1928 George GERSHWIN PIANO SOLO plays 3 PRELUDES Rhapsody in Blue 78
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George Gershwin (1898-1937) at the piano, playing his own part-classical, part-pop, part-jazz compositions-- the three Preludes (No. 1 in B-flat; No. 2 in C-sharp minor; No. 3 in E-flat) and an excerpt (the andante) from 'Rhapsody In Blue'. The solo piano performance was recorded in 1928, Columbia twelve-inch 78-RPM disc,
12" 78r pm record.
Condition: VERY GOOD PLUS PLUS, unworn rubs and a few fine scratches, plays E- very quiet light swishy hiss
A GREAT COPY
Three Preludes are short piano pieces by George Gershwin, which were first performed by the composer at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York in 1926. Each prelude is a well-known example of early-20th-century American classical music, as influenced by jazz.
Gershwin originally planned to compose 24 preludes for this group of works. The number was reduced to seven in manuscript form, and then reduced to five in public performance, and further decreased to three when first published in 1926. Two of the remaining preludes not published were rearranged for solo violin and piano and published as Short Story. Of the other two, the Prelude in G had been eliminated by the publisher Wyatt[who?] because somewhat similar music had already appeared in Gershwin's Concerto in F. The other was excluded for unknown reasons.
Gershwin dedicated his Preludes to friend and musical advisor Bill Daly.
The pieces have been arranged for solo instruments, small ensembles, and piano.
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