Gershwin: Piano Concerto, Rhapsodies, I Got Rhythm Variations / Sheffer, Eos Ensemble

George Gershwin (Composer, Conductor, Orchestra), Eos Orchestra (Orchestra), Michael Boriskin (Performer), Jonathan Sheffer (Artist), Michael Boriskin (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Michael Boriskin
• Orchestra: George Gershwin, Eos Orchestra
• Conductor: George Gershwin
• Composer: George Gershwin
• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000HF69
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #93,886 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Along with two of the most popular works in the repertory, this disc offers two of Gershwin's lesser-known but most fascinating works--the Second Rhapsody, an often haunting, far more seriously crafted work than the one in Blue, and the clever miniature set of variations. The disc contains Ferde Grofé's third orchestration of Rhapsody in Blue, for "theater orchestra." It is similar to the original for the Whiteman Band but stronger-sounding and not as overblown as the one for symphony orchestra. Boriskin is a fluent pianist, and his work with Sheffer and the virtuosic Eos players is beautifully integrated. The concerto is treated with welcome lightness, and the recorded sound is excellent throughout. --Paul Turok

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5.0 out of 5 stars WHERE ARE THEY NOW?, June 16, 2011

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This is one of the top 5 for this music, up there with MTT, Bernstein, Levine and Wild/Feidler. sad to hear they have since disbanded.