Gershwin in Paris
Evening Music | May 6, 2010
Today marks the 108th anniversary of George Gershwin's birth (in Brooklyn, if you didn't know). From Tin Pan Alley to Broadway, Hollywood and even opera - Gershwin's voice is still with us on a daily basis today. We'll mark the occasion with the piece he wrote during his sojourn in France, "An American in Paris."
Also making its debut on this day (in 1957) was Bernstein's "West Side Story" — we'll hear the Symphonic Dances with the New York Philharmonic (featuring the composer at the helm). On the slightly more "classical" side, we have Ernest Chausson's substantial Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet; music by Saint-Saëns, Beethoven and Britten is featured in our last hour.
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Also making its debut on this day (in 1957) was Bernstein's "West Side Story" — we'll hear the Symphonic Dances with the New York Philharmonic (featuring the composer at the helm). On the slightly more "classical" side, we have Ernest Chausson's substantial Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet; music by Saint-Saëns, Beethoven and Britten is featured in our last hour.
Are you New York's Biggest Beethoven Fan?
Tell us in 250 words or less why your fanatical devotion to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven qualifies you as New York's Biggest Beethoven Fan, and win a chance to immerse yourself in the world of Beethoven!
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