Jacobson/Brown - George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein: Manhattan to Montmartre

Receiving first recordings are Jacobson�s own joyfully virtuosic transcriptions for four hands/one piano of two Gershwin classics. Described by Gershwin as 'the most modern music I�ve attempted', An American in Paris takes four sailors from the epicentre of New York to the heart of Paris during its celebrated Ann�es folles. It marked a significant development in orchestral technique for the composer, a quality accented by Jacobson�s exciting new arrangement.