What energy! We have ample recorded evidence that Gershwin played his fast tempi *really* fast. Donohoe captures his virtuosity in fast transcriptions, particularly in the accompaniments. From these rhythmic displacements, he creates contrapuntal lines from the broken chords, rather than a series of offbeat harmonizations. There's also a clear deliniation between the accompaniments and melody that can be lost. With all of the great playing, several of the slower songs are simply too fast, in particular "Somebody Loves Me" and "The Man I Love."
I feel that most of the pieces are rushed. "I got rhythm" sounds an awful mess played at that speed, it misses out all the subtleties that are in the original composition by being played way too fast.
Not sure what's meant by "original versions"? Gershwin never recorded his "Song Book" arrangements (1932), but they are plainly based on the his own style of playing. To my ear, this recording seems mostly in line with Gershwin's tempos . (To take one instance, Gershwin's 1926 version of "Sweet and Lowdown" -- recorded a few months after it premiered in "Tip-Toes" is faster than here. The earlier, band version by the Whiteman Orchestra, may be what you're referring to as the original version, but even that is faster than what is played here!
What energy! We have ample recorded evidence that Gershwin played his fast tempi *really* fast. Donohoe captures his virtuosity in fast transcriptions, particularly in the accompaniments. From these rhythmic displacements, he creates contrapuntal lines from the broken chords, rather than a series of offbeat harmonizations. There's also a clear deliniation between the accompaniments and melody that can be lost. With all of the great playing, several of the slower songs are simply too fast, in particular "Somebody Loves Me" and "The Man I Love."
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Wow! ♥️this. Haven’t heard this version before and will definitely learn this.
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Thank you very much for this video.
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Swanee was played incredibly fast, slow down!
I totally agree.
Agree, Marc-André Hamelin played that one (and all the others as well) much better than this pianist.
It's still a nice recording though!
I feel that most of the pieces are rushed. "I got rhythm" sounds an awful mess played at that speed, it misses out all the subtleties that are in the original composition by being played way too fast.
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i think it was sped up. who do yo know of tha can play that fast?
Grazie! È un bel regalo sentire G. In originale!
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Delightful!
Why don’t we get pop song or disney song arrangements as good as these
Gershwin the G
The best.
Indescribable feeling
The best Swanee
He can play , but some of the pieces were played at an absurdly fast tempo, I wonder if he ever listen to the original versions.....
Not sure what's meant by "original versions"? Gershwin never recorded his "Song Book" arrangements (1932), but they are plainly based on the his own style of playing. To my ear, this recording seems mostly in line with Gershwin's tempos . (To take one instance, Gershwin's 1926 version of "Sweet and Lowdown" -- recorded a few months after it premiered in "Tip-Toes" is faster than here. The earlier, band version by the Whiteman Orchestra, may be what you're referring to as the original version, but even that is faster than what is played here!
Wow! I love the use of chromatism throughout these miniature compositions!
The pianist sounds like a classical musician
And that’s a GOOD thing! 😊