George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Latest Release
- 3 Preludes: 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
- October 2025
- • 1 Song
Top Songs
| 1 | Rhapsody in Blue | ||
| 2 | Prelude No. 3 for Piano in G Major | ||
| 3 | Summertime | ||
| 4 | An American in Paris | ||
| 5 | Variations on "I Got Rhythm" [from "Music by Gershwin" Radio Program, April 30, 1934] |
Albums
May 2024 • 1 song
Jul 2023 • 2 songs
Mar 2023 • 2 songs
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Biography
The great musical border crosser of the 20th century, George Gershwin excelled in the fields of concert music and popular song alike. The son of Jewish immigrants from Russia, he was born Jacob Gershvin in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898. His father ran a great variety of small businesses, and George, in the words of The New Grove Dictionary of Music, "excelled at street sports." He also studied the piano and was introduced to the European classics by his teacher Charles Hambitzer.
Gershwin immersed himself in popular music after dropping out of school in 1914 and getting a jo...