[78-L] Bernstein's Rhapsody

Malcolm Rockwell malcolm at 78data.com
Sat Jul 6 10:19:20 PDT 2013


Somewhat off topic as this is a 33rpm performance, but who was the 
pianist on Lennie Bernstein's 1960 rendition of the "Rhapsody In Blue" 
on Columbia (rec. Brooklyn, NY on 06/23/59)? "An American In Paris" is 
on the other side. Was it actually LB himself? And if so how does one 
conduct a full orchestra while simultaneously playing the piano parts? 
The piece is complicated enough, already.
Although many consider this to be the ne plus ultra of the Rhapsody,  I 
still prefer Levant's 78rpm interpretation.
Mal


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