1929 George GERSHWIN plays AMERICAN IN PARIS part 1/2 78

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The famous 1929 first recording of George Gershwin's Paris Fantasie AN AMERICAN IN PARIS with George Gershwin playing the CELESTA SOLA,

conducted by Nat Shilkret  and the Victor Concert Orchestra. Original issue on  2x12" 78r pm record.

THIS IS 1x12" Record part 1/2 ONLY - NOT COMPLETE SET

Condition: EXCELLENT minus, unworn rubbed fine scratches, plays E very quiet lightest crackle

An American in Paris is a symphonic composition by American composer George Gershwin, composed in 1928. Inspired by time Gershwin had spent in Paris, it is in the form of an extended tone poem evoking the sights and energy of the French capital in the 1920s.

Gershwin composed the piece on commission from the New York Philharmonic. He also did the orchestration. (He did not orchestrate his musicals or the Rhapsody in Blue.) Gershwin scored An American in Paris for the standard instruments of the symphony orchestra plus celesta, saxophone, and automobile horns. Gershwin brought back some Parisian taxi horns for the New York premiere of the composition which took place on December 13, 1928 in Carnegie Hall with Walter Damrosch conducting the New York Philharmonic.

Gershwin collaborated on the original program notes with the critic and composer Deems Taylor, noting that: "My purpose here is to portray the impression of an American visitor in Paris as he strolls about the city and listens to various street noises and absorbs the French atmosphere." When the tone poem moves into the blues, "our American friendàhas succumbed to a spasm of homesickness." But, "nostalgia is not a fatal disease." The American visitor "once again is an alert spectator of Parisian life" and "the street noises and French atmosphere are triumphant."

"An American In Paris" is second only to Rhapsody In Blue as Gershwin's most well-known classical composition.

[edit] Instrumentation
An American in Paris is scored for 3 flutes (3rd doubling on piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in B flat, bass clarinet in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, low and high tom-toms, xylophone, glockenspiel, celesta, 4 taxi horns, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, and strings.

[edit] Recordings
An American in Paris has been frequently recorded over the years. The very first recording was made for RCA Victor in 1929 with Nathaniel Shilkret conducting the Victor Symphony Orchestra, drawn from members of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Gershwin was on hand to "supervise" the recording; however, Shilkret was reported to be in charge and eventually asked the composer to leave the recording studio. Then, a little later, Shilkret discovered there was no one to play the celesta solo during the slow section, so he hastily asked Gershwin if he might play the solo; Gershwin said he could and so he  participated in the actual recording.

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