COMPOSERS: Gershwin
LABELS: Brilliant
ALBUM TITLE: Gershwin
WORKS: Piano Concerto in F; Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris, etc
PERFORMER: Jeffrey Siegel (piano); Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
CATALOGUE NO: 94861 (1974)
This popular American concerto emerges with immense charm: while Slatkin sets a convincing pace, Siegel’s playing is cool, refined, and has infectious swing in the rhapsodies and the ‘I Got Rhythm’ Variations. Michael Church