Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin - New York City

[RussellAthletics]

United Airlines use this song in their commercials back in the 90's

[pretorious700]

Arguably the greatest American composition, written in the year my dad was born.

[Lbeck1000]

This is brilliant. I'd like to know the person who put this together. Made my favorite song very special. Bravo, Bravo!

[Egall12]

If I Could Like Wildsimiles POST I Would

[wildsmiley]

Goes good with New York City images, yes. But I always thought this piece really was for all of America. Should have had trans-continental images, really.

[ivct51]

splendide !!!

[gluestop]

This is really a superb piece of music especially when heard with the video back-drop of New York City. I enjoy it most when alone as I find it quite therapeutic.

David (United Kingdom)

[slothropgr]

Gorgeous, one of the finest blendings of image and music on You-Tube. Bernstein's best version as well, the Columbia Symphony was a pick-up orchestra of Hollywood musicians who played on soundtracks and did a lot of jazz, and it shows. Good recording as well, you can hear piano parts that normally are buried under the orchestra. The selected pix are spectacular. I did miss shots of The City in winter but that wasn't what you were trying for. Many, many thanks, Gilda!

[Rosekate68]

Beautiful tribute to an inspiring composer! Thank you

[FlashForward001]

God I love this rhapsody. And I DO love New York City!!!

[petclark1]

I haven't been back to NYC for more than 20 years. Your incredible montage of images remind me of WHY I miss it so much. Thank you so much for taking what must have been an almost inordinate amount of time to produce this gem.

[OCshotgun]

I got to play that opening clarinet solo with our high school band. most amazing thing i ever played in my life.

[friskyelmira]

BEAUTIFUL, BRILLIANT JOB!!! It's like having sex with Manhattan!

[Screech8703]

Brilliant!! 

[theaterscool2]

I am going to live there someday.

[pifibbi]

Wow......

[AlabastaJones18]

What Moron doesnt like this?

[stevefromPA2]

If art deco had a sound....this would be it...

[collinsthomas46]

@stevefromPA2 That's a profound comment.

[tropicalpancake56]

So proud...So very beautiful......

[Chaiotix]

If you want real, authentic American music, this is it.

[Jailer49]

This is incredibly well done. Thanks you for posting.

[coslip]

what version or edition is this? Ferde Grofe? George Gershwin?

[jjh2456]

A masterpiece...BRAVA!!!!

[smakillop1]

Stunning! I'd say that the photography is as brilliant as the performance of the astounding score.

[baghend]

Brilliant- One of the finest- if not THE finest- Utube videos ever.. Marvellous performance of course.

I've long thought that Gershwins Rhapsody was/is the most important musical composition to come out of the western hemisphere- for its daring, its innovation, its imagery, its jazz themes that evoke the great city of New York, and its haunting beauty.

And for George Gershwin, son of impoverished Jewish immigrants, his legacy for all time. What a tragedy he was taken so young

Bill in Canada

[pb360449]

a true masterpiece......rhapsody in blue

[Lauherna2306]

simply perfection =D

[lucycatism]

This made me cry for joy! I was born in NYC in 1943, pictures of me feeding the ducks at the cement pond in Central Park when I was three. My Dad holding me in his arms in front of Macy's at the Thanksgiving Day Parade in 1947.

George Gershwin died tragically from a brain tumor when he was in his 30s. Can you imagine New York City without his wonderful music?

Thank you for posting. Janice M

[jon609]

very nice but a quick peek at the GW bridge would've been nicer... :)

[rochebonne]

L'Amérique de nos rêves!!

[tomada36]

Fantastic! I love this piece, from one of the greatest composers of al time, and definitely in the 20th century

[tempelton]

Utterly fascinating and brilliant choice of images. Thanks!

[Martasang69]

SPECTACULAR!!! IT´S SO GREAT!!! THANKS

[lvandervalk1]

hommage to both Gershin and New York, this original version id by far the best

[aattura]

Oh My BEAUTIFUL New York! GREAT photos!!! GREAT Music!!

[digitalmorgan]

Wow. wow.

[6AMBL3R]

10:12...

[69Klash69]

A GREAT job on this video! Wonderful images! As a New Yorker I can appreciate all of this. And one of the best versions of this incredible piece of music. thanks for sharing this with us.

[KimboDiddy]

spectacular video of new york city. complete with panoramic views, live video and stills from the past and present. if you've never been, it's the closest thing i have ever seen to actually being there. and, gershwin too! rhapsody in blue... the entire piece! thank you so much!

[eatingutube]

absolutely wonderful edition!!!!

[ciaranx02]

I love this song! I'm going to New York next week and this song just gets me even more excited !!! Thanks for posting this video!! :P

[clockiewitch]

i physically clapped when i saw this

[swoganrich]

Thanks for posting this. I used to have this recording of it and lost it through several moves. Fantastic!  I love it!

[par3caddy]

That pigeon at 5:25 is lookin around sayin'" Where did I end up???!!!!"

[ARTSAVA]

Beautiful urbanistic imagination!

[BunnyDrops]

It almost makes me want to actually visit NYC. Loved it... thx for sharing David!!!

Bonnie

[55patri]

I love New York !!!!!!

[55patri]

Bellísimo video con esta preciosa música de Gershwin.

Gracias también a mi amiga Polly por enviarme este clip

[Parysia77]

@ForCarolToEnjoy I'd also like to thank Polly for referring her friends to my video. So glad you all enjoyed it!

[withouterms]

F a n t a s t i c!TFS my sweet Polly!!!Cheers~

Eve~

[tskaladiotis]

BEAUTIFUL...*****...!!!!!

