George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 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". Gershwin studied piano under Charles Hambitzer and composition with Rubin Goldmark, Henry Cowell, and Joseph Brody. He began his career as a song plugger but soon started composing Broadway theater works with his brother Ira Gershwin and with Buddy DeSylva. He moved to Paris, intending to study with Nadia Boulanger, but she refused him, afraid that rigorous classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style; Maurice Ravel voiced similar objections when Gershwin inquired about studying with him. He subsequently composed An American in Paris, returned to New York City and wrote Porgy and Bess with Ira and DuBose Heyward. Initially a commercial failure, it came to be considered one of the most important American operas of the twentieth century and an American cultural classic. Gershwin moved to Hollywood and composed numerous film scores. He died in 1937, only 38 years old, of a brain tumor. His compositions have been adapted for use in film and television, with many becoming jazz standards. |
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Recordings (Results 476-500 of 513 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0EA5992 | 10-in. | 1/21/1938 | A woman is a sometime thing | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Vocalion | 19537 | 10-in. | 7/10/1936 | Summertime | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Vocalion | 20919 | 10-in. | 4/01/1937 | Let's call the whole thing off | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Vocalion | 20920 | 10-in. | 4/01/1937 | They can't take that away from me | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Vocalion | 14066-14068 | 10-in. | 12/18/1924 | Oh! Lady be good | Ben Bernie Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Decca | L 3499 | 12-in. | 8/9/1944 | Suite from Porgy and Bess, part 1 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra | composer | ||
Decca | L 3503 | 12-in. | 8/9/1944 | Suite from Porgy and Bess: Part 2 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra | composer | ||
Decca | L 3504 | 12-in. | 8/9/1944 | Suite from Porgy and Bess: Part 3 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra | composer | ||
Decca | L 3505 | 12-in. | 8/9/1944 | Suite from Porgy and Bess: Part 4 | Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra | composer | ||
Signature | SRC S-16-10 (SIG 101) | 10-in. | approximately 1945 | Rhapsody in blue, part 1 | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Earl Wild | composer | ||
Signature | SRC S-16-10 (SIG 102) | 10-in. | approximately 1945 | Rhapsody in blue, part 2 | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Earl Wild | composer | ||
Signature | SRC S-16-10 (SIG 103) | 10-in. | approximately 1945 | Rhapsody in blue, part 3 | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Earl Wild | composer | ||
Signature | SRC-S-16-10 (SIG 104) | 10-in. | approximately 1945 | Rhapsody in blue, part 4 | Paul Whiteman Orchestra ; Earl Wild | composer | ||
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX3758 | 12-in. | 6/8/1928 | Preludes nos. 1 and 2 | George Gershwin | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WAX3759 | 12-in. | 6/8/1928 | Prelude no. 3 | George Gershwin | Piano solo | instrumentalist, piano, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL262 | 10-in. | 12/14/1925 | Why do I love you | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL276 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Looking for a boy | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL277 | 10-in. | 4/22/1926 | Sweet and low down | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL421 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | The man I love | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL422 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | Do-do-do | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL425 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | O'kay | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL427 | 10-in. | 5/5/1927 | These charming people | Clément Doucet ; Jean Wiener | Piano duet | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL948 | 10-in. | 3/8/1928 | The man I love | Layton and Johnstone | Vocal duet with pianos | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1256 | 10-in. | 10/5/1928 | 'S wonderful | Pierre Chagnon ; Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL1572 | 10-in. | between April 4 and 8 1929 | La femme que j'aimais | Armand Bernard ; Adrien Lamy | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gershwin, George," accessed May 7, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102427.
Gershwin, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 7, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102427.
"Gershwin, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 May 2024.
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