George Gershwin - Second Rhapsody | Текст песни

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The Second Rhapsody is a concert piece for orchestra with piano by American composer George Gershwin, written in 1931. It is sometimes referred to by its original title, Rhapsody in Rivets.

The Second Rhapsody was seldom performed in the twentieth century, and only in recent years has critical and popular attention turned to the work.

In 1930, George Gershwin, together with his brother Ira Gershwin, was invited to go to Hollywood to provide the music for the film Delicious. After completing work on most of the film's songs, George began sketching music to accompany an extended visual montage sequence, where a character wanders the streets of New York. The initial title of this sequence was Manhattan Rhapsody, and renamed during the course of the film's production to New York Rhapsody, and then to Rhapsody In Rivets. Gershwin completed the sketch just prior to returning to New York in late February 1931.

In New York, Gershwin began working on a full score of the Second Rhapsody on March 14, 1931, and completed the score on May 23. Gershwin was proud of this work, and commented: "In many respects, such as orchestration and form, [Second Rhapsody] is the best thing I have written"

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
Jeffrey Siegel, Piano
1990 THE MOSS MUSIC GROUP
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