Fortunately, George Gershwin’s own interpretations of his music have been preserved in a variety of recordings, each documenting how the composer wanted his music to be performed and how far from this ...

From 1916 to 1927, American composer George Gershwin produced 130 piano rolls for use with player pianos in saloons and front rooms across the country. Twelve of those rolls, played with the help of a ...

Imagine hearing George Gershwin play his own compositions in pristine sound! Pianist/scholar Artis Wodehouse transferred the rarest and most desirable of the over 130 piano rolls Gershwin made for ...

When You Want 'em, You Can't Get 'em, When You've Got 'em, You Don't Want 'em (lp Version) ...

In Sunday Letters from Moscow, Patterson shares her riveting journey from the highs of Broadway fame in a foreign land, to navigating an atmosphere of uncertainty. Each week, she penned heartfelt ...

Perforated rolls of paper, called piano rolls, are used to input songs into player pianos. The image above was taken from a YouTube video showing a player piano playing a Gershwin tune called ...

Over in London for a match, I was strolling through Harrods in Knightsbridge, as you do, when I heard a piano playing. I followed my ear through the displays of iconic opulence to see just who was ...

Trying to choose a favourite composer above all others is an impossible task. Could it be Grieg for his amazing Piano Concerto? Then there's Beethoven whose musical influence towers over the classical ...

Father/son piano duo Donald and Barron Ryan, can play everything from jazz to the Beatles to Chopin. But for their March 2 concert at the James Lumber Center in Grayslake, they will celebrate all ...

Toronto pianist David Braid has consistently impressed me with the many musical directions that he’s traveled. He’s made compelling original but in-the-tradition music with his sextet and subbed into ...