Product Details

• Actors: Russell S. Gloyd, Adam Makowicz
• Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 11, 2001
• Run Time: 72 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005R5H4
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,004 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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The 1998 Lugano Festival presented this elegant concert of George Gershwin's orchestral music, including the colorful Cuban Overture and the Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin's strongest claim to immortality, however, lies in his vocal music--Porgy & Bess and dozens of songs written for Broadway shows but able to stand by themselves. No singing is heard on this disc, but the vocal music is well-represented in a symphonic suite from Porgy & Bess and transcriptions for piano and orchestra of three songs: "Embraceable You," "'S Wonderful," and "The Man I Love."

In a sense, the program is a showcase for pianist Adam Makowicz, who solos gracefully in the Rhapsody and the songs with a self-confident virtuosity that gets to the heart of the music. In the Rhapsody, Makowicz fluently and imaginatively improvises cadenzas, as Gershwin did for the first performance, producing a version that is different from all others. --Joe McLellan

Product Description
Pianist Adam Makowicz and the Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, conducted by Russell S. Gloyd, perform at the Piazza Riforma in Lugano, Switzerland, in July 1998. Tracks: Cuban Overture, Porgy and Bess Suite/Embraceable You/'S Wonderful/The Man I Love, Rhapsody in Blue.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!, July 5, 2005

By	Claire Whitney - See all my reviews

Not only was the music beautifully done with a nice spectrum of Gershwin's work, but the introductions by the director were just informative enough without distracting from the flow. I enjoyed the live setting as well.

0 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dinner with gershwin, March 3, 2006

By	michael fisher "dr.legecytll" (los angeles,ca usa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

me and a special found a lovely way to spend a evening. no wonder brenda r. wrote a song about the man.