Seiji Ozawa: A Gershwin Night
Composer(s): George Gershwin, G. Gershwin / D. Rose, Paul Lincke, Marcus Roberts
Musician(s): Marcus Roberts (piano), Jason Marsalis (drums), Roland Guerin (bass)
Director(s): Andreas Morell
A very jazzy Gershwin with Seiji Ozawa, the pianist Marcus Roberts and a luxury big band, the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
One day in June 2003, thousands of people came to the Waldbühne Park to spend the night with Gershwin, the composer of Porgy and Bess, the super energised Seiji Ozawa conducting the venerable Berliner Philharmoniker and the famous Marcus Roberts jazz trio.
It was hardly surprising to see Ozawa conduct the music of Gershwin: Gershwin is the composer he chose in 2002 for his farewell concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, of which he was the musical director for twenty-nine years. He also chose the fabulous jazz pianist Marcus Roberts whom we see again in Berlin, accompanied by Roland Guerin on double bass and Jason Marsalis on the drums. After an electric “American in Paris”, “Rhapsody in Blue" and "Concerto in F", played and arranged by Marcus Roberts himself, delighted the audience.
Program :
- Opening Credits
- George Gershwin
An American in Paris: Symphonic Poem
- George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
- George Gershwin
Concerto in F
I Allegro
II Adagio – Andante con moto
III Allegro agitato
- Marcus Roberts
Cole After Midnight
- G. Gershwin / D. Rose
Strike up the Band
- George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm
- Paul Lincke
Berliner Luft
- End Credits
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