An American in Paris
George Gershwin * Track #11 On An American in Paris (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Download "An American in Paris"
Album An American in Paris (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
- #1Concerto in F
An American in Paris Orchestra & Todd Ellison
- #2I Got Rhythm
Max von Essen & Brandon Uranowitz & Robert Fairchild
- #3Second Prelude
An American in Paris Orchestra & Todd Ellison
- #4I’ve Got Beginner’s Luck
Robert Fairchild
- #5The Man I Love
Leanne Cope
- #6Liza
Robert Fairchild
- #7’S Wonderful
Original Broadway Cast of An American in Paris & Max von Essen & Brandon Uranowitz & Robert Fairchild
- #8Shall We Dance?
Jill Paice
- #9Fidgety Feet
Robert Fairchild
- #10Who Cares?/For You, For Me, For Evermore
Original Broadway Cast of An American in Paris & Jill Paice & Brandon Uranowitz & Max von Essen & Leanne Cope & Robert Fairchild
- #11An American in Paris
George Gershwin
- #12They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Original Broadway Cast of An American in Paris & Robert Fairchild & Brandon Uranowitz & Max von Essen
- #13
But Not for MeOriginal Broadway Cast of An American in Paris & Brandon Uranowitz & Jill Paice
An American in Paris by George Gershwin
Release Date
Performed by
George GershwinAbout
This one-movement orchestral tone poem was inspired by Gershwin’s travels in Paris. It premiered in New York in December 1928, conducted by Walter Damrosch. Amid the orchestral instruments, the piece also calls for car horns. For the premiere, Gershwin brought taxi horns from Paris to be played.
An American in Paris Lyrics
Lyrics for this song have yet to be released
An American in Paris Q&A
Who wrote An American in Paris's ?
An American in Paris was written by George Gershwin.
When did George Gershwin release An American in Paris?
George Gershwin released An American in Paris on Thu Dec 13 1928.
Is there a live performance of "An American in Paris" by George Gershwin?
Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the Frankfurt Radio Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic
Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic
Hobart Earle and the Moscow City Symphony
Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
Nejc Avbe...
What did George Gershwin say about "An American in Paris"?
Responding to some critics who felt the piece was too jazzy to be on a classical program, Gershwin said
It’s not a Beethoven Symphony, you know… It’s a humorous piece, nothing solemn about it. It’s not intended to draw tears. If it pleases symphony audiences as a light, jolly piece, a series of imp...