Michael Feinstein performs Gershwin medley

"S'wonderful" and "He Loves and She Loves" performed at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel in 1987, the 50th anniversary of George Gershwin's death.

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Music

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• piano
• solo

[ibuaye5]

We can't have enough Feinstein in our lives!!! Please post them!!!

[feinsteinfan]

thanks for posting. Would you be interested in more videos of Michael. I have a ton of them but they are dvds and I don't know how to post them.

[williamillwill]

Fantastic!

[unclejuniorsoprano]

"His lovely wife Ira" is a well-known joke among Gershwin fans.Ira pretty much stayed in the background, & because Ira is also a girl's name, some people thought that he was George's "lovely" wife. Similarly, people often thought that Fritz Kreisler built automobiles.

Ira was Oscar Levant's neighbor on Roxbury Dr. & was very open to those who would carry the torch for his brother when Rock was 99% of the market. Befriending Feinstein only goes to show that he wasn't lucid in his old age.

[PICWings]

@unclejuniorsoprano I'm not sure if you knew that Michael Feinstein worked closely with Ira Gershwin for five years. Feinstein is an expert on Gershwin, the Great American Songbook and arranging songs. No one on this planet can do it better than him.

Also Ira Gershwin was George's brother, not his wife. What is "very disappointing' is the lack of musically educated people these days.

[unclejuniorsoprano]

Michael Feinstein seems to turn Gershwin into a gay man. While listening to this very effeminate rendition of this medley, one cannot help but to imagine fairies and pansies dancing about. This is NOT what Gershwin had in mind when he & his lovely wife Ira wrote such show tunes. Oscar Levant would have a field day poking fun at the way Feinstein performs. Gershwin didn't write this music for blue-haired old ladies, but that's about all Feinstein seems to be able to attract. Very disappointing!

[Elisaunt]

As Ira said: "I've got a crush on you, Sweetie pie".



[HarryPartridge]

We believe in Gaaameeerrraaaaaaa

[SalPedi]

As he's singing, I'm listening to his piano playing which is nothing short of SUPERB!..where in the world does he get this noncomparable talent!.. he was indeed blessed!..

[ThePie1588]

I first heard him sing and play the piano on the NBC soap opera Santa Barbara...he is just awesome! thanks for uploading this.

[1oscarespada]

Wonderful songs that he has brought back with his passion for good music. He is a multi-talented performer and I have been lucky to have heard him live 3 different times. They just don't writte songs like these anymore and thank God for performers like Michael who has kept the tradition of classic american music.

[kudlow39]

FEINSTEIN RULES......