Quarter Century

Quarter Century

ASIN: B0009A402U

Track Listings

1. Quarter Century

2. Wait Till the Sun Shines Nellie

3. Arnie's Fifth

4. Carnival Waltz

5. Texas Lone Star

6. Peacock Rag

7. Rockwood Deerchase

8. Dog Days of Summer

9. Redwing/Swanee River

10. Metro

11. Road to Recovery

12. Careless Love

13. Birdie

14. Move

15. Ookpick Waltz

16. Brooklyn to Galax

17. Transarlantica

18. Carroll Copuntry Blues

19. Natural Bridge Blues

20. Pursuit

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

I. Allegro
II. Vivo
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Scherzo
1. Con Moto
2. Allegro Brillante
3. Andantino
4. Vivo
Souvenir D' Une Marche Boche
Valse Pour Les Enfants
1. Andantino
2. Allegro
3. Allegretto
4. Larghetto
5. Moderato
6. Lento
7. Vivo
8. Pesante
I. Qt. Note = 112
II. Adagietto
III. Qt. Note = 112
I. Hymne
II. Romanza
III. Rondoletto
IV. Cadenza Finala

Tracks:

1. Danse Russe: Allegro Giusto
2. Chez Petrouchka: Stringendo
3. La Semaine Grasse: Con Moto - Allegretto
Piano Rag Music
Tango
I. Presto Doppio Movimento
II. Andante Rapsodico
III. Allegro Capriccioso, Ma Tempo Giusto
I. Largo - Allegro
II. Largo - Cadenza (Poco Rubato)
III. Allegro
I. Qt. Note = 110
II. Qt. Note = 52
III. Qt. Note = 72
Qt. Note = 80
Qt. Note = 104

Customer Reviews:

A large sampling of Stravinsky's piano music........2005-03-04

I bought this cd primarily for "Movements for Piano and Orchestra", a short piece (about 9 minutes) using the 12 tone serial technique developed by Arnold Schoenberg. It is intriguing to hear the "neo-classicist" Stravinsky write in this style. To my ears, and I'm a fan of 12 tone, no new ground is broken here by Stravinsky (the piece was written in 1958-9, seven years after Schoenberg's death) but it's a good piece. The rest of the works are tonal.

I'm not knowledgable as to whether this cd contains all Stravinsky's piano compositions but there is a lot here. Michel Beroff is a fine pianist and the recorded sound is very good. The liner notes are lacking but I've come to expect that from "bargain" classical cds.

This is a two cd package. For $12, I'm very glad to have this set in my collection.

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Peculiar
Gershwin Never Sounded Better!

Gershwin: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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Binding: Audio CD

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Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls

ASIN: B000005IY8
Release Date: 1992-04-09

Tracks:

George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): Swanee
George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): Nobody But You
George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): Do It Again
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George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): That Certain Feeling
George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): The Man I Love
George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): Clap Yo' Hands
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George Gershwin's Song Book (1932): Who Cares?
Other Piano Pieces: Rialto Ripples
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Songs By George And Ira Gershwin: Isn't It A Pity?
Songs By George And Ira Gershwin: They All Laughed
Songs By George And Ira Gershwin: Love Is Here To Stay

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William Bolcom is my kind of musician. He writes music that is sometimes adventurous but always based in a recognizable American idiom. And he's a terrific ragtime pianist, the best Joplin player I've heard. With these credentials, of course he's a wonderful Gershwin player. These are the best piano performances of Gershwin I know. After you hear those, Bolcom joins his wife Joan Morris for very flavorful versions of 10 George and Ira Gershwin songs. The whole disc is a delight, and the original analog recordings still sound fine. Highly recommended to all Gershwin lovers. --Leslie Gerber

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Peculiar.......2005-01-26

I can see how someone might enjoy this album. William Bolcom is a top-flight pianist and the idea of playing the tunes as George Gershwin played them at parties is intriguing.

Because my ear is used to it, I guess, I would like to have heard longer performances of fewer songs. Each one sounded to me like a snippet -- over too soon. Because of that, plus the fact that I'm not a fan of Joan Morris' showy voice, I give the album one thumb up.

Gershwin Never Sounded Better!.......2002-06-25

This is a fantastic CD! Back in the 70's, pianist William Bolcom and his singer wife Joan Morris made a delightful series of albums on the Nonesuch label of old songs from the first half of the twentieth century - just glorious voice backed by brilliant piano. As Ira Gershwin might say - who could ask for anything more? The music is not only beautifully performed, you can hear the joy of the performance in every note. And Bolcom and Morris were never better than when doing Gershwin.

A combination of two albums, the first part of this CD is all piano. The Gershwin Songbook consists of brief (some under a minute) versions of some of his more popular songs in the way that Gershwin himself famously played them at parties. They demonstrate that Gershwin was as gifted a pianist as he was a composer. The other instrumental tracks are some of Gershwin's solo piano pieces, including the wonderful Rialto Ripples, a rag written when he was just seventeen. For me, the pinnacle of both Gershwin's and William Bolcom's artistry is reached on the second of the three preludes - a classic study of a bluesy mood.

Just when you think things can't get any better, Joan Morris arrives. She effortlessly sings and swings her way through ten of Gershwin's best songs from the cheeky comedy of By Strauss to the smoky moodiness of Someone To Watch Over Me. Maybe I'm just an incurable old romantic, but the ballads are the best of all.

Tracks:

Colonel Bogey
The Great Little Army
H.M. Jollies
On The Quarter Deck
The Thin Red Line
Voice Of The Guns
The Standard Of St. George
Cavalry Of The Clouds
The Middy
Holyrood
Army Of The Nile
Dunedin
The Vanished Army
Old Panama
Eagle Squadron
The Lightning Switch-Fantasia
By Land And Sea-Slow March
The Vedette
A Musical Switch-Fantasia
The Mad Major

Customer Reviews:

Pass On This One.......2007-02-10

First off let me start by stating that Kenneth Alford, non de plume for Major Ricketts, is one the finest writers of the march even possibly besting our own Sousa. That said this particular album is of very poor quality especially the mix! Being a professional tubist I certainly enjoy hearing a strong low brass section the problem here is that it sounds like a tuba solo with band accompliment. Alford certainly knew how to write for the lower brass section and the tuba parts were not your a typical omp-pa-pa lines but melodical with wonderful counter melodies for tuba and all the lower brass. This is good fair to get to know Alford's music but not one for good listening.

Terrific!.......2004-05-10

Alford marches are wonderful - there is no way to sit still through one. It is great to have an All-Alford CD. If you love marching band music, but don't know Kenneth Alford, grab this collection and start tapping your toes.

The Music of Kenneth Alford.......2003-02-18

What Sousa has been to the Armed Forces of the United States,Alford has been and is to those of Great Britain and the Commonwealth--particularly to the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines.

Thanks to "The Bridge on the River Kwai" there are few American listeners who are not familiar with "Colonel Bogey"but when I think of Alford it is always "Standard of St. George"that comes to mind. How many mornings did I stand in the cold of a Nova Scotia morning in front of the Guard and Band of the training establishment Her Majesty's Canadian Ship "Cornwallis", shivering in my black patent leather gaiters,my sword frozen in a death grip, waiting for the command to "March on the Guard and Band!".

"Aye,aye, Sir!" "Guard and Band , Right Turn! By the Left, Quick March!"And those magnificent opening bars of "Standard" shattering the cold as we set off to assemble at the foot of the mast to perform the centuries-old ceremony of raising the White
Ensign- the very standard for which Alford had written the march!

We will not see those days again!

Don't miss a beat of this Great Band.......2000-04-10

Probably one of the finest military Bands in the world! Don't expect an American, German, or French band when you order this one. This is a classic British military band. Enjoy!

a british military music aficionado from knoxville.......2000-02-28

I must take exception to the previous reviewer's comments and really wonder about the quality of their sound reproduction equipment. The quality of the winds is excellent and the soaring countermelodies of the baritones are inspiring. The sound of a British military band is much different than the average American ear is used to. This is truly an album to be included in the musical library of march fans everywhere.

