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| Fanfare Magazine, May/June 2002 (Michael Ullman) "Gershwin's piano pieces are lovingly recreated here by Richard Dowling...an excellent Gershwin pianist who captures the period charm admirably." Click here to read the entire Fanfare review |
| SWEET and LOW-DOWN RICHARD DOWLING plays GERSHWIN |
| 1. Sweet and Low-Down (Tip-Toes, 1925) (trans. Wodehouse) 2. Looking for a Boy (Tip-Toes, 1925) (trans. Wodehouse) 3. Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!, 1926) (trans. Wodehouse) 4. That Certain Feeling (Tip-Toes, 1925) (trans. Wodehouse) 5. 'S Wonderful/Funny Face (Funny Face, 1927) (trans. Wodehouse) 6. Maybe (Oh, Kay!, 1926) (trans. Wodehouse) 7. Swanee (Capitol Revue, 1919) (trans. Litterst & Wodehouse) 8. Clap Yo' Hands (Oh, Kay!, 1926) (trans. Wodehouse) 9. Drifting Along with the Tide (George White's Scandals of 1921) (trans. Litterst & Wodehouse) 10. Andantino moderato theme from Rhapsody in Blue* (1924) (trans. Dowling) 11. So Am I (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) (trans. Litterst & Wodehouse) 12. Kickin' the Clouds Away (Tell Me More, 1925) (trans. Litterst & Wodehouse) 13. My One and Only (Funny Face, 1927) (trans. Wodehouse) 14. Prelude No. 1 in B-flat Major (1926) 15. Novelette in Fourths (1919) (trans. Dowling) 16. Sleepless Night (Melody No. 17, 1925/1936) (trans. Swift) 17. Rubato (Novelette-Prelude, 1923) 18. Promenade ("Walking the Dog" from Shall We Dance, 1937) 19. Three-Quarter Blues ("Irish Waltz," Melody No. 32, ca. mid-1920s) 20. Prelude No. 2 in C-sharp Minor ("Blue Lullaby," 1926) 21. Impromptu in Two Keys ("Yellow Blues," Melody No. 42, East Is West, 1929) (arr. Dowling) 22. Prelude No. 3 in E-flat Minor ("Spanish Prelude," 1926) Earl Wild: Seven Virtuoso Etudes on Themes of Gershwin 23. I Got Rhythm (Girl Crazy, 1930) 24. Oh, Lady Be Good! (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) 25. Liza (Show Girl, 1929) 26. Embraceable You (East Is West, 1929 & Girl Crazy, 1930) 27. Somebody Loves Me (George White's Scandals of 1924) 28. Fascinatin' Rhythm (Lady, Be Good!, 1924) 29. The Man I Love (Lady, Be Good!, 1924 & Strike Up the Band, 1927) * First recording |
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| Recorded October 4, 1998 and August 24-26, 2000 at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center, Florida International University, Miami, Florida. Produced by Clark McAlister and Richard Dowling Engineered and Mastered by Bruce Leek Edited by Fred Vogler Recording Assistant: Neil Buckland Piano: Steinway D #536013 Piano Technician: David Balko Photos: Judi Buie Cover design: Mathew Dalessi Booklet layout: Stacie Heyen, CDS Graphics All selections published by Warner Bros. Music |
| Track Listings (click red tracks for sound sample) |
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| Product Details |
| Label: Klavier Records Release Date: July 1, 2001 Catalog Number: K 11117 |
| Album Description |
| American pianist Richard Dowling performs virtually all of Gershwin's original works for solo piano along with several new transcriptions of Gershwin improvisations from disc recordings and player piano rolls. Dowling transcribed several of the tracks himself including a world premiere of Gershwin's own three-minute rendition of the main theme of Rhapsody in Blue. Rounding out the disc are Earl Wild's Seven Virtuoso Etudes on Themes by Gershwin. |
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| New York Concert Review (Harris Goldsmith) "Mr. Dowling has lavished a good deal of research on Gershwin's legacy and his devotion and affinity for his music is self-evident. Dowling's sympathtic recreations of Gershwin's style revealed a patrician, classical purity." |
| Editorial Reviews |
| American Record Guide (Jack Sullivan) "Dowling dances through 29 Gershwin numbers with exuberance and a natural feel for rubato. Dowling's inspiration is Gershwin's own style which eschews heaviness and sentimentality. The recording has a dry sparkle perfect for Dowling's no-nonsense playing. If you love Gershwin, don't miss this!" Click here to read the entire American Record Guide review |