Of Thee I Sing
Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from George and Ira Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing and discusses the brothers' relationship.
Donald Macleod introduces excerpts from George and Ira Gershwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning satire "Of Thee I Sing" - a runaway hit on Broadway after the political and social fallout of the Wall Street Crash - and discusses the brilliant - and touching -relationship between the two gifted brothers.
In advance of tomorrow's extended excerpt from Act 2 of the composer's masterpiece, "Porgy and Bess", Donald Macleod also tells the story of the opera's genesis, and introduces the rarely-heard orchestral suite "Catfish Row", drawn from its darkest and most profound musical material.
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George Gershwin
I'd Rather Charleston (fromLady Be Good, 1924
Performer: Nicholas Hodges (piano)
- METRONOME:MET CD 1063.
- 16.
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George Gershwin
Of Thee I Sing (1931): Act 1 (excerpt)
Performer: Alexander Throttlebottom - Jack Gilford, John P Wintergreen - Larry Kert , Mary Turner - Maureen McGovern, Diana Devereux - Paige O’Hara, New York Choral Artists, Orchestra Of St Luke’s, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
- CBS: M2K42522.
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George Gershwin
Catfish Row (1936)
Performer: Nicholas Hodges (piano)
- EMI:CDC7492782.
- 1.
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George Gershwin
I'd Rather Charleston (fromLady Be Good, 1924
Performer: Nicholas Hodges (piano)
- METRONOME:MET CD 1063.
- 16.
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George Gershwin
Of Thee I Sing (1931): Act 1 (excerpt)
Performer: Alexander Throttlebottom - Jack Gilford, John P Wintergreen - Larry Kert , Mary Turner - Maureen McGovern, Diana Devereux - Paige O’Hara, New York Choral Artists, Orchestra Of St Luke’s, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)
- CBS: M2K42522.
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George Gershwin
Catfish Row (1936)
Performer: Nicholas Hodges (piano)
- EMI:CDC7492782.
- 1.
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 May 201112:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 19 May 201118:30BBC Radio 3
- Thu 14 Feb 201312:00BBC Radio 3
- Thu 14 Feb 201318:30BBC Radio 3
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