Rhapsody in Blue

~ Recording by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine

Annotation

original small jazz band orchestration

Annotation last modified on 2009-11-06 07:28 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Rhapsody in Blue16:10George GershwinRhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / “Porgy and Bess” Suite (Catfish Row) / Cuban OvertureGeorge Gershwin; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James LevineAlbum
  • JP1993-05-21
Deutsche GrammophonPOCG-1660
1.1Rhapsody in Blue16:10George GershwinRhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / “Porgy and Bess” Suite (Catfish Row) / Cuban OvertureGeorge Gershwin; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James LevineAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon431 625-2
1.1Rhapsody in Blue16:10George GershwinRhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / “Porgy and Bess” Suite (Catfish Row) / Cuban Overture (BMG club edition)George Gershwin; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James LevineAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)431 625-2, D164384
1.1Rhapsody In Blue16:10George Gershwin & James Levine & the Chicago Symphony OrchestraRhapsody in Blue / An American in Paris / “Porgy and Bess” Suite (Catfish Row) / Cuban Overture (German CD)George Gershwin; James Levine, Chicago Symphony OrchestraAlbum
Deutsche GrammophonG2-31625
6.6Rhapsody in Blue16:07George GershwinMeisterwerke der KlassikVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon442 8366, 442 8367, 442 8368, 442 8369, 442 8370, 442 8371, 442 8372, 442 8373, 442 8374, 442 8375, 442 8376
33.1Rhapsody in Blue (jazz band version (1924))16:12George Gershwin111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors’ Edition 2Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Deutsche Grammophon00289 477 9142 GB 56
1.1Rhapsody in Blue (Version pour Piano et Jazz Band, Orchestration Ferde Grofe)16:04George Gershwin; James LevineRhapsody in Blue / Un Américain à ParisGeorge Gershwin; James LevineAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon480 5245
1.1Rhapsody in Blue16:09George GershwinColeção Folha Mestres da música clássica, volume 18: George GershwinGeorge GershwinAlbum + Compilation
  • BR2014-11-23
Folha de S. PauloISBN 978-85-7949-218-1
4.5ラプソディ・イン・ブルー16:04池頼広takt op.Destiny Original Soundtrack (初回限定盤)池頼広Album + Soundtrack
  • JP2022-02-23
Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!)UCCG-90892, UCCG-90893, UCCG-90894, UCCG-90895
1.1Rhapsody in Blue16:10George GershwinGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; an American in Paris (iTunes)George Gershwin, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & James LevineAlbum
Deutsche Grammophon
1.1Rhapsody in Blue16:12George GershwinRhapsody in Blue / Cuban Overture / Catfish Row / An American in ParisGeorge Gershwin; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James LevineAlbum
00289 477 9175
Bootleg
1.9Rhapsody in Blue16:10George GershwinLHS Music 2004Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]

Relationships

producer:Christopher Alder (editor/engineer/producer)
piano:James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
orchestra:Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1990-07)
conductor:James Levine (US conductor and pianist) (in 1990-07)
balance engineer:Gregor Zielinsky (Balance engineer)
recorded at:Symphony Center: Orchestra Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1990-07)
recording of:Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed) (in 1990-07)

Related works

Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)

orchestrator:Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
later versions:Rhapsody in Blue (Rick Wakeman version)
version of:Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
has revision:Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
Rhapsody in Blue (Restored to Gershwin's Original Manuscript by Alicia Zizzo)
Rhapsody in Blue (1926 Grofé revision)
arrangements:Rhapsody in Blue (transcription for solo piano by Gershwin 1927)
Rhapsody in Blue (Glenn Miller arrangement)