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 performance may possibly have been recorded in 1928, but this Columbia twelve-inch 78-RPM disc, 7192-M, probably was issued in the late 1930s.
(dʒɔrdʒ ˈgɜrʃ wɪn)
Born Monday, September 26, 1898
Died Sunday, July 11, 1937
George Jacob Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), as well as the contemporary opera Porgy and Bess (1935).
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