Piano Rolls 2

Gershwin (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 19, 1995)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nonesuch
• ASIN: B000005J3K
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,859 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Pop > Oldies > Tin Pan Alley

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gershwin "Live", August 4, 2000

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Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piano Rolls 2 (Audio CD)

Listening to these modern recordings taken from old piano rolls cut by George Geershwin between 1916 and 1921, one might be compelled to conclude that there's something to be said for older technology. We are able to listen to Gershwin performances that sound as though they occurred today. Obviously, an actual recording made at the time these rolls were cut would have had very primative sound quality, and nowhere near the immediacy which is present here.

The only reason for rating this four, rather than five stars, is that there's a certain player piano quality to the performances that I suspect is not exactly how Gerswin actually sounded; but, having said that, this is about as close as you're going to be able to get to a "live" Gershwin performance with modern sound.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Gold, January 24, 2004

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William of Glendale "william727" (Burbank, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piano Rolls 2 (Audio CD)

When I first heard Rhapsody in Blue on this CD it didn't sound quite right. It was more free, more spontaneous, more joyous.
But that is because it went from the composer's mind directly to his fingers, bypassing the compromise of sheetmusic. It goes right to the heart of the listener.

If I was stranded on a desert island and allowed to bring only 10 CDs, this one just might have to be one of the ones I would have to take.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT, August 8, 2006

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Alexander Marshall (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Rolls 2 (Audio CD)

This CD is just BRILLIANT. It is every bit as good as the first Gershwin piano rolls CD. Gershwin plays Gershwin (and others) and his genius comes through. A total delight!