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Gershwin Miniatures 1919-1934.(Book Review)
Gershwin Miniatures 1919-1934, edited by Alicia Zizzo. Warner Bros. Publications (15800 N. W. 48th Ave., Miami, FL 33014), 2004. 31 pp. $9.95. Early advanced.
In the preface to this new publication from Warner Bros., editor Alicia Zizzo states these six Gershwin selections are a "... synopsis of some of his major piano solo and other works. They are edited, abridged, and slightly simplified and represent a fraction of their original length. As a result, these little pieces are less demanding technically, with chords rarely exceeding an octave.... This collection invites pianists to enjoy an easy stroll through George Gershwin's evolution as a serious composer."
The six compositions are a wonderful addition to the early-advanced pianist's repertoire and a welcome reprieve to the piano teacher who needs a break from the 658th lesson this week on Gershwin's Preludes! These arrangements are sufficiently more difficult than the Preludes, to merit study, but they offer marvelous new insights into Gershwin's compositional style beyond the Preludes.
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...just different challenges." Sabelhaus, Terrel Cass, President and CEO of WLIW21, New York Public Television, and Dr. Alicia Zizzo, pianist and musicologist, from New York City, were amongst those honored with prestigious Artemis Awards at the forum...
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...the major compositions were "edited" by his publisher who felt they needed fixing. Fortunately, pianist-musicologist Alicia Zizzo began the restoration of Gershwin's compositions by going to the manuscripts, early recordings or Gershwin's own radio...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) June 12, 1997 700+ words
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...and it really swings. There's a bonus here, too: the long-lost "fourth prelude," a brief piece that musicologist Alicia Zizzo reconstructed from fragments of a Gershwin manuscript and from an arrangement by songwriter Kay Swift. It's a trifle...
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