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10-Aug-2012
‘14 Years Ago’ – Henry Doktorsi Recording Marks Gershwin Centenary - USAby Rob Howard |
 The centenary of the birth of the composer and pianist George Gershwin (1898-1937) came in 1998, and the Accordions Worldwide news for August 14th featured an article by the American accordionist Henry Doktorski announcing a new CD of Gershwin’s music. ACCORDIONIST CELEBRATES GERSHWIN'S CENTENNIAL Contributed by Henry Doktorski U.S. concert accordionist Henry Doktorski and eleven Duquesne University music students recently recorded a compact disc in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Gershwin's birth. Titled ‘A Ragtime Rendition of Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue’, it includes a ragtime rendition of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, selections from ‘Porgy and Bess’, as well as selections from his greatest Broadway shows and Hollywood films. The accordion has a long historical connection with Gershwin's music, from in the early 20th Century. In this CD Doktorski continues this tradition by making what is believed to be the first ever recording of the unabridged Rhapsody featuring accordion with chamber orchestra. |