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12th February 1924: First performance of George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:02:39
Publish Date: 2018-02-11 21:05:13
Description: George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was performed for the first time at a concert by Paul Whiteman and his Palais Royal Orchestra called An Experiment in Modern Music. Whiteman had previously worked with Gershwin when he conducted the original performance of Blue Monday, a one-act ‘jazz opera’ composed by Gershwin with lyrics by Buddy DeSylva. Although it was a Broadway flop, Whiteman was impressed by Blue Monday and had a conversation with Gershwin in which they discussed the idea of composer writing a jazz concerto. According to legend Gershwin forgot about the conversation until early January 1924 when his brother, Ira, ...
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