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George Gershwin

Three Preludes  Play

Michelle Kim Piano

Recorded on 06/30/2004, uploaded on 05/04/2009

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Three Preludes         George Gershwin

            Allegro ben rimato e deciso            

            Andante con moto e poco rubato

            Allegro ben rimato e deciso

Gershwin turned popular song into a vital and respectable art form by embellishing it with the harmonic, rhythmic, and melodic resources of serious music. He wrote the Three Preludes for a recital tour with contralto Marguerite D'Alvarez in 1926.  The first and third preludes are typically American in their strong, syncopated rhythms and pulsating energy. The slow middle prelude has the suggestion of a refined and poetic "blues," revealing the composer at his most sensitive and reflective.  Michelle Kim

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