Charles Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces; Five Take-offs; Hallowe'en; Sunrise

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Visionary Ives

Charles Ives: Three Quarter-Tone Pieces; Five Take-offs; Hallowe'en; Sunrise

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ASIN: B0007ORDZ4
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

The Housatonic At Stockbridge
Soliloquy, Or A Study In 7ths And Other Things
On The Antipodes
The Gong On The Hook And Ladder (Original Version)
Hallowe'en
In Re Con Moto Et Al
Sunrise
Remembrance
Aeschylus And Sophocles
The Seen And Unseen? (Sweet And Tough)
Rough And Ready Et Al. And/Or The Jumping Frog
Song Without (Good) Words
Scene Episode
Bad Resolutions And Good WAN!
Largo
Allegro
Chorale

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Visionary Ives.......2005-06-01

This review is dedicated to the memory of Bob Zeidler who shared on this site his love for and knowledge of the music of Charles Ives.

The Naxos "American Classics" series offers an unparalleled opportunity to get to know the music of the great American composer, Charles Ives (1874-1954). Prior CDs in the series focused on Ives's larger works, such as the symphonies, violin sonatas, and the Concord piano sonata. In contrast to the earlier releases, this CD includes a mix of shorter works performed by Continuum, a wonderful group of musicians based in New York City specializing in the performance of modern music. The CD had been released some years ago on Musical Heritage Society, and the release on Naxos was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Charles Ives Society, Inc. There is every reason to be grateful.

Much of the music on this disk will be unfamiliar to many listeners, and it bristles with difficulties. Yet, unlike the case with other avant garde music, there is an unmistakable joyousness to these pieces -- a zest for life, a feeling for the United States and its potential, and a transcendent vision. An inspiring CD indeed!

There are three broad sections to this disk. The first section consists of nine short unrelated pieces, beginning with Ives's well-known song "The Housatonic at Stockbridge." The section also includes an eloquent short song, "Remembrance" which Ives wrote upon the death of his father, his mentor and inspiration. The works on this section are filled with raucousness and lyricism, often at the same time. Besides the two works mentioned, the highlights include "Halloween, for chamber ensemble, which begins quietly and works itself into a frenzy, and Ives's song "Sunrise" for voice, piano, and violin obligato which was his last completed work.

The second section on the program consists of Ives's "Five Take-Offs" for solo piano performed here by Joel Sachs, co-director of Continuum. Ives composed these pieces in 1909, but they remained unperformed until 1968. These pieces juxtapose with great effect the traditional and the outrageous. The first piece, "The Seen and the Unseen", for example contrasts a line with an almost blusey feel (shared by other pieces on the CD) with a background of clangorous chords in the piano. The next piece, called "Jumping Frog" again begins quietly but works itself up to a frenetic pace over a huge piano accompaniment. The third piece, "Songs without (Good) Words" draws on Mendelsohn for inspiration. It remains quiet and lyrical throughout while the harmonies become more complex. The final two pieces, "Some Episode" and "Bad Resolution and Good WAN" are mostly reflective and quiet, with the exception of a riotous passage at the close -- the good resolution.

The third work on this CD is Ives at his knottiest. The "Three Quarter-Tone Pieces" dates from 1924 and was composed for two pianos tuned one-quarter-tone apart. This is again the language of the blues as well as the language of modernity. The pianists here are Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs, the co-directors of Continuum. The opening Largo contrasts deep banging chords on the piano against light swirling figures in the treble. The second movement, "allegro" has a ragtime feel as clashing chords alternate with swirling filigree in the pianos' upper register.
The finale, "Chorale" works itself into an intense climax based upon themes from "America" with a hint of "La Marseilles" at the end for good measure. This is invigorating, difficult and rewarding music.

The CD is somewhat short (less than 50 minutes). It will introduce the listener to some of the wilder creations of America's greatest composer.

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Bravo, Maestro Fennell!
Wonderful recording. Great liner notes. Outstanding content.

