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Product Identifiers
Record LabelSony Classical IMP, Soip
UPC0889854718626
eBay Product ID (ePID)28070904824
Product Key Features
Release Year2018
FormatCD
GenreClassical Artists
ArtistOscar Levant
Release TitleRhapsody in Blue: the Extraordinary Life of Oscar Levant
Dimensions
Item Height0.92 in
Item Weight3.49 lb
Item Length11.03 in
Item Width10.98 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs8
Number of Tracks84
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
NotesAt the height of his popularity, pianist Oscar Levant was the highest-paid concert artist in America. He outdrew Horowitz and Rubinstein, with whom he shared the distinction of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He performed under conductors including Toscanini, Beecham, Mitropoulos, Reiner and Ormandy, and was the definitive interpreter of his friend George Gershwin. Levant's 1945 recording of Rhapsody in Blue remained one of Columbia Records' best-selling albums for decades. That classic interpretation and all his other recordings for the label, spanning the years 1942 to 1958, have now been collected in this set: painstakingly restored and remastered from the original analogue discs and tapes, the vast majority of them are appearing for the first time ever on CD. The 124-page book contains a biographical essay by George Gershwin and Oscar Levant scholar Michael Feinstein, a wealth of photos and facsimiles including a gallery of Alex Steinweiss album covers, as well as a complete recording session and release discography.
