Levi Hammer follows this trail, placing Gershwin's piano works in a compelling dialogue with Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern.

Between jazz and twelve-tone - and on the tennis court: Gershwin in Vienna tells the surprising yet true story of the friendship between George Gershwin and Arnold Schoenberg, who in 1930s California were connected not only artistically but also as tennis partners. Levi Hammer follows this trail, placing Gershwin's piano works in a compelling dialogue with Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern, making audible just how closely the American superstar was intertwined with the aesthetics of the Second Viennese School. Encounters such as Gershwin's legendary visit to Alban Berg in Vienna or Schoenberg's moving 1937 tribute open up a fascinating panorama of mutual influence. The result is a portrait of Gershwin as a modernist - and of a Viennese avant-garde that suddenly seems strikingly close to Broadway.

Track Listing

• Jazzbo Brown Blues
• Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 - 1. Mäßige Viertel
• Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 - 2. Mäßige Achtel
• Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11 - 3. Bewegt
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Swanee
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Nobody But You
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Do It Again!
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Fascinating Rhythm
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Oh, Lady Be Good!
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Somebody Loves Me
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Sweet And Low Down
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - That Certain Feeling
• Piano Sonata, Op. 1
• Variations for piano, Op. 27 - 1. Sehr mäßig
• Variations for piano, Op. 27 - 2. Sehr schnell
• Variations for piano, Op. 27 - 3. Ruhig fließend
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - The Man I Love
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Clap Yo' Hands
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Do Do Do
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - My One And Only
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - 'S Wonderful
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Strike Up The Band
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Liza
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - Who Cares'
• George Gershwin's Songbook (18 piano transcriptions by Gershwin) - I Got Rhythm
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 1. Leicht, zart
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 2. Langsam
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 3. Sehr langsame Viertel
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 4. Rasch, aber leicht
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 5. Etwas rasch
• Six Little Piano Pieces, Op. 19 - 6. Sehr langsam
• Three Preludes - 1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
• Three Preludes - 2. Andante con moto e poco rubato
• Three Preludes - 3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
• Tribute to George Gershwin

Additional Details

Label: decurio

Genre: Classical

Language: English

Run Time: 69:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/08/26

UPC: 4255839900151