Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F Major

Composer: George Gershwin (1898-1937) Editor: Norbert Gertsch Fingering: Markus Bellheim Piano reduction: Johannes Umbreit Format: Solo Part with Piano Reduction Instrumentation (this edition): Piano, Piano Reduction Originally for: Piano, Orchestra Work: Piano Concerto in F Major Binding: ISMN: 9790201808598 Size: 9.3 x 12.2 inches Pages: 75 Urtext / Critical Edition Description Gershwin's Concerto was premiered on December 3, 1925, in Carnegie Hall – the epicentre of New York's classical music scene. It belongs to a group of self-imposed "experiments" with which the composter sought to make inroads into "serious" music: "I have only written three ‘opuses' so far – ‘The Blue Monday Opera,' ‘The Rhapsody in Blue' and the ‘Concerto.' I have devoted much time to these works, but they are, of course, not my regular work. They are experiments – laboratory work in American music." for his edition, Norbert Gertsch reviewed a multitude of autograph and printed source