Marches I've Missed

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ASIN: B00000C2J9
Release Date: 1998-10-13

Tracks:

Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
March Of The Steel Men
The Gladiator
The Footlifter
The Northern Pines
El Abanico
The Kilties
Rough-Riders
Sol Y Sombra
Men Of Ohio
The U.S. Air Force March
Hall of Fame
La Banda Nascente
Band of America
Invercargill
The New Colonial March
On the Quarterdeck
Chicago Tribune March

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Bravo, Maestro Fennell!.......2001-03-19

For the past 50 or so years, Frederick Fennell has probably been the "Best Friend" that collectors of band music in general and marches specifically could ever have imagined! Starting with monaural LP's in the 1950's, such as Marches For Twirling and British Band Classics with the incomparable Eastman Wind Ensemble, which he himself founded, Dr. Fennell has consistently set the standard for march recordings, and has been a tireless champion for wind ensembles as a serious musical medium.

This CD contiues that tradition, with a selection of marches that runs the gamut of styles that define a "march" (military/patriotic, circus, concert, collegiate, Spanish, Italian, etc.)The musicianship on this album is truly outstanding, and Maestro Fennell's understanding of tempo and attention to every detail are once again amply demonstrated. Also, although he has always provided a wealth of information concerning the marches themselves and their composers, I believe this marks the first time that he has also included information in his notes about his personal involvement in each number, a very nice touch! A few thoughts about some of the marches:

March of the Steel Men - This is a great demonstration of the genius of Harry Alford, who bridged the gap between the traditional march style and the "modern" march, which typically contains only two strains and much more complex harmonies, at which Alford excelled, both in his own compositions and in his numerous arrangements.

The Gladiator, El Abanico and Sol y Sombra - Interestingly, Dr. Fennell plays by far the slowest-tempoed version of The Gladiator I have heard, Sousa's first "hit", that I have heard, as if it were a Spanish paso doble, which, of course, it does resemble in style. On the other hand, El Abanico is taken at the fastest pace I know of, apparently being the very rare Spanish march meant to be played as a "quickstep". And Sol y Sombra is finally played as a traditional paso doble (two-step), suitable for the bull ring.

The Footlifter and Men of Ohio - Two fast-paced examples of why "Uncle" Henry Fillmore is considered by many march aficionados to be second only to Sousa as a march writer.

The Northern Pines - One of Sousa's last compositions demonstrates that the March King had not lost his touch for martial melodies over his long career, since this would certainly rank among his best.

Again, this album is among Frederick Fennell's finest recordings, and hopefully will not be his last march recording, but would be a fitting tribute to his long career if it is.

Wonderful recording. Great liner notes. Outstanding content........1998-12-01

If you like marches you have to love this recording. Fennell is truly the march recording king of our time and this could very well be his signature recording. The liner notes are a fascinating personal insight as to Fennell's personal attachment and involvement with each march. As an avid collector of march recordings, the arrangements on this disc are outstanding as are the phonics. The disc brings me back to my high school band days and maraches like Footlifter and Band of America just jump off the disc. A truly wonderful piece of Americana by a band legend

Fascinating Rhythm: The Complete Music for Solo Piano by George Gershwin

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Fascinating Rhythm: The Complete Music for Solo Piano by George Gershwin

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Enclosure Two: Harry Partch

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Enclosure Five: Harry Partch

ASIN: B000004AF9
Release Date: 2000-12-06

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I am Harry Partch - Harry Partch
By the Rivers of Babylon - Harry Partch
Texts and Music: A Wagnerian Wrestling Match - Harry Partch
Ten Li Po Lyrics: 1 - A Dream - Harry Partch
Ten Li Po Lyrics: 2 - An Encounter in the Field - Harry Partch
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Ten Li Po Lyrics: 10 - By the Great Wall - Harry Partch
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Barstow - Eight Hitch-Hiker's Inscriptions. . . - Harry Partch
San Francisco - Newsboy Cries - Harry Partch
Life is too precious to spend it with important people - Harry Partch
U. S. Highball - A Musical Account of Slim's Transcontinental Hobo Trip - Harry Partch
While my Heart Keeps Beating Time - Harry Partch
San Francisco II - Harry Partch

