Joshua Bell, George Gershwin, John [composer] Williams - Joshua Bell - Gershwin Fantasy
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Joshua Bell - Gershwin Fantasy
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About Joshua Bell, George Gershwin, John [composer] Williams - Joshua Bell - Gershwin Fantasy
On Gershwin Fantasy, Joshua Bell's Stradivari embraces the lyrical spirit of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess with more success than most vocalists. Accompanied by the London Symphony Orchestra, Bell's violin literally sings through "It Ain't Necessarily So," "Summertime," "I Got Rhythm," and "Love Is Here to Stay," while John Williams (Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List) serves double duty as conductor and pianist on several tracks. Three Preludes employs the violin and piano transcription by Jascha Heifetz, a longtime Gershwin friend, and features Bell at his jazziest. Even Gershwin himself--well, the recording of a 1926 piano roll of the composer--joins the virtuoso on the swinging "Sweet and Low-Down." --Jason Verlinde Amazon.com essential recording
Tracks
- Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra on Porgy and Bess
- 1. Allegro ben ritmato e Deciso - Joshua Bell,
- 2. Andante - Joshua Bell,
- 3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso - Joshua Bell,
- I Got Rhythm
- Embraceable You
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
- But Not for Me - Joshua Bell, Gershwin, Ira
- Sweet and Low-Down
- Love Is Here to Stay
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User Reviews
Average user review: 
(18 reviews)
Great album with top director, London Phil. and Joshua Bell.... and Gershwin played like you never heard before.
August 4, 2007Two of my faves, George Gershwin and Joshual Bell -
Can't beat that!
Also, "Porgy" is a fave opera... so three out of three isn't bad!
May 20, 2007A very talented (to say the least) young musician playing the beautiful music of a very talented composer. I listen over and over again and especially like his rendition of "Embraceable You" and "But Not For Me" . . I'm a romantic!
March 24, 2007| |  | Joshua Bell's playing is exquisite |  |
Joshua Bell's exquisite playing turns these arrangements into Gold. In the hands of Perlman or Shaham these arrangements would be pure shmaltz, but Bell's playing is of the highest caliber.
July 7, 2005Love it! I had heard of Josh Bell but never had purchased any of his music. I am a full fan now. This cd is wonderful. I am a Gershwin fan and have been for years. Bell breathes new life into the old classics and the result is breathtaking. His touch with the violin is beyound discription. He even plays with George in one cut, Sweet and Low Down. That alone is worth the price of the cd. Buy this cd and expect to be enchanted. It has been in my changer for weeks now, I can't get enough.
October 19, 2004More reviews at Amazon.com ...
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