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1、美国名人作曲家乔治格什文1GeorgeGershwin:RhapsodyinBlueplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:07repeatByShelleyGollust2005-6-4(MUSIC)VOICEONE:mBarbaraKlein.VOICETWO:AndmSteveEmberwithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutthelifeandmusicofoneofAmericasgreatestcomposers,GeorgeGershwin.(MUSIC:RHAPSODYINBLUE)VOI
2、CEONE:ThatwastheopeningofRhapsodyinBlue,composedbyGeorgeGershwin.Gershwinlivedonlythirty-nineyears.Yet,inthatshorttime,hewrotehundredsofunforgettablepopularsongs.Hewrotesomeconcertworks,suchasRhapsodyinBlue/thatarestillperformedtoday.AndhewrotewhatmanyconsidertobethemostbeautifulAmericanopera,Porgya
3、ndBess.VOICETWO:GeorgeGershwinwasborninNewYorkCityineighteenninety-eight.HisparentswereRussianJewswhohadimmigratedtotheUnitedStates.Georgeandhistwobrothersandsisterhadaclose,happyfamilylife.GeorgelikedplayinggamesonthestreetsofNewYork.Helikedexploringthecity.Hedidnotlikeschoolorstudying.Whileexplori
4、ngthecity,Georgeheardjazzandbluesmusicspillingoutofpublicdrinkingplaces.However,hedidnotbecomeseriouslyinterestedinmusicuntilheheardanotherboyplayingtheviolininaconcertathisschool.Georgebegantotakepianolessons.Histeacherwasafineclassicalmusician.HeimmediatelyrecognizedGeorgesunusualability.Theteache
5、rwroteabouthimtoafriend:Ihaveastudentwhowillmakehismarkinmusiczifanybodywill.Theboyisagenius,withoutdoubt.,VOICEONE:Georgestudiedclassicalpiano.Buthisstrongestinterestcontinuedtobejazzandpopularmusic.Attheageoffifteen,heleftschoolandwenttoworkinthemusicbusiness.TheNewYorkCitystreetwheremostmusicpubl
6、ishershadtheirofficeswascalledTinPanAlley.Thephonographandradiohadbeeninventedinthelateeighteenhundreds.Butitwouldbemanyyearsbeforethereweremusicalrecordingsorregularradiobroadcasts.TinPanAlleypublishersneededanotherwaytosellnewsongs.Soztheyemployedpeopletoplaythepianotodothis.VOICETWO:Thepianoplaye
7、rsplayedthesongsalldaylongtointerestedsingersandotherperformers.GeorgeGershwinwasoneoftheyoungestpianoplayersinTinPanAlley.Soon,hewasconsideredoneofthefinestthere.Hewasalreadywritinghisownsongs.Hesucceededingettingonepublishedwhenhewasonlyeighteenyearsold.Ithadalongtitle:WhenYouWantEm,YouCantGetEm,W
8、henYouveGotEm,YouDontWantEm.VOICEONE:GeorgeGershwinwasnowarealcomposer.Therestofhislifewasanunbrokenrecordofsuccess.Hewrotesongaftersong.Hisideasweresoendlessthathewasnoteventroubledwhenheoncelostsomemusichehadbeenwriting.Thereisplentymorewherethatcamefrom,hesaid.GeorgeGershwinhadhisfirstbighitinnin
9、eteennineteen,whenhewastwenty-oneyearsold.ItwasasongcalledSwanee.Apopularentertainer,AlJolson,sangthesong.Swaneewasmadeintooneofthefirstmusicalrecordings.GeorgeGershwinwassuddenlyfamous.HereisAlJolsonsingingwhatbecamehistrademarksong,Swanee.(MUSIC:SWANEE)VOICETWO:MusiccriticsnotethatSwaneeisnotlikem
10、ostofGeorgeGershwinsmusic.Later,hewrotetruelovesongs.Somewerelightandfunny.Somewerefullofintensefeeling.Manyofthesesongswerewrittenforthepopularmusicaltheater.Oneofhismostemotionallovesongsneverbecamepartofamusicalplay,however.ItiscalledTheManIlove.HereisamodernrecordingbyMaureenMcGovern.(music：Them
11、anilove)voiceONE:GeorgeGershwinsolderbrother,Ira,wrotethewordstothatsong.AsGeorgebecamefamous,Irawrotethewordstomoreandmoreofhissongs.Thetwobrotherswereverydifferent.Irazthewriter;wasquietandserious.George7themusician,wasoutgoing-thelifeofanyparty.ButGeorgewrotebettersongswithIrathanwithanyoneelse.I
12、tisimpossibletoimaginemanyofGeorgessongswithoutIrasperfectlychosen,oftensurprisingwords.OneofmanyexamplesisthesongTheyCantTakeThatAwayFromMe.TheGershwinswrotethesongfordancerandactorFredAstaireforthefilmShallWeDance.ThatwasGeorgeandIraGershwinsfirstmoviemusical.HereisFredAstairezfollowedbyalatervers
13、ionsungbyEllaFitzgerald.(MUSIC:THEYCANTTAKETHATAWAYFROMME)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyShelleyGollust.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.mSteveEmber.VOICEONE:AndmBarbaraKlein.JoinusagainnextweekaswecontinuethestoryofthemusicofGeorgeGershwinonPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.(MUSIC:THEYCANTTAKETHATAWAYFROMMEJAZZINSTRUMENTALBYDIZZYGILLESPIE)
