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Big Boxes: An Odd Gershwin Collection from Decca

David Hurwitz

Artistic Quality:

  • 7

Sound Quality:

  • 8

This is a somewhat strange collection in that the odds […]

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Recording Details:

Album Title: THE GERSHWIN COLLECTION
Reference Recording: See review

  • GERSHWIN, GEORGE:
    Rhapsody in Blue (arr. two pianos and orchestra); Lullaby; An American in Paris; Cuban Overture; Second Rhapsody; Variations on "I got rhythm"; Porgy and Bess--A Symphonic Picture; Concerto in F; 3 Preludes; Porgy and Bess (complete); Overtures, Songs and Suites from Musicals and Films

    Soloists: Katia and Marielle Labèque, Ralph Votapek, Peter Jablonski (pianos)

    The Cleveland Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Boston Pops, and the Detroit Symphony, Riccardo Chailly, Arthur Fiedler, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Antal Dorati, John Mauceri, and Lorin Maazel (conds.)

  • Record Label: Decca - 478 2687
  • Medium: CD

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