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Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue", Leonard Bernstein conducting

submitted by kronosposeidon

1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago

From the very first notes on the clarinet I still get a thrill when I hear this piece. The legendary Leonard Bernstein both conducts and plays the piano. A true American masterpiece.

12 Comments

dystopianfuturetoday

Cool find. I've never heard Lenny tickle the ivories.

kronosposeidon

^He was very good with his hands. At least that's what dad said, right before he walked out in fish net stocking and fuck-me pumps.

the violinist sitting behind the piano (watch@1:50) looks a lot like "dr. Frasier Crane" - got front row tickets

Great piece..
I prefer the faster version but this one is nice as well:)

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Adding video to channels (Jazz) - requested by Zeph.

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This published video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by jonny.

I'm cry-ay-ay-aying. Thanks for the quick fix. Noisy or not, this is one of the greatest pieces of American music ever made. It should be part of high school curricula just like Twain and Faulkner.

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This video has been declared non-functional; embed code must be fixed within 2 days or it will be sent to the dead pool - declared dead by jonny.

Awarding dystopianfuturetoday with one Power Point for fixing this video's dead embed code.

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