Duke Ellington
(Copyright Archive Photos)
Sophisticated Lady
Published on Feb 20, 2013
Artis Wodehouse performs the
virtuosic Leopold Godowsky-inspired piano solo transcription arrangement
by Herman Wasserman of Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Lady.
Wasserman,
who arrived from Europe to the US in 1915 was a pianist, arranger,
teacher and composer with deep tentacles into the publishing, teaching,
and performing world of the 1920s through the 1950s. A student of
Leopold Godowsky and Raphael Joseffy, he is best-known for his editing
and arranging of George Gershwin's most important piano works (18 Songs
Songbook, Rhapsody in Blue). However, Wasserman also transcribed and
arranged numerous works by Duke Ellington, Moszkowski, Jerome Kern,
Louis Alter, Pete de Rose, Malneck & Signorelli, Isaac Albenitz and
many others. He taught piano to Richard Rogers and the Afro-American
pianist, Phillippa Schuyler. He made piano rolls for Ampico, 78
recordings for Dominion, and was responsible for the music for at least
one film, "Problem Girl", of 1953. He was also an important instructor
in the Hollywood/New York orbit, and worked most notably with Johnny
Green.
Video editor is Whitney Slaten. Sound recording was made in Patrych Sound Studio in 2006.
[Duke Ellington (1899-1974) is featured at AfriClassical.com]
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