Favorite Gershwin Work?

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Ho ho! A Daniel sighting!

[kyjo]

Just had to return for this thread! An American Paris for me, with the Catfish Row Suite a very close second. Will be returning to GMG properly soon hopefully.

Nice to meet you, Daniel! In case you're wondering, I LOVE MAHLER!!! I also love most of the composers on your list underneath your avatar (R. Strauss and Chopin excepted). Tveitt, Glazunov and Bortkiewicz are some of my favorite lesser-known composers.

[North Star]

Just had to return for this thread! An American Paris for me, with the Catfish Row Suite a very close second. Will be returning to GMG properly soon hopefully.

Great to see you here, Daniel!

Hard to choose one here.

[Lisztianwagner]

Great to see you here, Daniel!

+1

[kyjo]

Hard to choose one here.

VOTE FOR THE PC!!!

[North Star]

VOTE FOR THE PC!!!

Alas, I don't know that one too well. Will have to fix that tomorrow.

[kyjo]

Alas, I don't know that one too well. Will have to fix that tomorrow.

Yes, that must be remedied posthaste! These are my favorite PC recordings:

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[dyn]

What will the next poll be?

"Favourite Verdi Work
(1) Requiem
(2) Te Deum
(3) Symphony in B flat
(4) String Quartet in E minor
(5) Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra
...
"

[Brian]

Yup, the various songs were my first thought, and none are here - I voted for An American in Paris.

"Summertime" has become one of America's most iconic songs; reportedly, it beats out "Yesterday" for the title of most covered song ever written.

Here, then, are
My Five Favorite Covers of Gershwin Songs!! In No Particular Order

• "Summertime": Dr. Michael White (clarinet) and Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Songs of New Orleans, 2005: not on YouTube, scroll down for album link
• "Summertime": George Benson Quartet, It's Uptown, 1966: Listen on YouTube!!
• "My Man's Gone Now": Nina Simone, Sings the Blues, 1967: Listen on YouTube!!
• "Someone to Watch Over Me": Art Tatum, Piano Starts Here, 1968 (sorta): Listen on YouTube!!
• "They Can't Take That Away from Me": Erroll Garner Trio, Concert by the Sea, 1955: Listen on YouTube!!
• BONUS HONORABLE MENTION | "Summertime": Al Gallodoro (sax) and Lincoln Mayorga (piano), Gershwin by Grofe, 2010: not on YouTube, scroll down for album link

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[madaboutmahler]

Ho ho! A Daniel sighting!

Great to see you here, Daniel!

Nice to meet you, Daniel! In case you're wondering, I LOVE MAHLER!!! I also love most of the composers on your list underneath your avatar (R. Strauss and Chopin excepted). Tveitt, Glazunov and Bortkiewicz are some of my favorite lesser-known composers.

Thanks, guys! I'll be back properly in a few days I reckon! And nice to meet you, kyjo! Glad we share many favourite composers, and that you love Mahler, which is of course the all-important factor! :p

Back soon!

[vandermolen]

Tough choice between An American in Paris and Variations on I Got Rhythm