Sound · geboren 1898-09-26 · New York City, New York, USA

George Gershwin

George Gershwin (born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions Rhapsody in Blue (1924) and An American in Paris (1928), the songs "Swanee" (1919) and "Fascinating Rhythm" (1924), the jazz standards "Embraceable You" (1928) and "I Got Rhythm" (1930), and the opera Porgy and Bess (1935), which included the hit "Summertime".

Bekannt aus

• Fantasia 2000 (2000) – Music
• Ein süßer Fratz (1957) – Original Music Composer
• Ein Amerikaner in Paris (1951) – Songs
• Küss mich, Dummkopf (1964) – Songs
• Tanz mit mir (1937) – Original Music Composer
• Ziegfelds himmlische Träume (1945) – Songs
• Tänzer vom Broadway (1949) – Music
• Der Jazzkönig (1930) – Additional Music
• Ein Fräulein in Nöten (1937) – Songs
• Контакт (1978) – Music
• Heiße Rhythmen in Chicago (1940) – Songs
• Porgy und Bess (1959) – Songs
• Girl Crazy (1943) – Songs
• Rhapsodie in Blau (1945) – Songs
• Lady Be Good (1941) – Music
• The Goldwyn Follies (1938) – Songs
• An American in Paris: The Musical (2018) – Musical
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) – Self (archive footage)
• Porgy and Bess (1993) – Music
• American Playhouse (1982) – Music
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) – Songs
• Girl Crazy (1932) – Songs
• Delicious (1931) – Original Music Composer
• Porgy and Bess - Metropolitan Opera (2020) – Songs
• A Strange Love Affair (1985) – Music
• The Song of the Flame (1930) – Songs
• Summertime (2023) – Music
• Crazy for You (1999) – Musical
• Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990) – Self - Composer (archive footage)
• The Golden Twenties (1950) – Self (archive footage)
• The Director's Cut (2022) – Compositor
• Putting on the Ritz (1974) – Music
• Porgy and Bess (2002) – Music
• Starstruck: Gene Kelly's Love Letter to Ballet (2021) – Music
• The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (2009) – Songs
• Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin (2026) – Original Music Composer
• Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla (2017) – Original Music Composer
• Gershwin, der amerikanische Klassiker (2018)
• Nick Crumbs and the Mystery of the Missing Cake (2022) – Music
• London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5 (2015) – Music