Carmina Burana, Rhapsody in Blue: Top hits sound first-rate

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park performs in Steinmetz Hall and thrills with “Carmina Burana” and “Rhapsody in Blue.” ...
Los Angeles Times

Why we need ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ more than ever as it turns 100

I’m not sure when I first listened to George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” which premiered 100 years ago this week, from start to finish. Snippets had played throughout the soundtrack of my life as a ...
NorthJersey.com

100 years ago, 'Rhapsody in Blue' changed the classical game. Was it for the better?

First there was a clarinet trill — like a cat shaking off sleep. Then the cat stret-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tched itself — from a low F to a high Bb. And the world of concert music changed forever. That shock ...
NPR

'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates

It was cold and snowy in New York City 100 years ago today, and Aeolian Hall, across from Bryant Park, was packed. Composers Sergei Rachmaninov and John Philip Sousa were in the audience, along with ...
The New York Times

The Lyrical Century of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’

Re “A Chestnut Stuck in Time: Nostalgia Stymies Fusion,” by Ethan Iverson (Arts & Leisure, Jan. 28), about “Rhapsody in Blue” at 100: Mr. Iverson’s article saddles Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with ...
The Stanford Daily

Kapilow and Schumann jazz up ‘Rhapsody in Blue’

Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective opinions, thoughts and critiques. It’s not everyday that a live audience is invited to contribute to a world class jazz performance. But ...
WUNC

'Rhapsody in Blue': After a century, Gershwin's musical melting pot still resonates

George Gershwin, photographed in his 72nd Street apartment in New York in 1934. His Rhapsody in Blue premiered 100 years ago on Feb. 12, 1924. "My idea for the concert," Whiteman wrote in his ...