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I'm going to start right off by giving you some sounds - Harry Partch
Two Settings from Joyce's Finnegan's Wake: 1 - Isobel - Harry Partch
Two Settings from Joyce's Finnegan's Wake: 2 - Annah the Allmaziful - Harry Partch
Dark Brother - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 1 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 2 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 3 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 4 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 5 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 6 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 7 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 8 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 9 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 10 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 11 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 12 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 13 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 14 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 15 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 16 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 17 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 18 - Harry Partch
A Quarter-Saw Section of Motivations and Intonations - 19 - Harry Partch

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June 11, 1935 - Santa Rosa, California - H. PARTCH
June 12 - Federal Shelter, Stockton - H. PARTCH
June 13 - H. PARTCH
June 14 - H. PARTCH
June 16 - Huntington Ranch, San Joaquin - H. PARTCH
June 17 - H. PARTCH
July 4 - H. PARTCH
July 14 - H. PARTCH
July 16 - H. PARTCH
July 19 - H. PARTCH
July 20 - Heading north, between Sacramento and Redding (Later incorporated into The Wind) - H. PARTCH
July 24 - Federal Shelter, Portland - H. PARTCH
July 25 - Blue Ox Lodge, Seattle, Washington - H. PARTCH
July 27 - H. PARTCH
July 29 - H. PARTCH
July 30 - H. PARTCH
August 7 - Between Grants Pass and Klamath Falls, Oregon - H. PARTCH
August 15 - H. PARTCH
October 22 - Nearing Monterey (reworked in 1943 as The Letter) - H. PARTCH
October 24 - Leaving Big Sur - H. PARTCH
October 25 - Near Slate's Hot Springs (Now the Esalen Institute) - H. PARTCH
October 26 - H. PARTCH
October 27 - H. PARTCH
October 28 - H. PARTCH
October 29 - H. PARTCH
October 30 - Big Creek - H. PARTCH
November 12 - Santa Barbara - H. PARTCH
November 14 - H. PARTCH
November 15 - Leaving Santa Barbara - H. PARTCH
November 16 - Ojai - H. PARTCH
November 17 - H. PARTCH
November 23 - Los Angeles - H. PARTCH
November 28 - H. PARTCH
December 4 - H. PARTCH
December, 1935 - H. PARTCH
Feburary 1, 1936 - San Bernardino - H. PARTCH

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Y.D. Fantasy - On the Words of an Early American Tune - H. PARTCH
O Frabjous Day! - H. PARTCH
You are charged with being guilty. Are you drunk or not drunk? - H. PARTCH
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Bless This Home - H. PARTCH
Harrys Wake - H. PARTCH

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Enclosure 2, all four cds, is curated as a sprawling notebook filled with sounds and speech instead of sketches and words. Of any Partch recording extant, it gives the best picture of the man--as the curmudgeonly, extremely innovative misanthrope that he was, as the composer who was impossibly unlike anyone else before or since. The essence of Partch's music reflects the history of the world--from his particular perspective--the imaginings of ancient Greece to the influence of Chinese musical melodrama, all propelled by homemade instruments based on a 43-tone scale named things like the "Kithara" and the "Boo." These recordings also give the best sense of his philosophy of language in music. Lamenting the whole time how text in music had become detached from the language of everyday life, Partch ran music alongside newsboys' cries and hobos' diaries, following the forms, cadence, and dynamics of speech, rather than the other way around. From his juvenilia (a wonderful song he wrote at 18) to a 45-minute segment of his wake in 1974, the first steps towards exploring Partch's sparkling works fully are made here. --Robin Edgerton

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America

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ASIN: B0000030YY
Release Date: 1996-05-21

Tracks:

Porgy And Bess-Jasbo Brown Blues
Porgy And Bess-Summertime
Porgy And Bess-It Ain't Necessarily So
Porgy And Bess-Oh, I Can't Sit Down
Porgy And Bess-Bess, You Is My Woman Now
Porgy And Bess-I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
Three Preludes-No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
Three Preludes-No.2: Andante Con Moto E Poco Rubato
Three Preludes-No.3: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
Lullaby
Impromptu In Two Keys
Three Quarter Blues
West Side Story-Prologue
West Side Story-Something's Coming
West Side Story-Maria
West Side Story-America
West Side Story-One Hand, One Heart
West Side Story-Tonight
West Side Story-I Feel Pretty
West Side Story-Somewhere
West Side Story-Gee, Officer Krupke
West Side Story-A Boy Like That
West Side Story-I Have A Love-Finale

