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Kirill Gerstein - Virtuoso Étude after Gershwin’s “Embraceable You,” Earl Wild - 2020
" Embraceable You " is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin . The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East Is West . It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway musical Girl Crazy , performed by Ginger Rogers in a song and dance routine choreographed by Fred Astaire .
Billie Holiday 's 1944 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005. - more at Wikipedia
Steinway Artist Kirill Gerstein performs Gershwin’s “Embraceable You” in a setting by Earl Wild at New York City’s Steinway Hall. Earl Wild’s Virtuoso Etudes transform Gershwin’s popular songs into works that challenge the technical prowess of the best concert pianists — all without losing the underlying style of the originals.
#music #jazz #tangled
Kirill Gerstein - Virtuoso Étude after Gershwin’s “Embraceable You,” Earl Wild - 2020
" Embraceable You " is a jazz standard song with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin . The song was written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East Is West . It was published in 1930 and included in that year's Broadway musical Girl Crazy , performed by Ginger Rogers in a song and dance routine choreographed by Fred Astaire .
Billie Holiday 's 1944 recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2005. - more at Wikipedia
Steinway Artist Kirill Gerstein performs Gershwin’s “Embraceable You” in a setting by Earl Wild at New York City’s Steinway Hall. Earl Wild’s Virtuoso Etudes transform Gershwin’s popular songs into works that challenge the technical prowess of the best concert pianists — all without losing the underlying style of the originals.
#music #jazz #tangled
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