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PostClassical Explores 'The Russian Gershwin' Friday Night

Join PostClassical Ensemble Friday (6/29) at 8 pm for a program entitled "The Russian Gershwin." The performance and discussion will focus on George Gershwin and his place in American music consciousness, and how he has been championed by musicians from other cultures.
This webcast contains added material and music not included in the broadcast. Enjoy!!

LISTENING GUIDE
PART ONE
9:22 – George Gershwin speaks and plays
15:50 – Rhapsody in Blue performed by Genady Zagor and PostClassical Ensemble conducted by Angel Gil-Ordonez (with improvisations)
47:46 -- Arnold Schoenberg’s eulogy for George Gershwin
48:52 -- Gershwin’s Prelude No. 2, as arranged and conducted by Otto Klemperer at the Hollywood Bowl Gershwin Memorial Concert
57:18 – Ruby Elzy sings “My Man’s Gone Now” at the Gershwin Memorial Concert
1:04:13 – Lawrence Tibbett sings “Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess”
1:10:21 – Jascha Heifetz plays his own arrangement of “Summertime”

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Part 2

PART TWO
00:00 – Kirill Gerstein plays Earl Wild’s arrangement of “I Got Rhythm”
4:24 – Kirill Gerstein’s improvised cadenza for the Gershwin concerto mvmt 2
6:41 – Gerstein discusses his cadenza
13:10 – Gershwin Piano Concerto, mvmt 2, performed by Gerstein and St. Louis Symphony conducted by David Robertson
26:54 – Gershwin Concerto, mvmt 3, performed by Vakhtang Kodanashvili and PCE conducted by Angel Gil-Ordonez
37:41 – Gershwin Cuban Overture, performed by PCE conducted by Gil-Ordonez
53:00 – Jascha Heifetz plays his own arrangement of “My Man’s Gone Now”

The series is hosted by author and music historian and co-founder of PostClassical Ensemble Joseph Horowitz, PostClassical Ensemble Music Director Maestro Angel Gil-Ordonez and Bill McGlaughlin, host of Exploring Music. Russian-born pianist Kirill Gerstein joins them in this concert performance.