Gershwin / Oscar Levant Piano Eugene Ormandy Conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra, Artur Rodzinski Conducting Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York - Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris
| Genre: | Classical |
| Singer: | Gershwin |
| Title: | Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris |
| Short-info: | Label:
Columbia Masterworks – ML 4026
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: US Date of released: 1950 Category: Classical Style: Modern |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1681 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1635 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A | An American In ParisConductor – Artur RodzinskiOrchestra – Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York* |
| B | Rhapsody In BlueConductor – Eugene OrmandyOrchestra – The Philadelphia OrchestraPiano – Oscar Levant |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Columbia Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Columbia Records, Inc.
Credits
- Composed By – Gershwin*
- Conductor – Artur Rodzinski (tracks: A), Eugene Ormandy (tracks: B)
- Cover – Steinweiss*
- Liner Notes – Paul Affelder
- Piano – Oscar Levant (tracks: B)
Notes
Rhapsody in Blue performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting with Oscar Levant playing piano.An American in Paris performed by Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York with Artur Rodzinski conducting.
Cover is blue, black, white, and red with images of Gershwin conducting at an upright piano to the left and, to the right, a man seated at an outdoor cafe.
The 1949 12" LP versions have solid colored cover with column. See: Gershwin* - Oscar Levant, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Artur Rodzinski - Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris, red cover and Gershwin* - Oscar Levant, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Artur Rodzinski - Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris, green cover.
The 12" 78 RPM album, mx-251 that included only "Rhapsody In Blue" included the image of Gershwin at the piano composing. That cover was also designed by Alex Steinweiss.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A) Label): XLP 374
- Matrix / Runout (B) Label): XLP 373
- Matrix / Runout (A) Runout / stamped [variant 1]): XLP 374-2B
- Matrix / Runout (B) Runout / stamped [variant 1]): XLP 373-2D
- Matrix / Runout (A) Runout / stamped [variant 2]): xʟᴘ 373-2D
- Matrix / Runout (B) Runout / stamped [variant 2]): xʟᴘ 374-2E
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML 4026 | Gershwin* - Oscar Levant, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Artur Rodzinski | Gershwin* - Oscar Levant, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Artur Rodzinski - Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris (LP, Gre) | Columbia Masterworks | ML 4026 | US | 1949 |
| ML 4026 | Gershwin* - Oscar Levant, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Artur Rodzinski | Gershwin* - Oscar Levant, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy / Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Of New York*, Artur Rodzinski - Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris (LP, Red) | Columbia Masterworks | ML 4026 | US | 1949 |
| QS 6002 | George Gershwin | Un Americano A Parigi / Rapsodia In Blue (10", Album) | Columbia | QS 6002 | Italy | Unknown |
| 33S 1003 | Gershwin* - Oscar Levant (piano), with Eugene Ormandy conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra - Artur Rodzinski conducting Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York* | Gershwin* - Oscar Levant (piano), with Eugene Ormandy conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra - Artur Rodzinski conducting Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York* - Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue - An American In Paris (10", Album, Mic) | Columbia | 33S 1003 | Netherlands | Unknown |
| 33 - QS 6002 | George Gershwin - Oscar Levant , Piano W/ The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy ; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York* Conducted By Artur Rodzinski | George Gershwin - Oscar Levant , Piano W/ The Philadelphia Orchestra Conducted By Eugene Ormandy ; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Of New York* Conducted By Artur Rodzinski - Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue - An American In Paris (LP, Album) | Columbia | 33 - QS 6002 | Italy | 1951 |









