Rhapsody in Blue

~ Recording by Alexis Weissenberg, Berliner Philharmoniker, Seiji Ozawa

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Rhapsody in Blue15:54George GershwinRhapsody in Blue / “I Got Rhythm” Variations / Catfish RowGeorge Gershwin; Alexis Weissenberg, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji OzawaAlbum
EMI Digital (“EMI” name above an angel sitting on a disc, with the word “DIGITAL” below)CDC 7 47152 2
6.1Rhapsody in Blue15:57George GershwinAlexis Weissenberg: The Champagne PianistMozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Prokofiev, Schumann; Alexis WeissenbergAlbum
  • XE2012-02-03
EMI Classics (absorbed into Warner Classics since 2013-07-19)6790862
15.1Rhapsody in Blue15:54George GershwinThe Complete Warner RecordingsSeiji OzawaOther + Compilation
  • XE2015-04-27
Warner Classics0825646139514
1.64Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé)15:57George GershwinSeiji Ozawa: A CelebrationAntonín Dvořák, Béla Bartók, Camille Saint‐Saëns, Georges Bizet, Henri Dutilleux, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Sibelius, Rodion Shchedrin & Toru Takemitsu; Seiji OzawaAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2024-02-27
Warner Classics
171.1Rhapsody in Blue15:54George GershwinSeiji Ozawa EditionSeiji OzawaAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2025-12-17
Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!)UCCS-9068

Relationships

piano:Alexis Weissenberg (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
orchestra:Berliner Philharmoniker (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
conductor:Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)
recording of:Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration) (from 1983-06-08 until 1983-06-12)

Related works

Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)

orchestrator:Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1942)
composer:George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:Chappell Music Ltd.
Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York)
New World Music Co.
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
referred to in medleys:Gershwin! (for handbells, Wagner)
Hooked on America
Hooked on Classics, Parts 1 & 2
is the basis for:Blue
What Happened (Sublime)
revision of:Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
arrangements:Phantasy in Blue
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Dokshitser for trumpet and orchestra)
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Carlos Barbosa-Lima)
Rhapsody in Blue (catch-all for unknown versions and arrangements)
Rhapsody in Blue (Progressive metal arrangement by Liquid Tension Experiment)
Rhapsody in Blue (with choir)
Rhapsody in Blue (for saxophone and piano, Nagao)
Rhapsody in Blue (for banjo and orchestra)
Rhapsody in Blue (for piano and winds, Hunsberger)
Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Goodwin)
Rhapsody in Blue(grass)
Rhapsody in Blue(s)
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