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This is one of my absolute favorite Gershwin CD's
An Exceptional CD of Gershwin's Music
Great and subtle pianist
FANTASTIC INTERPRETATION
I heard this CD highlighted on the radio today

Gershwin / Fazil Say, New York PO
Fazil Say , and Kurt Masur
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B00003ZACB
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

I Got Plenty O'Nuttin'
Summertime (I)
Summertime (II)
It Ain't Necessarily So
Rhapsody In Blue
Rialto Ripples, Rag
Impromptu In Two Keys
Merry Andrew
Three-Quarter Blues
Promenade
'I Got Rhythm' Variations
Sleepless Night
Novelette In Fourths
Rubato
Prelude I
Blue Lullaby
Spanish Prelude

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Nobody can accuse Fazil Say of having a bad time while recording this disc of Gershwin classics. He brings a jazzy improvisation and plenty of spunk to these well-worn tunes, creating one of the most enthralling Gershwin piano discs around. Some pianists make Gershwin sound grandiose (Helen Grimaud, for instance), but Say makes this music fun. His alternating takes on "Summertime"--one slow and pensive, the other dizzying and swinging--are unforgettable, while his "It Ain't Necessarily So" is spiky and mischievous. A small rhythm and horn section keeps up with the pianist on a few of the shorter works, while Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic get in on the action for Rhapsody in Blue and the lesser-heard "'I Got Rhythm' Variations." Featuring some of Gershwin's most technical, modernist writing, "Variations" is a real discovery, as are Say's inventive interpretations of the shorter solo miniatures. Throughout, he's clearly in his element, having a blast and showing off. Gershwin seldom sounds this good. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

This is one of my absolute favorite Gershwin CD's.......2001-12-26

There's some rather rare pieces on this CD--including the wonderful cakewalk Novelette in Fourths. Gershwin wrote some wonderful jazz-style preludes for piano, but usually only three are recorded. There are a number of other short piano works that are delightful and practically impossible to find on CD. Fortunately, they are here, along with some favorites from Porgy and Bess and other piano arrangements of Gershwin songs such as the virtuoso "I Got Rhythm" variations.

What's really great is that Fazil Say plays these with humor and lightness. No heavy, pseudo-scholarly seriousness here. He makes the most of his pianistic skill and yet retains the spirit of Gershwin's playfulness and fun. This is definitely a must-have if you love Gershwin.

An Exceptional CD of Gershwin's Music.......2001-11-11

Fazil Say demonstrates his familiarity with Gershwin's music in this excellent Teldec CD. Unlike other classically trained pianists who have opted to play Gerswhin as though it was traditional classical music, Say instead performs these scores as the lively, danceable jazz tunes that they are. He does a fine job emphasizing the connections between Gershwin's music and earlier forms of jazz such as ragtime. Indeed Say demonstrates not only his familiarity with Gershwin's scores, but shows he's having much fun playing them. So do the classical musicians who accompany him on several arrangements. Kurt Masur and the New York Philharmonic accompany Say on "Rhapsody in Blue" and the variations on "I Got Rhythm" with excellent performances of their own. Without question, this is one of the finest CDs I've heard of Gershwin's music performed by classically trained musicians.

