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George Gershwin Memorial Concert, September 8, 1937: complete radio broadcast

George Gershwin Memorial Concert. Radio broadcast from the Hollywood Bowl, 8 September 1937. Al Jolson, Gladys Swarthout, Fred Astaire, Oscar Levant, Lily Pons, Ruby Elzy, Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, and José Iturbi, soloists; Louis A. Witten, announcer; George Jessel, Mrs. Leiland Atherton Irish, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Edward G. Robinson, speakers; the Hall Johnson Choir; the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra; Otto Klemperer, Nathaniel Shilkret, Victor Young, Charles Previn, Nathaniel Finston, and José Iturbi, conductors. Opening comments (Louis A. Witten, announcer) (0:00) Prelude no. 2; arranged by David Broekman (Otto Klemperer, conductor) (2:03) Commentary (Witten; he means the “Magic Fire Scene” when he refers to the “Magic Flute Scene” in ”Die Walküre”) (7:15) An American in Paris (LAPO; Nathaniel Shilkret, conductor) —Allegetto grazioso (11:11) - Andante ma con ritmo deciso (17:46) - Allegro (swing) (21:46) - Moderato con gratia (25:02) Commentary (Witten) (26:50) Eulogy (George Jessel) (30:12) Swanee (lyrics by Irving Caesar) (Al Jolson, vocals; Victor Young, conductor) (32:24) The Man I Love (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) (Gladys Swarthout, vocals: Victor Young, conductor) (34:29) They Can't Take That Away from Me (lyrics by Ira Gershwin) (Fred Astaire, vocals; Victor Young, conductor) (38:08) Station identification (42:33) - Introduction of the concerto (Witten) (43:19) Concerto in F (Oscar Levant, piano; Charles Previn, conductor) —I. Allegro (44:24) —II. Andante con moto (56:26) —III. Allegro con brio (1:06:30) Intermission: Mrs. Leiland Atherton Irish (1:13:33) - Eulogy by Oscar Hammerstein II (1:15:31) — Eulogy by Edward G. Robinson (1:18:45) - Commentary (Witten) (1:21:23) Introduction to the second half (Witten) (1:25:09) Medley (arranged by the MGM music department) (Nathaniel Finston, conductor) The Man I Love (1:25:50) — Liza (1:28:31) — Lady Be Good (1:29:24) — Somebody Loves Me (1:30:40) — Do It Again (1:31:46) — I Got Rhythm (1:32:32) — Wintergreen for President (1:34:05) — Strike Up the Band (1:35:27) Commentary (Witten) (1:37:03) Porgy and Bess selections (Alexander Steinert, conductor; singers as listed below; Duncan, Brown, and Ezra were all in the original 1935 Broadway cast) —Introduction (1:38:31) - Summertime (Lily Pons) (1:39:30) —Commentary (Witten) (1:42:44) —My Man's Gone Now (Ruby Elzy; Hall Johnson Choir) (1:43:52) —The Buzzard Song (Todd Duncan; Hall Duncan Choir) (1:48:47) —The Train Song (Anne Brown; Hall Johnson Choir) (1:52:49) —I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' (Todd Duncan; Hall Johnson Choir) (1:56:49) —Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Todd Duncan; Anne Brown) (2:00:02) —I'm On My Way (Todd Duncan; Hall Johnson Choir) (2:05:33) Commentary (Witten) (2:07:31) Rhapsody in Blue (José Iturbi, pianist and conductor) —Molto moderato (2:10:23) - Andantino moderato (2:20:29)