The 100th Birthday Celebration

Album by George Gershwin & San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas

The 100th Birthday Celebration is a compilation album of compositions by American composer George Gershwin, released in 1998. It has orchestral and jazz-influenced arrangements that blend elements of classical composition and popular song, and it appears among centenary releases that revisit Gershwin's crossover work in concert and popular music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: I. Catfish Row/Summertime
    9:45
  2. 2.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: II. Porgy Sings
    5:31
  3. 3.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: III. Fugue
    1:48
  4. 4.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: IV. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
    5:51
  5. 5.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: V. Hurricane
    4:12
  6. 6.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: VI. My Man’s Gone Now
    4:31
  7. 7.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: VII. There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon
    2:10
  8. 8.
    Catfish Row Suite with Scenes from Porgy and Bess: VIII. Good Mornin’ Sistuh!
    7:50
  9. 9.
    Second Rhapsody for Orchestra with Piano
    17:35

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    An American in Paris
    18:23
  2. 3.
    Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra: I. Allegro
    13:31
  3. 4.
    Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra: II. Adagio
    13:05
  4. 5.
    Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra: III. Allegro agitato
    6:58

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