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Best Sounding Rhapsody in Blue

I am seeking A Rhapsody in Blue Recording that truly fills
the audio spectrum. I have the following CD's (don't laugh
I really like this piece)

1. Michel Camilo-Hybrid SACD Telarc
2. Michael Tilson Thomas-RCA Gold Seal
3. Arthur Fiedler with Earl Wild-SACD-RCA Red Seal
4. Leonard Bernstein-SOny SACD
5. James Levine-Deutsche Gram-(Levine at the Piano
6. Stereophile-CD with Rhapsody in Blue

I really don't want to buy many more of these. Anybody
recommend a CD that really sounds great. The above are OK,
but there must be more. A fuller and richer sound. Sometimes it is difficult to find a great sounding Cd.
Thanks for any and all suggestions.
kjl
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uru975
684 posts
 
I had 3 or 4 versions and one day decided to go through the whole collection of CD's and eliminate what no longer appealed or what was better in vinyl. Gershwin CD I have left is:
"A Gershwin Celebration" Live Concert Performances
Lincoln Mayorga pianist
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Dmitry kitayenko
Good solid performances of Gershwin plus an outstanding version of Summertine
The process took about a year but I heard a lot of music I hadn't in quite some time and was worth the work through
mrpresident
45 posts
 
Ok, you are obviously very sick and need help... My personal recommendation is Gershwin plays Gershwin.

Cheers
fishboat
245 posts
 
A suggestion that may be a bit off the wall...but I recently saw a RIB perfomance by the "5 Browns" & it was rather stunning. The Browns are five siblings that play RIB on 5 concert grands all at the same time. I can't speak for the recording quality (I assume it is available), but if it could be (was) recorded well I would think it might have a full & rich sound.
sidssp
1,077 posts
 
The one I like most is from "Gershwin: All The Works For Orchestra & For Piano & Orchestra" played by Jeffrey Siegel (Piano) and Leonard Slatkin conducting St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. It is a double 24/96 DVD set from Classic. I rip it into iTunes as 24/96 Apple Lossless Audio file and play back from my MacMini through a Benchmark DAC-1. You must experience it to appreciate how good it sounds. Both recording and performance are 5 stars.
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