Lily Pons ; Sleepless night ; Promenade : walking the dog / Gershwin.

Author/creator Gershwin, George composer.
Format Audio (CD)
PublicationNew York, N.Y. : CBS Masterworks, [1985]
Copyright Date℗1985
Description1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorTilson Thomas, Michael, 1944-2026 conductor.
Included WorkGershwin, George, 1898-1937. Rhapsody in blue.
Included WorkGershwin, George, 1898-1937. Preludes, piano.
Included WorkGershwin, George, 1898-1937. Rhapsodies, piano, orchestra, no. 2.
Included WorkGershwin, George, 1898-1937. Shall we dance. Walking the dog
Included WorkGershwin, George, 1898-1937. Piano music. Selections.
Other author/creatorLos Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra performer.
Uniform titleInstrumental music. Selections
Variant title Title on container: 1920's & the 1930's
Variant title Title on spine of container: Rhapsodies
Contents Rhapsody in blue (1924) -- Preludes for piano (1926) -- Short story (1925) -- Violin piece (Gershwin melody no. 40) -- Second rhapsody for orchestra with piano (1932) -- For Lily Pons (Gershwin melody no. 79) (1933) -- Sleepless night(Gershwin melody no. 17) (1936) -- Promenade (Walking the dog) (1936).
General noteFirst work for piano and jazz band; 3rd, 4th, 6th, and 7th works for piano; last work for piano and orchestra, from the motion picture music for Shall we dance.
General noteThird work reconstructed by, 4th work arr., 6th work realized by Michael Tilson Thomas.
General noteCompact disc.
General noteDurations: 15:45; 7:11; 2:53; 3:44; 14:12; 1:59; 4:28; 3:00.
General noteAlso issued as analog disc (IM 39699) and cassette.
General noteProgram notes in English, French, and German (23 pages) inserted in container.
CreditsProducer, Steven Epstein ; Control engineers, Bud Graham, Tom Geelan (solo piano) ; Remote technical supervisor, Hank Altman ; Editors, Tom MacCluskey, Bud Graham.
Performer Michael Tilson Thomas, piano and conductor ; Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, and RCA Studio A, New York City.
Genre/formFeature films.
Other titleShort story.
Other titleViolin piece.
Other titleFor Lily Pons.
Other titleSleepless night.
Other titlePromenade.
Other titleWalking the dog.
LCCN 86750423
Standard identifier# 7464396992
UPC 074643969925
Publisher numberMK 39699 CBS Masterworks
Publisher numberIM 39699 CBS Masterworks

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