Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra

George Gershwin's Second Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra
Temple University Symphony Orchestra
William Wolfram, piano
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Live concert
Lincoln Center
April 8, 2017

[@brucerobbins6528]

Also called "Rhapsody in Rivets". I went to Temple and am very proud, and love this great performance!!!

[@not2tees]

Bravo, William, Andreas, and the Temple U. Symphony Orchestra! That was the best!

[@danielweinstein5252]

Great Performance!

[@writerdudesjs]

I can almost hear the skyscrapers being built in NYC.

[@federicozimerman8167]

Masterpiece. Sounds like a musical self portrait and if so, the most accurate of them all for Gershwin. It has everything and the performance is very good! It is a shame the brass instruments are not zoomed in during the performance.

[@danielafreedman]

Gorgeous, frenetic, delightful and de-lucious.

[@TIOMKIN1]

Excellent Performance and great piano playing. I really enjoyed it. I always loved Gershwin's Music. Thanks. Out.i

[@Patrick-ci3lc]

Wonderful

[@viktor87roma]

Wonderful! Thank you!

[@789armstrong]

Excellent until 14:00 where both pianist and conductor are lost.

[@Dylonely42]

10:39 Gorgeous

[@Dylonely42]

5:05

[@janiegolden5338]

Originally part of a film score.

[@Dylonely42]

13:38…

[@jeremiahnoar7504]

Wish I got to hear it in person. Nearly flawless. A horn played the wrong note by half a step in the phrasing around 10:18 but other than that. It was fantastic!

[@Kiarinadia]

Horners are like that most of the time even in great orchestras. They are well known for that - it is the way of the instrument which is hard to pinpoint the pitch...

[@writerdudesjs]

Oh my gosh, what happened at 13:45? I think the pianist was playing in the wrong key or something.

[@hartzell7407]

Yep, he really lost his way there--and he never got back on track. Poor guy--it had to be embarrassing. Even before that, he was dragging the figures. Contrast that with Levant's aggressive drive on this piece.

[@michaelcoolen8716]

He got lost and waited until he could get back in. Improvised stuff.

[@writerdudesjs]

What happened at 5:54? Seems like the pianist forgot to play his part.

[@hartzell7407]

For those who are familiar with this work, it was a strange void, but probably went unnoticed to those who aren't. At least it wasn't as bad as the 13:45 debacle...