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Tempo of "Rhapsody in Blue"
By Jim Crank

Brian,  Don't be too quick to condemn the playing of the Ampico
piano at the Nethercutt museum as being too fast.  I also have the
Ampico roll played by George Gershwin himself and it is lightening
fast, that's the way Gershwin played it.

I asked several organists friends about this exact subject and all
said Gershwin played it really fast.  Most people do indeed like it
a bit slower.

Jim Crank



(Message sent Sat, 23 Nov 2002 08:41:07 -0800 , from time zone -0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Blue, Rhapsody, Tempo

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