🇺🇸George Gershwin ： Rhapsody in Blue for Four Hands

From its bold opening glissando, this representative work by Gershwin vividly unfolds with the vitality of jazz and the shading of the blues. Bouncing rhythms, songlike melodies, and passages of mounting tension appear in succession, creating an interplay of brilliance and lyricism. In the four-hand arrangement, it is important for both players to coordinate their tone and rhythm while allowing the principal melody to emerge clearly. By maintaining the music’s forward momentum and carefully shaping the melodic phrasing and character of each passage, performers can bring out the work’s rich variety of appeal.