[TheAelfymade]

Un grand merci, chère Gilda pour cette superbe vidéo. Excellent choix de musique pour cette merveilleuse promenade à New-York. Ah ! que c'est grand ! Je me demande combien il faut d'années pour pouvoir tout visiter, en vrai. Déjà qu'à Paris, qui est bien plus petit, je ne connais pas tout ... J'adore m'y promener, et on y voit le ciel en plus grand.

Merci à la France pour leur statue de la liberté, si admirable et touchante à l'acceuil de New-York.

[543693The]

Rhapsody in Blue - George Gershwin !!!Gilda , peut-être un de mes grands airs favoris ! ! et avec L. Bernstein mon amie , c'est le meilleurs enregistrement qui soit !

et la vidéo oh my God c'est un grand spectacle New York City ! votre création est magnifique et c'est un immense cadeau !!

Remerciements chaleureux Gilda !!!!

Marie K.

[Parysia77]

@543693The Merci beaucoup, chère Marie, de vos commentaires merveilleux !!

Et merci a France pour la belle Statue de la Liberté ! Avec mes meilleurs voeux......Gilda

[543693The]

@Parysia77

J'ai mis cette magnifique vidéo sur l'écran de ma chaine , pendant 24h, avec mon admiration et affection

Marie

[Parysia77]

@543693The Merci de toutes votre aide et bonté. J'espère que vous avez un jour merveilleux. Avec tous les affection et respect de votre amie......Gilda

[stevearlen]

Parysia77, Very impressive! Jazz/swing bands (Glenn Miller, for example) played this but this orchestra version you posted is great. Great video. (Simply put, this is "the best, Jerry, the best."). Heck, I HAD to added it to my Big Band / Swing / Jazz playlist.

[Parysia77]

@stevearlen Thank you so much for your wonderful comment. You really made my day!

All the best to you, Gilda

[callahanstudio]

You get a 6 from me! You caught it all, the moods, the imagery, the elegance, and the quirks. You captured it from all angles and from dawn to dusk. I feel like I can claim New York as my city. It is in a way; I was there once. Thank you for the trip back.

[Parysia77]

@callahanstudio Thank you so much for your comment and your rating! I am also a New Yorker at heart, having visited there twice. I have relatives who were born in Brooklyn and who work in Manhattan. Some of my best friends are New Yorkers. I'd move to New York City if I didn't like the weather in San Francisco much better. Warmest wishes, Gilda

[beachfrontal]

yes I liked AND TO PROVE IT MY LIKE WAS NUMBER 5.

[Parysia77]

@beachfrontal That means a lot to me -- actions speak louder than words. Thanks so much!! :)

[luvperu1]

@beachfrontal --Thank you for the wonderful

share.. Excellent choice of music capturing

the excitement of N.Y.C.FAntastic editing.

Images choreographed to the music..From the

speeding trains to the slow floating clouds at 10:16.

my like # 14.......

[callahanstudio]

The personality of our Cultural Capital Cty captured in a variety of moods and impressions; an elegant marriage of music and imagery, sensitive to nuances of both; this video soars above quotidian urban reality up to the visionary domain of people who design cities and artists that derive inspiration from them.

[Parysia77]

@callahanstudio I'm very touched by your kind and eloquent appraisal of this video. Many thanks for letting me know that you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Gilda.

[cashstore1]

Bravo, Gilda!

[Parysia77]

@cashstore1 Thank you very much, Glenn. Loved your Deuce-cam video! :)

[Consuelo888]

Que hermoso video!! excelente música con bellísimas imágenes!! muchas felicidades!!!!dejo cordiales saludos, Consuelo

[Parysia77]

@Consuelo888 Muchas gracias, Consuelo.  Te mando muchos saludos con cariño.... tu amiga por siempre, Gilda

[darkprose]

Well done, very nice, very nice. I was thrilled when I saw that you were using one of Bernstein's recordings -- he's one of the best when it comes to this music. And the images were really stunning -- I love how it went over the course of the day, too, from morning to evening. That was very nice. And I love that you included the birds, too. It's just as much their city as ours.

I have a question: how were you able to upload a video over fifteen minutes?

[Parysia77]

@darkprose Thank you so much for your very nice comment. I'm glad you enjoyed this video and that you liked the birds being included. New Yorkers have a National Pigeon Day in recognition of the heroism of pigeons during wars and other crises. Re your question, a few weeks ago on the upload page I received a message saying my account was enabled for uploads longer than 15 minutes. Not sure why, maybe because some of my videos have been featured, but I'm still limited to 2GB for each upload.

[darkprose]

@Parysia77 Ah, I had that message, too, but then my Eyes Wide Shut video was flagged and deleted, and it will be six months before the strike against my account lifts -- it might have something to do with that, perhaps. Oh, well.

I love that you had included Breakfast at Tiffany's, very nice. And when you consider all the life that a city supports, there is no way you can describe it as exclusively "human." A city like New York is its own entity and the home of many, many kinds of creatures.

[darkprose]

@darkprose And should human beings expire tomorrow, think of all the life that will remain and flourish in New York. To speak of the "life of the city" isn't just a sexy metaphor: the city is an emergent reality as real as the human beings within it (which are also emergent from their own bodily systems).

[Parysia77]

@darkprose So true. The Discovery Channel documentary "Life After People" vividly depicted abandoned skyscrapers, after hundreds of years, becoming "vertical ecosystems" complete with birds, rodents and even plant life.

[Parysia77]

@darkprose I thought your Eyes Wide Shut video was excellent. Breakfast at Tiffany's remains the quintessential movie about New York, the quintessential cinematic city. Astronaut Sandra Magnus said that when a person gazes at the Earth from space "it makes you think about our planet as a whole system. We're all there together living together as human beings and other organisms and we have to take care of each other."