George Gershwin Plays Rhapsody in Blue, 100 Yrs Ago, 1924; Leonard Bernstein Performance

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- George Gershwin pianist, Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Recorded on Jan. 10, 1924 in NYC.
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- George Gershwin (Sept. 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime"...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Gershwin
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- Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – Dec. 29, 1967) was an American Jazz bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the U.S. during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".. He explored many styles of music, such as blending symphonic music and jazz, as in his debut of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Whiteman

- Leonard Bernstein conducts and plays piano, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1976.
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- Leonard Bernstein (b. Aug. 25, 1918 – Oct. 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim.. Another strong musical influence was George Gershwin. Bernstein was working as a music counselor at a summer camp when news came of Gershwin's death. Bernstein interrupted lunch in the mess hall, and then played Gershwin's second Prelude as a memorial...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein