- GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS

1. RHAPSODY IN BLUE 00:11:01 ICONIC FUSION OF CLASSICAL FORM AND JAZZ-INFLUENCED AMERICAN STYLES, COMPOSED BY GEORGE GERSHWIN IN 1924. IT CAPTURES THE ENERGY AND DYNAMISM OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY URBAN LIFE, FROM ITS FAMOUS CLARINET OPENING TO ITS SYNCOPATED RHYTHMS, BLENDING ORCHESTRAL TRADITION WITH JAZZ, BLUES AND POPULAR MUSIC. 60-138BPM (BBMAJ-GMAJ-CMAJ-EMAJ)

Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604610

Tags: 1805

2. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 1 A 00:02:35 OPENING WITH THE FAMOUS CLARINET GLISSANDO, FOLLOWED BY A MAIN THEME SHARED BETWEEN THE ORCHESTRA AND LYRICAL PIANO, COMBINING JAZZ, BLUES AND POPULAR MUSIC IN A BOLD PORTRAIT OF 1920S AMERICA. (BBMAJ-GMAJ); 78 BPM; (CMIN)

3. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 1 B 00:00:33

4. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 1 C 00:00:15

5. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 1 D 00:02:28

BPM: 78
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604611

Tags: 1805

6. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 2 A 00:01:33 THIS EXCERPT FEATURES A FAST ORCHESTRAL TUTTI WITH THE CLARINET INTRODUCING THE FAMOUS MOTIF; THE MUSIC BUILDS WITH ENERGETIC MOMENTUM, THEN GRADUALLY SLOWS DOWN WITH PROMINENT BRASS SOLOS BEFORE RETURNING TO A RENEWED ENERGETIC ORCHESTRAL TUTTI. 145 BPM (CMAJ)

7. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 2 B 00:00:30

8. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 2 C 00:00:17

9. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 2 D 00:01:27

BPM: 145
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604615

Tags: 1805

10. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 3 A 00:01:22 THIS EXCERPT BEGINS WITH A WHIMSICAL PIANO, CONTINUING WITH THE FAMOUS MOTIF HEARD IN THE SOLO BRASS AND THEN THE FULL ORCHESTRA, IN A QUIRKY AND RHYTHMIC STYLE. 140 BPM (GMAJ)

11. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 3 B 00:00:30

12. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 3 C 00:00:15

13. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 3 D 00:01:23

BPM: 140
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604619

Tags: 1805

14. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 4 A 00:01:59 THIS EXCERPT FEATURES THE FAMOUS MOTIF IN A PIANO SOLO, IN A WHIMSICAL, BLUESY AND JAZZ-INFLUENCED STYLE WITH QUIRKY RHYTHMIC CHARACTER AND EXPRESSIVE RUBATO. 60-95 BPM (BBMAJ-GMAJ)

15. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 4 B 00:00:33

16. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 4 C 00:00:16

Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604623

Tags: 1805

17. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 5 A 00:02:10 THIS EXCERPT IS A LYRICAL, ROMANTIC AND EXPRESSIVE SLOW SECTION FOR ORCHESTRA, FEATURING A SHORT VIOLIN SOLO FOLLOWED LATER BY THE PIANO. 85 BPM (EMAJ)

18. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 5 B 00:00:30

19. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 5 C 00:00:17

20. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 5 D 00:02:07

BPM: 85
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604626

Tags: 1805

21. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 6 A 00:01:27 THIS EXCERPT IS A GRAND FINALE, FEATURING AN INTENSE AND BOLD ENDING WITH FULL ORCHESTRA, STRONG BRASS AND VIRTUOSIC PIANO. 138 BPM (CMAJ)

22. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 6 B 00:00:30

23. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 6 C 00:00:15

24. RHAPSODY IN BLUE EXCERPT 6 D 00:01:27

BPM: 138
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604630

Tags: 1805

25. AMERICAN IN PARIS 00:08:18 VIBRANT ORCHESTRAL TONE POEM COMPOSED BY GEORGE GERSHWIN IN 1928. IT COMBINES LUSH ORCHESTRATION WITH JAZZ RHYTHMS AND BLUES-INFLUENCED HARMONIES, CAPTURING BOTH THE ENERGY OF THE CITY AND MOMENTS OF REFLECTION IN A COLORFUL, COSMOPOLITAN STYLE. 62-115BPM (BBMAJ-FMAJ)

Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604634

Tags: 1805

26. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 1 A 00:02:05 FULL ORCHESTRAL OPENING FEATURING BRASS, PERCUSSION AND WOODWIND; LIVELY, QUIRKY AND WHIMSICAL, CAPTURING THE BUSTLING ENERGY OF THE CITY. 115 BPM (FMAJ)

27. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 1 B 00:00:32

28. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 1 C 00:00:17

29. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 1 D 00:02:04

BPM: 115
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604635

Tags: 1805

30. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 2 A 00:01:25 THIS EXCERPT FEATURES A CLARINET MOTIF THAT IS LATER DEVELOPED BY THE FULL ORCHESTRA; THE MUSIC SHIFTS BETWEEN SLOW AND FAST SECTIONS, CREATING A LIVELY AND ENERGETIC TEXTURE THAT REFLECTS THE CHAOS AND BUSTLE OF THE CITY. 100 BPM (FMAJ)

31. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 2 B 00:00:33

32. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 2 C 00:00:15

33. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 2 D 00:01:26

BPM: 100
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604639

Tags: 1805

34. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 3 A 00:01:50 THIS EXCERPT FEATURES A MUTED TRUMPET SOLO FOLLOWED BY A MUTED SAXOPHONE, BEFORE BEING TAKEN UP BY THE FULL ORCHESTRA; THE MUSIC IS SLOW AND RELAXED, WITH A LAZY CHARACTER AND CLEAR BLUES INFLUENCES. 62 BPM (BBMAJ)

35. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 3 B 00:00:31

36. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 3 C 00:00:17

37. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 3 D 00:01:38

BPM: 62
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604643

Tags: 1805

38. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 4 A 00:01:39 THIS EXCERPT FEATURES A SLOW, ROMANTIC ORCHESTRAL SECTION, WITH THE MAIN MELODY IN THE STRINGS ACCOMPANIED BY JAZZ-INFLUENCED WOODWIND. 67 BPM (BBMAJ)

39. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 4 B 00:00:30

40. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 4 C 00:00:15

41. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 4 D 00:01:37

42. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 4 E 00:01:39

BPM: 67
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604647

Tags: 1805

43. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 5 A 00:01:21 THIS EXCERPT IS FAST, ENERGETIC AND JOYFUL. IT BEGINS WITH QUIRKY PIZZICATO STRINGS, FOLLOWED BY A FLUTE MOTIF THAT IS TAKEN UP BY THE LIVELY ORCHESTRA, WHICH BUILDS TO A POWERFUL CLIMAX; IT BRINGS BACK EARLIER THEMES IN A LIVELY AND INTENSE FINALE THAT REFLECTS THE EXCITEMENT OF THE CITY. 110 BPM (FMAJ)

44. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 5 B 00:00:30

45. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 5 C 00:00:17

46. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 5 D 00:01:22

47. AMERICAN IN PARIS EXCERPT 5 E 00:01:21

BPM: 110
Genre: Jazz


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604652

Tags: 1805

48. GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO A 00:02:17 THIS EXCERPT FROM THE ADAGIO OF 'PIANO CONCERTO IN F' IS A SLOW, LYRICAL MOVEMENT THAT COMBINES BLUESY PIANO WITH SYMPHONIC ORCHESTRATION, FEATURING SYNCOPATED RHYTHMS, JAZZY HARMONIES, AND THE ENERGY OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY NEW YORK. 98 BPM (FMAJ)

49. GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO B 00:00:30

50. GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO C 00:00:16

51. GERSHWIN PIANO CONCERTO D 00:02:17

BPM: 98
Genre: Jazz, Classical, Solo concert


Label: SONOTON
Sub-label: SONOTON VANGUARD - SCDV
Album: - GERSHWIN SELECTED WORKS
Album code: SCDV1486
Year: 2026
Composers: Marsden, Rory, Mario, George
Publishers: Sonoton Music GmbH & Co, KG
ISRC code: DEB632604657

Tags: 1805