David Bruce Composer | Rhapsody in Blue: How Gershwin broke the mold @DBruce | Uploaded February 2020 | Updated October 2024, 36 minutes ago.
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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VIDEOS
How to play Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" opening clarinet solo
youtube.com/watch?v=45XeZOfuc9c

Swanee
youtube.com/watch?v=AIJIt_RCeEs

Gershwin's recording of the Rhapsody on piano roll
youtube.com/watch?v=6JlXDkkmUdA

Leonard Bernstein performing
youtube.com/watch?v=cH2PH0auTUU

Original jazz band version
youtube.com/watch?v=0IsQ29EL6tA

Modern performance of jazz band version:
youtube.com/watch?v=izbt4VGnyA8