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NNadir

(38,875 posts) Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:18 PM 18 hrs ago

Rhapsody in Blue

(1976)

Composed by George Gershwin in 1924, 13 years before his death at the age of 38.

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Rhapsody in Blue (Original Post) NNadir 18 hrs ago OP

LOVE this sooooooooooooooooooo much! calimary 18 hrs ago #1

Thank you. Beck2 15 hrs ago #2

When I was a kid, I often listened to this album Doc_Technical 7 hrs ago #3

Awesome ProfessorGAC 1 hr ago #4

calimary

(91,486 posts)

1. LOVE this sooooooooooooooooooo much!

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 11:29 PM

18 hrs ago

Beck2

(28 posts)

2. Thank you.

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 01:52 AM

15 hrs ago

I listened to this every day. Age 5-16. I love it so much. Haven’t heard it for many years. Thank you.

Doc_Technical

(3,795 posts)

3. When I was a kid, I often listened to this album

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:39 AM

7 hrs ago

ProfessorGAC

(77,696 posts)

4. Awesome

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 04:00 PM

1 hr ago

I played it in a competition when I was 13 or 14.
It was my fully prepared piece in a jazz piano contest.
It's really hard. I think it would hard even today.

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