AOL

100 years ago, 'Rhapsody in Blue' changed the classical game. Was it for the better?

First there was a clarinet trill — like a cat shaking off sleep. Then the cat stret-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-tched itself — from a low F to a high Bb. And the world of concert music changed forever. That shock ...
The New York Times

The Lyrical Century of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’

Re “A Chestnut Stuck in Time: Nostalgia Stymies Fusion,” by Ethan Iverson (Arts & Leisure, Jan. 28), about “Rhapsody in Blue” at 100: Mr. Iverson’s article saddles Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” with ...
The Conversation

Rhapsody in Blue: celebrating 100 years of Gershwin’s groundbreaking classical‑jazz masterpiece

George Gershwin’s 1924 composition Rhapsody in Blue is so timeless that it seems scarcely possible that he composed it 100 years ago. Its centenary offers us a special opportunity to celebrate this ...
Case Western Reserve University

"Rhapsody in Blue" at 100-More Experiments in Modern Music

We capture the spirit of the 1920’s and the 2020’s, offering modernism then and now. The CJO will be joined by Carl Topilow, members of the Cleveland Pops, and a dazzling array of young string players ...
Engadget

Thanks to public domain, Tintin can now skeleton dance to Rhapsody in Blue

It's the start of a new year, which means a fresh crop of creative works have entered the public domain. Today, many materials that were copyrighted in 1929, along with sound recordings from 1924, ...