Musical Paxil for me!

The best. I have never heard one better.

I agree!

There's so much passion & talent, raw energy here. It could almost make me believe in magic.

Would you be willing to practice your heart out? :)

The Muffin Makes wish I had an ounce of " piano talent ".

Outstanding! I have a lot of Gershwin on 78's my aunt gave me.

Great music, always loved it!

I would love it if I could handle my mother's death like that when she passes away... and i know that its late but happy late birthday to your mother!!!

Jane Phillips ex

I just happened to see your comment on September 29th 2019. Happy heavenly birthday to your mother. May she rest in peace 💜

The genius of G. Gershwin unleashed through This Supremely Talented Pianist : a Must See & Hear - best 20 minute music moment of the Decade

doctorgrowl I would've loved to have been in the audience, though.

Well said. Could not agree more. Btw, this message is from 8 years in the future. Crazy, right?

You're so right! Make that one in 100,000 I reckon!

Hear, hear!

Nick H I prefer Iliana Vered, Real jazz and camp try it. This has to much concert piano feel needs more Tin Pan Alley.

Agree. It is a more feeling-freestyle version of what Gershwin intended and felt. a little less "classical" and definitely more jazzy.

Me as well... I'm coming back as a pianist.

Couldn't agree more, groove. I'm also a musician [though not a pianist] and there's so much to be said for having "soul" beyond technical proficiency. It's an almost ineffable quality. I have trouble putting into words EXACTLY what that quality is, but I am always drawn back to this performance, I think, for just that reason. This pianist, the conductor, indeed the entire orchestra, put on nothing less than an inspired performance. Everything came together that night for something rare and special. Maybe it is a kind of magic....

Music works well with depression.

I agree, but playing is one thing and feeling it is another history, any good pianist can play it but in the way GG felt it, just a few.

Tim Spriggs at 16 I learned the piano part up until about 2:30 and just kinda stopped. I wanted to play guitar, so I stopped taking lessons on piano after 10 years. My playing ability far surpassed my sight reading ability. But I learned to play the first couple of minutes by heart. Love playing in Bb. Not lol.

Steve White They're probably just people who didn't feel like listening to the whole twenty minutes of the song. I think it's great! (Also, now it is two-hundred and thirty-three people.)

Arianna H This is DELICIOUS. OK, if that sounds slightly metrosexual / gay, I don't give a crap. :) I stand by it.

Piano tuners

With Ricardo Muti and orchestra of course

B st ever

Truest to Gershwin except he wrote it for solo piano...

Yeah, I know. On that point, wasn't it written for TWO pianos? Who decided to make it for Jazz Band? Paul Whitman, I gather.

Lester Solnin I believe it was for solo piano, just as American in Paris was. The orchestral re-orchestration of this was done by a few different people, but I'm not sure who wrote this orchestration. The orchestration of An American in Paris was however written by Gershwin.

xXJonoPCXx Ferde Grofé, Paul Whiteman's in-house pianist and arranger, took Gershwin's four-hand piano composition and arranged it in 1924 for the Palais Royal Orchestra, Whiteman's band. In 1942, Grofé redid his arrangement for a full orchestra, which is what is being performed here. Gershwin originally wrote the Rhapsody fully intending for Grofé to arrange it, it was for a concert named "An Experiment in Modern Music." At the time, Gershwin didn't have the expertise to arrange for full orchestra. Its an interesting history if you ever find time to research more.

You are absolutely right! You also answered a follow up question on who wrote full orchestration! Thanks. Les

And this pianist looks like a psycho too, hehe.

I consider that Jazz as Classical.

Well, in a way, that's the style Gershwin wrote in. And that's why I love him so much. This song, and a few others epitomize how much his style, having grown up in the start of the Big Band era, and having been taught Classical piano, why not mix the two? Which he did brilliantly.

That's exactly what the piece is--a fusion of classical and jazz. It is a historically significant work for that reason; Gershwin was highly influential in bringing jazz to the concert hall.

AJE1111 This is Fusion. Classical influencing jazz, or maybe vice - versa. All inspired by a view of a street in NYC. This is part of humanity's cultural legacy.

sabias palabras, te comprendo mi amigo

That's a true Jazz Rapsody !

Bri Blyden Putting yourself into your work. YES !

Spotlights are bright.

Always the Director, his visual overlook aids the Pianist.. This is One Piece that Many Conductors perform BOTH ROLES.. This was a GREAT endeavor actually longer than Most Brilliantly Executed

Barone DON There's at least one video here on youtube with Leonard Bernstein conducting/playing the piano. Awesome sutff!

In this case, the conductor is leading the orchestra. if the conductor becomes unable to conduct, the principle takes the baton. The conductor and pianist are cueing each other.

Originally, Gershwin, the composer, played the piano while conducting the orchestra. So in this case it is quite alright. Great team work as well, considering there is now an Actual conductor.

Izzy Monroe Well, originally it was conducted by Paul Whiteman, whose orchestra performed and premiered it in 1924.