First became aware of this in CSE music lessons when I was about 14. Fell in love with it. I now possess 8 different performances of it by different orchestras/soloists. This is the latest one I have picked up. And unfortunately it is by far the least good. Rhapsody In Blue is a piece that transverses the genres of classical and jazz and as such needs to be played with an understanding of both musical forms, but here the musicians have clearly never been near a jazz performance in their lives. It is very staid and ultimately just doesn’t swing. Cuh.
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