_Rhapsody in Blue_, written in haste (the story is well known), is the only one of Gershwin's orchestral works (including the Concerto, etc.) not orchestrated by the composer.
I do not know anything of the orchestration of Gershwin's Broadway shows.
Raymond Horton ---------------- Chuck Israels wrote:
On Dec 30, 2004, at 11:04 AM, John Howell wrote:
People may put down George Gershwin as a "serious" composer because he had Ferde Grofé orchestrate a lot of his work and freely admitted that he lacked that skill, at least in the beginning, but he was simply following the normal Broadway practice of his time.
AFAIK - Gershwin did all the Porgy and Bess orchestrations. I don't know about the Concerto in F.
Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com
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