Great and subtle pianist.......2000-12-28

Although everything on this disc is also heavily recorded by others, Fazil Say has indeed found new arrangements to the songs and pieces, which made George Gershwin famous. Maybe The Rapsody in Blue is the one that has been recorded most, by any standard. But nevertheless the comparison between versions is always interesting, mostly due to the work itself. Fazil Say has a more jazzy approach than let's say, Michael Tilson Thomas or even Alicia Zizzo (the latter is better than that of Tilson Thomas). With Fazil Say you hear that Gershwins music is firmly rooted in ragtime and music hall, the piano being the one they use in a bar, in most other interpretations there is the tendency to use a grand piano, typically concertlike. Although Gershwin craved to be a concertcomposer (he even went to Paris to ask Ravel to teach him), his strength laid in jazzy, vaudeville-like sharpness, and above all, syncopated music. It was music to dance to. His songs mostly transcend the lightness of musical (music hall) songs, which he wrote together with his brother Ira. In addition, especially Porgy and Bess, which is an opera true to the word, is simultaneously impressing and touching, though halfheartedly unemancipating in its use of so called Negro language. However, Fazil Say has nothing to do with that, and his interpretations are wonderful, in the songs his piano really sings, you do not miss the voice of the singer. In addition, I will not forget to mention the New York Philharmonic under Kurt Masur, who gives an outstanding performance, surprising and full of the necessary rhythm and drive.

The sound quality is excellent, especially brass and percussion. The quintet that accompanies Say in the first four numbers is up to its job and more. The sound of the piano is very well captured.

FANTASTIC INTERPRETATION.......2000-06-27

This is a MUST HAVE CD for all Gershwin fans. You feel the sadness, joy, happiness, all in this CD. Fazil Say is once again showing his virtuousity as well as his understanding of Gershwin through all the pieces he played, both on solo, quintet and orchestral performances. One feels fully satisfied with the pleasure of Gershwin's fantastic interpretation. Very highly recommended..

I heard this CD highlighted on the radio today.......2000-06-22

My local public radio station was playing cuts from this CD all morning as a way to get people interested in pledging money. I already made my donation, so I thought I would give Amazon.com some attention for a change. I was very impressed with what I heard. The arrangements are a mixture of Fazil being backed by a small quintet and the New York Philharmonic. He can play piano! Enjoy!

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Excellent performer
A unique project
Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival
Definative

Authentic George Gershwin, Vol. 1-4

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
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ASIN: B0001Z2RSC
Release Date: 2004-08-24

Tracks:

Swanee
Come To the Moon
I Was So Young (You Were So Beautiful)
Tee-Oodle-Um-bum-Bo
Nobody But You
Limehouse Nights
Drifting Along With The Tide
Rhapsody In Blue
Oh Lady Be Good!
Fascinating Rhythm
Hang On To Me
I'd Rather Charleston
The Man I Love
The Half Of It, Dearie, Blues
So Am I
Kickin' The Clouds Away
Concerto In F

Tracks:

Sweet And Low-Down (I)
That Certain Feeling (I)
Looking For A Boy
When Do We Dance?
Sweet And Low-Down (II)
That Certain Feeling (II)
Irish Waltz
Do, Do, Do
Someone To Watch Over Me
Clap Yo' Hands
Maybe
Three Preludes: I. No.1: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso / II. No.2: Andante Con Moto / III No.3: Allegro Ben Ritmato E Deciso
Meadow Serenade
My One And Only
'S Wonderful/Funny Face
He Loves And She Loves
An American In Paris
Liza
Strike Up The Band
Embraceable You
I Got Rhythm (I)
I Got Rhythm (II)

Tracks:

Of Thee I Sing
Jilted
Second Rhapsody
For You, For Me, For Evermore
Cuban Overture
Isn't It A Pity?
Variations On 'I Got Rhythm'
I. Catfish Row: Introduction - Jazzbo Brown - First Chorus, 'Summertime'
II. Porgy Sings: 'I got Plenty O' Nuthin' - 'Bess, You Is My Woman Now'
III. Fugue: Murder Of Crown, Act III Scene 1
IV. Hurricane: Introduction, Act II Scene 3 - Hurricane, Act II Scene 3
V. Good Morning, Brother: Occupational Humoresque, Act III Scene 3 - 'Good Morning, Brother' - Children's Song 'Sure To Go To Heaven' - 'I'm On My Way' (Finale)
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Our Love Is Here To Stay

Tracks:

Girl Crazy Overture
French Ballet Class
Dance Of The Waves
Slap That Bass
Walking The Dog
I've Got Beginner's Luck
They All Laughed
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Shall We Dance
By Strauss
I Can't Be Bothered Now
The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (1st Version)
Put Me To The Test
The Jolly Tar And The Milkmaid (2nd Version)
Stiff Upper Lip
A Foggy day (In London Town)
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Things Are Looking Up
I Was Doing All Right
Love Walked In

Customer Reviews:

Excellent performer.......2007-03-09

This plates are wonderful. I was charmed, and when I close my eyes now, I see scenes with American in Paris or Porgy and Bess but my favorite piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue. It's more than excellent is fantastic. Jack Gibbons perfectly feels the unique tone Gershwin's music, the mixture rythms of jazz with influences of impressionists and clear and beauty melodies.
I'm fascinating.

