Michael Tilson Thomas Performs and Conducts Gershwin

George Gershwin (Composer), Michael Tilson Thomas (Conductor, Performer), Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Loren Levee (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas, Loren Levee
• Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
• Composer: George Gershwin
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002626
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,158 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC AND TERRIFFIC!, June 3, 2000

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This review is from: Michael Tilson Thomas Performs and Conducts Gershwin (Audio CD)

I love this CD...it is one of my favorites! The Jazz feeling this CD evokes is great. Tilson Thomas' Rhapsody in Blue is as flawless as it gets. The performance is a lively, and exciting romp. Let me say that I have listened to this CD alot. I have another version of Rhapsody in Blue by Levine and the Chicago Symphony under the DG label--DO NOT BUY this one star(at most), boring performance. THE LA Philharmonic and Thomas are on a higher plane with this one. The recording is really superb and I will never own another because in my mind this is the classic by which all other versions should be measured against! Buy it--you'll be glad you did.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A treat for the ears, January 10, 2004

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dbphoenix (Phoenix, AZ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Michael Tilson Thomas Performs and Conducts Gershwin (Audio CD)

Given all the recordings available of Gershwin in general, and the Rhapsody in Blue in particular, and given that there are three versions of the Rhapsody, and given that even those who love the Rhapsody most likely came to it through the full symphony version, there is a real treat in store here for those who've never heard the jazz band version, or who have heard it, loved it, but have never been able to find it anywhere.

The jazz band version was the first, and is unrelenting fun from beginning to end. There is an almost infectious joy written into the music, which is completely missing from the symphonic version. Listen to this disc and rediscover an old favorite.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic "Rhapsody in Blue" and more, September 6, 2002

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F. R. W. Miles "unkawo" (Oak Hill, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Michael Tilson Thomas Performs and Conducts Gershwin (Audio CD)

Tilson Thomas on piano and the LA Phil behind him, it is the other end of the piano roll restoration version. You know MTT is inside the music and he draws you into it too. This album is a rock in my Gershwin collection.