Monday, 17th September 2018

The frantic pace where the players feel like they're just trying to keep up with the song
The humour with which the piece exudes
The seamless change between clarinet and trumpet on the opening lines
The insanity with the repetitive riffs
The two simultaneous time signatures
The combination of joy and frustration
The sincerity of the romantic part, with its glimpses of irony
The cycles of life with familiar overtones but in different surroundings
The glimpses of differences between moods
The promise of a different way of life that ultimately comes back to the same place but having learnt more
The learning of itself
The experimentation of itself
The dramatic interludes
The confidence it ends the piece

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue - 16:56

Monday, 17th September 2018

My favourite version of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin