Rhapsody in Blue: How Gershwin broke the mold

Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is a unique genre-defying piece, it breaks all the rules, crosses all the boundaries and has remained massively popular despite regular getting a drubbing from the critics. In this video I take a look at what makes it tick.

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How to play Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" opening clarinet solo


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Gershwin's recording of the Rhapsody on piano roll


Leonard Bernstein performing


Original jazz band version


Modern performance of jazz band version:

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