A unique project.......2006-11-23

Gibbons' undertaking is unique: to reconstruct and then execute and record the note-for-note playing of Gershwin as documented on the composers' piano rolls, sound recordings and certain published arrangements. I agree with the reviewer who points out that the result is like a library and not a recital you sit back and listen to (or get up and dance to). In fact Gibbons does some editing of his "library" now and then, and clearly documents it in his liner notes: in some reconstructions he augments accompaniment effects and even the melodic line itself. I don't mind that at all, especially as Gibbons scrupulously accounts for such tampering in his liner notes; but it seems to me that it is in this area of "tampering" that Gibbons the artist is asserting himself...which of course undermines the "library", the "historical archive": you have to search and read a bit to find out when you're hearing only Gershwin and when you're hearing some added Gibbons. I don't mind; Gibbons is a remarkable artist in his own right, not merely an impeccable documentarian. For sheer generosity of production Gibbons' Gershwin must also be unique: 4 cd's, scholar-level liner notes (yes, you need a magnifying glass to read them), and rock-bottom bargain price.

Gershwin historical, manic, perfect, archival.......2006-06-12

First: this is 4 high-end produced cd's (in low-end jewel cases) for the price of 2. The liner notes of all 4 cd's are condensed in a booklet of microscopic print, so you may need to spend the savings on a magnifying glass. MONEY WELL SPENT.
Second: Jack Gibbons plays (and has recorded) the Alkan op 39 etudes (he probably plays a lot more Alkan than that). For those of you not in the know, this is to say he has world-class chops, indeed history-class (Liszt, who never played his friend Alkan, at least in public). But it's also to say that Gibbons knows how to interpret and personalize fantastically difficult piano music. For me, his Alkan op 39 is personal and passionate and real (contrast the facile and over-pedalled Hamelin and the just-the-notes-ma'me Ringeissen). An appreciation of Gibbons' Alkan is important here because while his Alkan is uniquely personal (as such music must be, no matter how hard it is to play) his Gershwin is deliberately impersonal...which is to say: no pianist, no singer would want to reproduce what Gibbons has given us in these 4 cd's, and in fact few listeners will be able to listen for long to these 4 cd's without a respite, a break , some silence, some minimal styling from somebody (anybody) else...which brings me to
Third: This is an archive, not a recital. This is a library, not a program. There is no track-by-track contrast of moods here, no track-by-track concession to easy listening, varied delight, any more than a library shelf of novels is alphabetized by authors' last names as a concession to mood or fancy or taste of the searching patron. This is the documented Gershwin in his recording mode: manic, notey, clever, "on", and never, as generations of stylists found in him, ravishing, tender, longing, sweet, glad, hopeful...person-to-person, in a word. I can listen to these cd's about half an hour at a time, max. This is Gerwhsin, not Gibbons. And this is just one side of Gershwin. He died at 38, in the summer. Brain tumor. A lot of pain.
Finally, Jack Gibbons has given the world a uniquely valuable and easily available resource. Gibbons could now do us a service by playing us some Gershwin as he feels it, as it hits him and makes him sing (as Gershwin, our American Schubert, does to all of us, and as I think Alkan has done to Gibbons). I would love to see a Gershwin stylings by Gibbons now that Gibbons himself has made sure Gershwin in his authenticity is safe and sound.

Definative.......2005-07-23

Here's the whole Gershwin catalog at a great price... Five plus hours of bliss. Definately five stars!

Gibbons, according to a family friend and biographer Edward jablonski "recreates Gershwin's style." I'll never know. I can say this is a lively recording and has the perfect balance. It's neither stuffy and plodding or cute.

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