Posted on Sep 28, 2017
This rare video of Gershwin playing piano is pure musical magic
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Rare 1931 footage of George Gershwin playing “I Got Rhythm” on the piano
This rare video of Gershwin playing piano is pure musical magic
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Capt Dwayne Conyers, one of my George Gershwin favorites is Rhapsody in Blue, originally composed in 1924. This composition is played throughout the 2013 movie release, The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
There's only one problem with this as I see it, and it's a big problem. The author of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, indicates that the timeframe is the summer of 1922. In other words, Rhapsody in Blue had not been written and published in 1922. Inaccuracies like this makes me crazy.
There's only one problem with this as I see it, and it's a big problem. The author of The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, indicates that the timeframe is the summer of 1922. In other words, Rhapsody in Blue had not been written and published in 1922. Inaccuracies like this makes me crazy.
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Capt Dwayne Conyers
Kind of like every alien planet on “Lost in Space” had a breathable atmosphere and everyone, including anthropomorphic carrots, spoke English.
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
They were willing to skip a year to put in the greatest of American classical music
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And him playing his masterpiece https://www.last.fm/music/George+Gershwin/101+Great+Orchestral+Classics/Rhapsody+in+Blue
George Gershwin — Rhapsody in Blue — Listen, watch, download and discover music for free at...
Watch the video, get the download or listen to George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue for free. Rhapsody in Blue appears on the album Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls. Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924, which combines elements of classical music with jazz-influenced effects. The composition was orchestrated by Ferde Grofé three times, in 1924, in 1926, and finally in...
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