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Column: Why we need 'Rhapsody in Blue' more than ever as it turns 100

Composer George Gershwin is photographed in 1934 during a recording session at the CBS studio in New York. (CBS Photo Archive ) I’m not sure when I first listened to George Gershwin's “Rhapsody in ...
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100 years on, an George Gershwin's American anthem 'Rhapsody in Blue' still soars

Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for our real national anthem. Not the one inspired by the 1814 British attack on Fort McHenry, set to the tune of an English drinking song and featuring a high note, ...

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.” ...
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'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 ...
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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 ...