Gershwin, George 1898-1937

Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin ( Recording )
1,087 editions published between 1875 and 2010 in 13 languages and held by 2,733 libraries worldwide
Video adaptation of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera stage production directed by Trevor Nunn. The Gershwins' classic musical drama portrays the lives of the occupants of Catfish Row. Includes synopsis in English, French, German and Italian.

Rhapsody in blue by George Gershwin ( Recording )
1,248 editions published between 1924 and 2011 in 13 languages and held by 2,470 libraries worldwide
In January of 1924, a twenty-six-year-old pianist, George Gershwin, finds himself slated to compose, in only five weeks, a concerto that defines "American music," and the result is his masterpiece, Rhapsody in Blue.

An American in Paris ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1979 and 2010 in English and held by 1,694 libraries worldwide
An ex-GI loves Paris and loves even more an alluring, but engaged, perfume-shop clerk.

An American in Paris by George Gershwin ( Recording )
482 editions published between 1924 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 1,391 libraries worldwide
Shows scenes of Paris as an American might view them to illustrate Gershwin's American in Paris.

Gershwin on Broadway : (from 1919-1933) by George Gershwin ( Recording )
246 editions published between 1932 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,179 libraries worldwide
Solomon Jazz Collection.

Concerto in F for piano and orchestra by George Gershwin ( Recording )
166 editions published between 1927 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 1,166 libraries worldwide

Manhattan ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,040 libraries worldwide
Isaac Davis is a successful comedy writer whose wife, having left him for another woman, is now embarking on a book about their failed marriage. Isaac happily consoles himself in the arms of an adoring 17-year-old schoolgirl until he meets someone closer to his own age, who happens to be his best friend's mistress.

Summertime from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin ( Book )
199 editions published between 1935 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 896 libraries worldwide
Paintings depict a family's routine one summer day earlier in this century. The comfort and joy of having an extended family to love and to cherish is evident in these paintings.

An American in Paris by Vincente Minnelli ( Visual )
94 editions published between 1930 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 873 libraries worldwide
Presents an academy award winning musical about a struggling fine artist in post WWII Paris and a lonely French shopgirl engaged to a sucessful entertainer.

Crazy for you the new Gershwin musical comedy : original Broadway cast recording by George Gershwin ( Recording )
44 editions published between 1991 and 2004 in 4 languages and held by 868 libraries worldwide
Crazy for you: Musical comedy based on songs of Girl crazy. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin.