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[Michael Feinstein] ✓ The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs ☆ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs Throughout the star-studded narrative, Feinstein unfolds the moving chronicle of his own life with the Gershwins, describing his vision for their enduring presence today. No other writer could give us such an authoritative inside perspective on these titans of American culture—and no other writer could include such a soulful collection of music as the accompanying CD packed with Feinstein’s original recordings of the twelve songs. A timeless classic and the de
| Title | : | The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (945 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451645309 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
Raymond Reach said Five Stars. Excellent book.. A superb and illuminating read! Kathleen A. Baxter I loved every minute of it and was delighted and charmed by Feinstein's keen intelligence and analytic abilities. Talk about being in the right place at the right time! His meeting with Ira Gershwin turned out to be a huge gift to our own musical legacy.The loss of George Gershwin at such a young age is right up there with the loss of Mozart. Heaven only knows what they would have accomplished.A few years ago, I was visiting the Reynolda House Museum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They had an Aeolian-Skinner organ-on the same principle . Enjoyable Enough, But Flawed Georgia A gorgeous book, nicely designed. Wonderful, rare images throughout, though the sizing is questionable - truly rare images tend to be the size of a postage stamp or thereabouts but a caricature of Paul Whiteman takes up a whole page - I have no idea why, of all things, an illustration of Paul Whiteman deserves a full page, or a bit of sheet music in GG's hand (as special as that is) gets a double paged spread, when the wouldn't-be-able-to-see-them-anywhere-else images of George or Ira Gershwin that are seeded throughout are presented in su
Throughout the star-studded narrative, Feinstein unfolds the moving chronicle of his own life with the Gershwins, describing his vision for their enduring presence today. No other writer could give us such an authoritative inside perspective on these titans of American culture—and no other writer could include such a soulful collection of music as the accompanying CD packed with Feinstein’s original recordings of the twelve songs. A timeless classic and the definitive account of the Gershwins and their legacy, The Gershwins and Me will having you humming with every turn of the page.. During their six-year partnership, the two became close friends. From celebrated entertainer Michael Feinstein comes a beautifully illustrated account of the lives and legacies of the Gershwins—told through stories of twelve of their greatest songs and accompanied by an original CD of those songs, performed by the author.The “Ambassador of the Great American Songbook” Michael Feinstein was just twenty years old when he got the chance of a lifetime: a job with his hero, Ira Gershwin. Feinstein blossomed under Gershwin’s mentorship and Gershwin was reinvigorated
“Frisky, affectionate, lushly illustrated, deeply informed and profoundly respectful.”—Kirkus Reviews
Learn more about Michael Feinstein at MichaelFeinstein. . Michael Feinstein is an entertainer and educator known as one of the leading experts on classic American popular music. A five-time Grammy nominee, he performs, records, and lectures extensively and has been awarded three honorary doctorate degrees
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