Rhapsody in Blue - Which one?


There are many versions out there of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" which one you think is the definitive performance?

You may list two if you like as your top favourite and another as close second.
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Showing 1 response by gaudio_eek

This was one of my favorite works until United Airlines ruined it for me. You can't avoid it whenever you go to any airport.
Having said this, I agree with above comments, there are many scoring versions of this that owning one does not do it full justice. There are full orchestral versions and the Whiteman's versions. One of my favorite is with Abbey Simon and Leonard Slatkin on VOX. They use a modified Whiteman's version, I believe. You can feel the atmosphere of the era. It simply transports me everytime.