My very first (of many) posts featuring the music of George Gershwin. This is the composer’s own arrangement (from 1932) of this unforgettable tune. Percy Grainger made his own slightly altered version of this arrangement in 1944, which is what I am playing today.
In the video I also touch on the rocky history of this tune, the working methods of the Gershwin brothers, and more.
I plan to get to a good deal more of Gershwin’s music in the future as well, including all of the composer’s song arrangements, the preludes and at least some of the larger works.