[78-L] Bernstein's Rhapsody

[David Lennick]

One of the worst performances, for my money, and it's Lenny himself. Bernstein 
showed a surprising misunderstanding of things jazzy. Previn's performances are 
even more self-indulgent.

Iturbi started the precedent of conducting the Wrapsidney while mangling the 
piano part in 1937.

dl

On 7/6/2013 1:19 PM, Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> 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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